Full Description
As pressures of standardised testing and the focus on English and maths impact on teaching time, how can teachers ensure that the curriculum truly is broad and balanced? How do we ensure that we are educating the whole child? This book provides both an exploration of the current challenges in the curriculum as well as practical guidance on how to tackle them. This book is needed to contextualise the current situation and to inform and inspire today's teachers to teach across the curriculum.
Contents
Introductionholistic education - Susan Ogier and Tony EaudePART 1 Understanding the context of children's lives1. Resourcing the spirit of the child: Creativity in the contemporary classroom - Kate Thorpe2. Creating a space for exploring self identity - Rachel Mason3. Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development - Tony Eaude4. Child mental health and the role of the arts - Susan Ogier5. Philosophy and Learning to Think - Aimee Quickfall6. Developing a supportive ethos for all learners - Carrie WinstanleyPART 2- Making Learning Meaningful: Teaching and assessing a broad and balanced curriculum7. Learning to Enquire: The role of the humanities - Tony Eaude8. Stranger Things in the classroom: Drawing inspiration from children's visual culture - Robert Watts9. Writing as an art form: an author's perspective - Michael Rosen10. Learning to thrive with nature - Tessa Willy, Richard Dunne and Emilie Martin11. Balancing the equation - Pinky Jain12. Connecting STEM with the Arts: because it makes sense - Susan Ogier and Nick Corston13. Assessing the whole child - Maria VinneyPART 3- The Reflective Teacher: Developing as a professional in the primary classroom14. The teacher's palette: Creative and holistic learning spaces - Genea Alexander and Julie Sutton15. The personal in the professional - Teresa Cremin16. Differing views of Professionalism: Implications for primary teachers - Tony Eaude17. The creative teacher: Agency and empowerment - Kate Thorpe18. Myth busting in the contemporary primary classroom - Robert MorganEnd piece: Looking back and looking ahead - Susan Ogier and Tony Eaude
