S2.1 Secure knowledge and understanding of the subjects trained to teach

Evaluation of the Speech and Language Therapy Projects- supported by the Standards Fund 2000-2001

This resource is a report detailing the findings of an independent evaluation of 26 speech and language therapy pilot projects supported by the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) (now the DCSF) through the 2000 – 2001 Standards Fund. The Educational Support and Inclusion Research and Teaching Group in the Faculty of Education of the University of Manchester were awarded a grant to...

10.11.08

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

UCU fears UK language crisis

This CILT news item reports on the current position of Modern Languages in Higher Education and the potential consequences of falling numbers, making reference to data collected by UCU, HESA and CILT.

10.10.07

KS1/2 Science – Dancing in Science: Lesson Review

The resource is a fifteen minute Teachers TV programme showing how dance and science can be taught together through the topic of ‘ourselves’. The video opens with a scene of children in the school hall with a voice over providing an overview of the approaches demonstrated. The rest of the programme is seen through the eyes of the class teacher and the local science adviser who discuss the...

22.08.07

Curriculum, Learning and Effective Pedagogy: A Literature Review in Science Education

This is a detailed literature review from New Zealand on effective pedagogy for science in primary and secondary schools. Summaries of findings are clearly given for students, teachers, teacher educators and policy makers. The authors show how task design and different groupings impact on learning and the need for pupils and teachers to be clear about the purposes of the tasks. Learners who are...

12.08.07

KS1/2 MFL – Sharing Skills – Secondary with Primary

This Teachers TV video shows how Secondary and Primary teachers in Mansfield are sharing skills and knowledge to deliver MFL at KS2.

28.07.07

History in the Balance

History in the balance: History in English Schools 2003-07 A report by Ofsted

21.07.07

Science Subject Knowledge for Trainee Primary Teachers - The delivery of multimedia content via a Virtual Learning Environments (R&DA 2: 11)

This project examined how a virtual learning environment could be used to enhance science subject knowledge for trainee primary teachers. Diagnostic quizzes, specially designed and created materials using still and moving images, and extra sessions were used successfully to enhance subject knowledge competence and confidence in ‘difficult concepts’ in science. These materials were used with...

05.07.07

Thinking skills in the early years: A literature review

The focus of this resource concerns the thinking skills specific to the early years of schooling.. The resource reports on the answers to three research questions and 1. Explores the pedagogical approaches currently used to develop generic thinking skills for three to seven year old children; 2. Identifies the demonstrable generic thinking skills of three to seven year old children; 3....

24.06.07

Teaching argumentative non-fiction writing to 7-14 year olds: A systematic review of the evidence of successful practice

A systematic review of studies, based largely in North America, identifying features of the conditions for successful practice and specific strategies that have contributed to successful practice in teaching and learning about argumentative writing with 7-14 year olds.

08.06.07

Riveting Reads: Boys into Books 11-14

As part of the Boys into Books 11-14 project, funded by the DfES, Schools Minister Jim Knight has launched a booklist prepared by the School Library Association (SLA) intended to “attract and enthuse” teenage boys to read for pleasure.

06.06.07

GTIP: Assessing the Impact of Subject-Focused CPD

This resource on the GTIP website is a report of the findings of a survey carried out to assess the impact of various levels of participation in CPD offered by the Geographical Association.

17.05.07

ITT MFL: Literature and reading

This is a sub-topic of 'Course development' on the ITT MFL website, which provides on-line support for teacher education in modern foreign languages.

08.05.07

ITT MFL: MFL in the curriculum

This is a sub-topic of 'Policy and reform' on the ITT MFL website, which provides on-line support for teacher education in modern foreign languages.

07.05.07

School Matters - Michael Rosen on Literacy

This is a Teachers TV programme featuring Michael Rosen as he examines current trends in the teaching of reading and the potential effects on creativity in schools. Underlying it is Michael Rosen’s passionate belief that children need to experience the joy of real books and to share the pleasure of being a reader and a writer.

06.05.07

Evidence of depth and subtlety in the representations of science in primary teachers’ practice

This paper shows how primary teachers’ views about the nature of science relate to their classroom practice. The author argues that such views form part of the hidden curriculum, which can frame the way that children view science. He identifies six factors that describe the variance in teachers’ responses to views about the nature of science. Five teacher case studies show the richness of primary...

04.05.07

New technologies for effective science education break the cost barrier

The new technology of the title is a hand-sized laboratory system developed in South Africa for teaching chemistry to Grade 11 pupils. Support materials allow pupils to carry out science experiments using their individual kit. Evaluation of pupil attainment and pupil attitudes towards science shows the positive effects of this approach.

01.05.07

An introduction to science investigations: student teachers learning to work on process skills with children aged 4 - 11

This is a paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, at the University of Warwick on the 6-9 September 2006. This paper seeks to establish if previous qualifications in science impact on student teachers’ confidence and ability to manage science investigations. It also evaluates the effects of the students’ college course on their confidence.

26.04.07

How classroom talk supports reading comprehension

This research summary, published on the DfES TRIPS (The Research Informed Practice) site, underlines the importance of high quality classroom talk in developing reading comprehension with pupils aged 6-16. Most of the findings will be very familiar to teachers and trainees conversant with good practice in literacy teaching, and the recommendations of the National Strategies, but there are some...

20.04.07

Subject Enhancement Courses for Higher Education Graduates

Subject enhancement/extension courses are available to graduates in a variety of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country in order for them to enhance and deepen their subject knowledge before training as secondary teachers. This resource consists of a series of evaluations of the pilot pre-ITT enhancement courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics and French.

07.04.07

Early Years Education: An International Perspective

Funded by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and other key stakeholders, this 2002 report focuses on trends in Early Years Education around the world. The report is the result of collaboration between the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and QCA. The International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Archive (INCA) was a major source of the data...

05.04.07