Effective curriculum management : co-ordinating learning in the primary school / edited by John O'Neill and Neil Kitson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Neill, John.

Kitson, Neil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curriculum planning--Great Britain.

Curriculum planning.

Education, Elementary--Curricula--Great Britain.

Education, Elementary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by experienced teachers and teacher trainers, this book focuses on: *the issues which curriculum co-ordinators need to consider *how best to manage the learning of pupils within the school *how to promote a quality curriculum across the key stages *factors affecting the wider curriculum such as IT, differentiation, the use of outside agencies and the role of the head teacher. It also takes each subject area in turn and for each examines the key areas of: *knowledge, skills and understanding *teaching styles *learning approaches

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction John O'Neill and Neil Kitson; Teaching, learning and the co-ordinator Maurice Galton; The role of the co-ordinator John O'Neill; The role of the co-ordinator auditing for development Tom Whiteside; An inspector calls: the role of the curriculum co-ordinator in inspection Sally Featherstone; Quality and the primary school curriculum John West-Burnham; Supporting new teachers Roger Merry; Co-ordinating the English curriculum Neil Kitson; Mathematics Mike Price and Rose Griffiths; Science Tina Jarvis; Design and technology Aileen Dunkley

History David WalkerGeography John Stout; Co-ordinating the physical education curriculum Angela Wortley; Art David Williams; Music David Wheway; Religious education Mark Lofthouse; Getting started: the process of implementation Neil Kitson; A curriculum for all Sylvia McNamara; Co-ordinating information technology in the primary school Jean Underwood; Using help from beyond the school Margaret Riley; Conclusion: co-ordinating teaching or learning? John O'Neill; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-230) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-80447-4

1-134-80448-2

1-280-32802-9

0-203-13278-5

9780203132784

OCLC:

437074578