This book provides the support that trainee and beginning teachers need to enable them to teach and assess writing. The book covers all the main aspects of writing, both compositional and transcriptional, including those where the National Curriculum has very little detail.

Through teaching fabulous lessons teachers can help children to discover stories, create worlds, record events, mould characters and inspire each other as writers. This book provides the guidance and examples to help achieve this.

This book supports practitioners to understand science in the early years curriculum (i.e. understanding the world) and how best to nurture key scientific skills in order to form a firm base for learning for young children aged 3-7.

This book provides guidance and insight into 'what mathematics leadership looks like in practice' and shows readers how they can develop from a confident teacher into a curriculum subject leader.

Exploring research methods in the context of early childhood, this popular guide approaches complex ideas in a clear style linking directly to practice. It covers all students need to know about undertaking research in early childhood, including action research, ethics and carrying out a research project.

With more and more PGCE Students required to produce masters' level work, this book guides students through the process of thinking about their study, their practice, and undertaking research, all at masters level.

Written by leading authors in the field, this book in a new series offers critical and reflective treatment of a core early years topic which is covered by every early childhood course.

A core text for EYPS that supports candidates in their understanding of pedagogy and practice and in delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage.

In 1916 ging de GG & GD Amsterdam zich richten op de stedelijke zorg voor 'krankzinnigen en maatschappelijk ongeschikten'. Tegenwoordig spreekt men van Openbare Geestelijke gezondheidszorg (OGGZ) voor 'kwetsbare burgers'. Dit boek onderzoekt de wortels van dit type werk, dat zich afspeelt op het snijvlak van hulpverlening en overlastbestrijding.Drie sleutelmomenten uit de geschiedenis van de Amsterdamse OGGZ staan centraal: psychiater Arie Querido en zijn pionierswerk in de sociale psychiatri...

Changing whole education systems for the better as measured by student achievement requires coordinated leadership at school, community, district, and government levels. This book lays out a comprehensive action plan for achieving whole-system reform.