Professional issues for primary teachers

Addressing the key professional issues faced by students on teacher training courses & by practising primary teachers, the contributors set out the demands made by parents, the children themselves, government agencies, society & the profession in England. Primary education in England -- The school environment -- Teachers' values and professional practice in primary schools -- Teaching as a profession -- Primary school teachers and the law -- School governors -- Parents and teachers working together -- The primary teacher's responsibility for pastoral care -- Special educational needs in mainstream primary schools -- Teaching and learning in special schools -- Gifted and talented pupils in primary schools -- Gender issues in primary schools -- Education for a multicultural society -- Personal, social and health education -- Spiritual development, moral development and citizenship education -- Religion in the primary school context -- Induction into the profession