| Title: | Primary Initial teacher training and Education: Revised standards, brighter future? |
| Author: | Edited by Neil Simco and Tatiana Wilson |
| ISBN: | 1-903300-52-5 |
| Publisher: | Learning Matters |
| Address: | 58
Wonford Road Exeter EX2 4LQ www.learningmatters.co.uk |
| Date of Publication: | 2002 |
| Classification: | Print materials to support the achievement of QTS |
| Intended Audience: | Mentors and Tutors |
| Strengths: |
The book analyses the ‘QTS Standards’ (DFES/ TTA, 2002) and explores if they demand an appropriate set of experiences for the beginning primary teacher The argument about preparation for primary teaching as training or education is explored, concluding that it needs to be a mixture of both The range of authors in this edited work, 13 in all, provides a range of valuable insights into aspects of the standards
The book is challenging and presents good food for thought for all involved in the education and training of primary teachers |
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5
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| Photocopiable |
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Full EMAC Review
Primary Initial teacher training and Education: Revised standards, brighter future? - Edited by Neil Simco and Tatiana Wilson
The content of the book / resource
The work critiques ‘Qualifying to teach: professional standards for qualified teacher status and requirements for initial teacher training’ (DfES/ TTA 2002). The authors, 13 in all, challenging the term training and argue that the development of primary teachers requires a mixture of both education and training. Through a number of ‘essays’ on features of the above standards they provide insights to help mentors and tutors consider how they might work with trainee teachers to enhance their skills as mentors and how courses could be developed to enhance the ways in which they address the standards. There are some very interesting essays on the individual and individualising training.Its effectiveness in catering for its target audience
Highly effective in getting colleagues to think broadly about the role of the teacher trainer in relation to how students can best enabled to meet the standards.The value to the user
The book is very useful as its structure allows the reader to dip and explore issues of significance for them. It can be used very flexibly to support thinking about the issues addressedIts capacity to support trainees and / or mentors
The book is very good for supporting mentors and tutors in background thinking about the development of trainees.Its particular strengths and any weaknesses
It is not a how to do it book but one that should stimulate thinking about what needs to be considered when developing mentor skills, course content and organisation.Readability, presentation and cost
The book is an easy read and very good value for money at £16.00