The impact of conversational scaffolds and targeted groupings on supporting Year 10 pupils’ confidence in sustaining academic dialogue.
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary) Abstract This article investigates how teachers can support Key Stage 4 students’ confidence in sustaining academic dialogue with peers during a period when collaborative learning often declines due to…
Jumblies and Bumbley Boo: Making sense of children’s nonsense poetry.
Abstract This article examines how ‘nonsense’ in children’s poetry generates meaning rather than negates it, using Edward Lear’s ‘The Jumblies’ and Spike Milligan’s ‘The Land of the Bumbley Boo’ as case studies. Although terms such as ‘Jumblies’ and…
Teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of how reading for pleasure is promoted in primary schools.
Abstract This research project investigated teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of how reading for pleasure is promoted in primary schools. The target populations were British primary school teachers and pupils and the focus on their views meant that…
Practices and Impacts on Direct Subsidy Scheme Policy of Hong Kong Schools
Abstract Through applying a Stagist framework process model to policy development pre- and post-Handover in Hong Kong, the impact of the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) on the provision of private schooling is examined. While the DSS is recognised as a…
An Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Adults in the Trans Community Who Have Accessed Transition-Related Healthcare in England
Abstract The trans community often face stigmatisation, prejudice, and discrimination in all areas of their lives, and this can be encountered when accessing gender affirming healthcare through the NHS. There is minimal research on the lived experience…
Reflective practice in action: motivations for becoming a primary school teacher and the challenge of behaviour management
Abstract This article consists of two reflections upon critical incidents (Tripp, 2011). It is written from the perspective of a trainee PGCE Primary school teacher. Reflection one utilises Kolb’s (1984) Experiential Learning Cycle to make better sense…
Addressing educator wellbeing, especially during menopause: The influence of effective leadership
Abstract Wellbeing in the workplace is an integral domain within occupational psychology and is significantly impacted by the menopause. Ineffective leadership during the menopause may lead to women being forced to leave employment. While there is an…
Beyond the rhetoric of readiness: An exploration into school readiness from teachers’ perspectives
Abstract School readiness is increasingly becoming the rationale for early years provision in England, endorsed in the Early Years Foundation Stage framework (Department for Education, 2021) as a way of preparing children for their subsequent education…
Teaching Assistants’ perceptions on their role in supporting children’s learning in one primary school
Abstract The significant increase in the number of Teaching Assistants (TAs) throughout England has influenced the changes to their roles and responsibilities. Due to the rising extent of pupil needs and the considerable lack of available funding, more…
The cyclic connection between physical and mental health: from local case study to the globe
Abstract Higher Education (HE) students in England are more likely than other demographic to experience poor mental health. Through a case study approach focusing upon Nat, a 20-year-old HE student based in Cambridge, it will be argued that there is a…