Guides to Assessment in Education: Mathematics
Teachers make assessments all the time for a whole variety of reasons. Assessment is essential to teaching. It has to be acknowledged that although getting to know students thoroughly is part of a teacher's expected load, assessment does represent a noticeable burden. Above all, the report tries to emphasize assessment as a…
Aspects of Primary Education: the Teaching and Learning of Science
Published in 1989 by Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI), this report looks at the changes in science teaching from the mid-seventies to the late-eighties and discusses how further improvements could be achieved. It is based on observations made by HMI during the inspection of 300 primary schools in England, and from evidence about…
A Source Book for Primary Science Education
This book, published in 1983 by Hodder and Stoughton, was written with the core belief that primary school science should use 'the world around us’ to ask questions that may be answered in a scientific way. Aimed at head teachers, subject leaders and classroom teachers, it provides teachers with a guide to key concepts…
Problem Solving in School Science
This book, published in 1986 by Macdonald & Co, was written with the view that children should be encouraged to use their own initiative in problem solving and be encouraged to come up with their own ideas for investigations. The core belief was that children develop a positive self-image by overcoming challenges without an adult…
Sorting
This resource from Maths Chest 3 contains detailed teacher notes for running activities on logic. The topic is organised into two sets of activities both of which include teacher-led activities, group activities and individual activities. At the end of each topic there are opportunities for reinforcement and extension and suggestions…
Measure - Pack 2
This resource from Maths Chest 2 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on the topic areas of money, capacity, length, time, weight and area. It is divided into 14 topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into two…
Measure - Pack 2
This resource from Maths Chest 3 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on the topic areas of money, capacity, length, time, weight and area. It is divided into 11 topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into two…
Number - Pack 2
This resource from Maths Chest 3 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on number including: counting, ordering, place value, halving, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It is divided into 22 topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the…
The Curriculum From 5 to 16: Curriculum Matters 2
This resource, published in 1985, was the second in a series of discussion documents published by HM Inspectorate intended to stimulate debate about the National Curriculum in primary and secondary schools. It suggests an approach to teaching a broad, balanced, inclusive curriculum for all students. The focus of this report is…
Number - Pack 2
This resource from Maths Chest 2 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains the teachers' notes for running activities on number including: recognising, counting, ordering, number bonds, addition and subtraction. It is divided into 19 topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each…
Number - Pack 1
This resource from Maths Chest 3 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on number including: counting, ordering, place value, halving, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It is divided into 22 topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the…
Shape and Space
This resource from Maths Chest 3 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on shape and space. It is divided into four topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised two sets of activities both of which include teacher-led…
Measure - Pack 1
This resource from Maths Chest 3 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on the topic areas of money, capacity, length, time, weight and area. It is divided into 20 topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into two…
Pictorial Representation
This resource from Maths Chest 3 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains detailed teacher notes for running activities on graphs. It contains one topic which contains work on making and interpreting block graphs. The topic is organised into two sets of activities both of which include teacher-led activities, group activities and individual…
The Teaching of Primary Science: Policy and Practice
This book, published in 1983 by the Falmer Press, was written following a national survey of primary schools in in 1978. The HMI Primary Survey provided a significant reassessment of the place of science in the primary curriculum. Instead of being a peripheral activity it was seen as having a place in every child's primary education.…
Maths Chest 3: Introduction and Student Materials
This resource contains an Introduction to Maths Chest 3 detailing its aims and how it was designed to be used. It also includes the teaching materials needed to deliver it successfully. The scheme is organised into the following topic areas: • Sorting • Pictorial representation • Measure • Shape and space •…
Number - Pack 1
This resource from Maths Chest 2 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on number including: recognising, counting, ordering, number bonds, addition and subtraction. It is divided into 19 topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic…
Shape and Space
This resource from Maths Chest 2 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on shape and space. It is divided into four topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised two sets of activities both of which include teacher-led…
Measure - Pack 1
This resource from Maths Chest 2 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on the topic areas of money, capacity, length, time, weight and area. It is divided into 14 topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into two…
Pictorial Representation
This resource from Maths Chest 2 is aimed at Key Stage One and contains teachers' notes for running activities on graphs. It is divided into two topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into two sets of activities both of which include teacher-led activities,…
Sorting
This resource from Maths Chest 2 contains the teacher notes for running activities on sorting. It is divided into four topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into two sets of activities both of which include teacher-led activities, group activities and individual…
Maths Chest 2: Introduction and Student Materials
This resource contains an Introduction to Maths Chest 2 detailing its aims and how it was designed to be used. It also includes the teaching materials needed to deliver it successfully. The scheme is organised into the following topic areas: • Sorting • Pictorial representation • Measure • Shape and space…
Lancashire Looks at...Science in the Primary School
This book was published in 1981 by Lancashire County Council and aimed to develop the confidence of classroom teachers in their delivery of science lessons. It was the product of a group of primary school head teachers, class teachers and County Science Advisers who looked at the teaching of science in primary schools in the late…
Number
This resource from Maths Chest 1 is aimed at Foundation Stage and contains teachers' notes for running activities on number. It is divided into four topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into three visits or teaching sessions and contains reinforcement…
Shape and Space
This resource from Maths Chest 1 is aimed at Foundation Stage and contains teachers' notes for running activities on shape and space. It is divided into four topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into three visits or teaching sessions and contains reinforcement…
Measure
This resource from Maths Chest 1 is aimed at Foundation Stage and contains detailed teachers' notes for running activities on measure. It is divided into five topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into three visits or teaching sessions and contains…
Pictorial Representation
This resource from Maths Chest 1 is aimed at foundation stage and contains detailed teachers' notes for running activities on pictorial representation. It is divided into two topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into three visits or teaching sessions…
Sorting
This resource from Maths Chest 1 is aimed at foundation stage and contains detailed teachers' notes for running activities on sorting. It is divided into three topics which should be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into three visits or teaching sessions and contains reinforcement…
Maths Chest 1: Introduction and Student Materials
This resource contains an Introduction to Maths Chest 1 detailing its aims and how it was designed to be used. It also includes the teaching materials needed to deliver it successfully. The scheme is organised into the following topic areas: • Sorting • Pictorial representation • Measure • Shape and space •…
Teaching and Learning Primary Science
This book, written by Wynne Harlen, looks at science education in the late seventies and early eighties. At this time primary science was relatively new and, although there was an acceptance in principle of the need for science teaching, the delivery in schools did not match up to this. The author discusses the importance of…
The School Curriculum
This report from the Department of Education and Science published in March 1981 sets out the governments recommendations for the school curriculum for the 5-16 age range as a result of several years of public discussion and government consultation. This report predates, but would have influenced the content of, the National Curriculum. The…
Maths Search
These books, written by Jean Head, contain a variety of problems, investigations and practical work for use within the classroom. The ideas were gathered from many different sources in the hope that they would form the basis of a bank of resources. All the initial starting ideas were tried in local schools and any relevant comments…
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