Contemporary Issues and Debates in Primary Education

Course Code: MMAPRI_02

Masters Level Module

This module aims to challenge and enhance participants' knowledge and understanding of national and international issues central to primary education. The curriculum and its management as well as the impact of the learning environment on children's progress will be considered. Participants will develop an understanding of the socio-political and situational factors that have influenced current debates and trends in primary education and will be encouraged to reflect upon the implications for their further professional practice. Sessions will examine policy development and initiatives in primary education in the UK and internationally related for example to: professional identity and the role of the teacher, inclusion, equity and achievement, assessment and standards, cross-cultural perspectives on pedagogy, extended schools. Implications for teaching and learning in the primary sector will be considered. Participants will be encouraged to reflect upon and share their experiences of primary settings both in and outside the UK and to develop an awareness of recent research and developments within schools and communities.

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