Overview

Supporting primary teaching students to develop deep subject knowledge in curriculum subjects beyond literacy and numeracy. Students on primary education courses have a significant breadth of subject knowledge to cover. This book, which is applicable to a range of curricula, including those of the four UK nations: *Offers both breadth and depth for deep subject knowledge learning. *Includes information on subject knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and the links between them. *Brings focused subject explorations from a diverse range of subject experts in explicit subject chapters. *Enables students to build critical evaluation skills and consider implications for practice. *Supports professional decision making about what and how to teach. *Considers how both curriculum and pedagogy can be approached in inclusive and equitable ways. *Explores how curricular are developed, interpreted, and delivered.

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Author:   Jen Aggleton
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Ltd
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781036230920

ISBN 10:   1036230929
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   25 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  

Table of Contents

Part 1: Understanding Subject Knowledge 1. Introduction to Subject Knowledge in primary curricula 2. Generating, developing, and transforming subject knowledge through dialogue 3. Subject knowledge and the decolonised curriculum 4. Developing your subject knowledge Part 2: Developing Subject Knowledge 5. Art & Design 6. Citizenship and Ethics 7. Geography 8. Health and Wellbeing 9. History 10. Languages 11. Performing Arts 12. Religious Education 13. Sciences 14. Technologies 15. Social Studies 16. Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 17. Sustainability and Climate Change 18. Technologies Part 3: Taking your subject knowledge further 19. Generating new knowledge and supporting others: research and leadership for subject knowledge 20. Conclusion: the subject knowledge development cycle

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Author Information

Jen Aggleton is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at the Open University. Jen is a former primary school teacher and qualified librarian, with an academic background in knowledge and information studies. She completed her ESRC-funded PhD in Education and Children’s Literature at the University of Cambridge in 2019.

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