Teacher Education and Professional Practice

• McCullagh, J. and Doherty, A. (2020) A coteaching model for developing pre-service teachers’ practice and confidence in teaching primary science through inquiry

  Teaching primary science through inquiry offers a number of benefits including developing pupils’ science skills, progressing thinking skills and personal […]

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• Jones, Sharon (2020) Finding Our True North: On Languages, Understanding and Curriculum in Northern Ireland

  Language learning can open up new worlds and deepen understanding of our own. It can foster awareness of other people, […]

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• Greenwood, R. (2020) Enquiry-based learning in the primary classroom: student teachers’ perceptions

  Enquiry-based learning (EBL) in primary schools is a constructivist approach which has a strong focus on children asking questions, working […]

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• Greenwood, R. (2014) Student teachers’ reflections on prior experiences of learning geography

  Primary geography education is an important part of initial teacher education. The importance of prior experiences in the development of […]

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• Harris, J. et al, 2020, What’s the (Gender) Difference?: Views on Male Primary Teachers from Three Controlled Primary School Communities

  Northern Ireland, like most developed countries, has experienced a long-term decline in the proportion of male primary teachers, to around […]

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• McMullen, J. (2020) Sitting on a wobbly chair’: mental health and wellbeing among newcomer pupils in Northern Irish schools

  Schools in Northern Ireland (NI) have become increasingly diverse with the numbers of newly arrived migrant pupils more than doubling […]

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