The Adventurous School: Vision, Community and Curriculum for Primary Education in the Twenty-first Century - Couverture souple

Reed, Jane; Maskell, Kathy; Allinson, David; Bailey, Rosemary; Bates, Fernanda; Davies, Sian; Gallimore, Catherine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0854739165 ISBN 13 : 9780854739165

Editeur : Institute of Education, 2012

Synopsis

The Adventurous School This is a topical study of innovative practice in three primary schools, illustrating how each has been successful. The book describes each schools vision (and most importantly, how it is being put into practice), the local context, and how these practitioners conceptualize, plan and implement their curriculum and design adventurous learning. Their primary focus is to create real learning for life Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Adventurous School is a topical study of innovative and original practice in three primary schools. The book portrays the ideas, practice and experience of three primary schools. It aims to illustrate how they have made their schools successful. After an introduction and a background chapter colleagues describe the vision for their school, how it has come about and how they are putting it into practice in adventurous and exciting ways. Secondly, they describe their local context, who they serve and how they have revisited their purpose as a result of getting to understand more about their local area and setting. Thirdly, they give a picture of how they conceptualise, plan and implement their curriculum and design adventurous learning. Their primary focus is to create real learning for life life as it is now and also life in the future and a broader view of the learning experiences and skills children need to be citizens in the world as it will be in their adult lifetime. The Adventurous School looks at the ways in which these schools have taken the power to make decisions about their school improvement priorities in ways that give their pupils a central and active rather than tokenistic role. It is about learning and leadership for everyone including the pupils. The Adventurous School is characterised in the book as one that is creative and ingenious, develops a confident spirit and a hardy disposition, has a map and planned routes but is not rigid about the journey, is evolutionary, travels with others, takes risks, is questing, questioning and enquiring and is there for something more than itself.

Revue de presse

This is a book that should be read by anyone that is genuinely interested in children and their education. --Dr Dean Fink, Educational Consultant and Author, Ancaster Ontario

Joyous learning between communities of teaching colleagues and their primary children shines through this book. The voice of the child is with us from the very first pages and that innocence and optimism is matched by the passion of those within schools seeking excellence through research informed practice. This is a practical engaging read that inspires the reader through the art of story. --Alison Peacock, Headteacher, The Wroxham School, and Leader of the Cambridge Primary Review Network

And here lies the strength of the book: The adventure took our school teams beyond leadership skills, competent self-evaluation and high-quality teaching all prerequisites of a school embarking on such a journey. Instead, each school team involved in this project took time to refocus their thinking and refine their ideas into an articulate realization of collective imaginings beyond practical consideration of what is possible, or even necessary, but closely tied to their school s shared values and vision. While acknowledging the context of change across the current educational landscape, and the policies, reviews and consultations which are set to define 21st century education, the authors boldly reassess and redefine safeguarding, community cohesion, core learning skills, and the roles children and staff play in school improvement. --Daniel Ayres, University of East London, UK. Book Review in, Management in Education 27(1) 43-44

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Institute of Education
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0854739165
• ISBN 13: 9780854739165
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible