Providing Continuity and Progression Through Key and Thinking Skills

Davies, Clive

ISBN 10: 1904469590 ISBN 13: 9781904469599

Publisher: Focus Education UK Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This book and cd rom identifies a clear progression of skills development from Lower Level 1 to Lower Level 5 (9 progressive stages). Each stage also identifies the key and essential skills to be acquired at each level. The skills are identified for art, design and technology, geography, history, music, physical education and science. The key skills, drawn from the 2000 National Curriculum document, is split into the academic skills of communication, application of number and information technology and the three personal development skills areas of working together, improving own learning and problem solving. This book and CD ROM contain several examples of how to make use of these skills to create a curriculum that matters by including mid-term plans including examples within each age group, from Year 1 to Year 6.

About this title

About the Author

Clive Davies has a vast experience in primary education. He has inspected more than 200 schools. Whilst a headteacher Clive s school gained a National Curriculum award and his school was featured in the Times Educational Supplement as one of 3 recognised for its quality practice. The development of pupil autonomy was at the heart of the culture of his successful headships. Clive is well known nationally and internationally having worked in schools throughout England and Wales as well as Dubai, Kuwait, Greece, Turkey, Holland, Cyprus, Germany and Spain. He was awarded an OBE for his services to education in 2007.

Edition details

• Publisher: Focus Education UK Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904469590
• ISBN 13: 9781904469599
• Binding: CD-ROM
• Number of pages: 166
• Editor: Greenall Rob