Learning and teaching in the primary years

Date of issue: Sep. 2004

Excellence and Enjoyment: Learning and teaching in the primary years consists of

six continuing professional development units
three videos
a school self evaluation grid on assessment for learning

Child's drawing of a flower
The six units are structured around three key themes with two units for each theme. These are:

Planning and assessment for learning
Designing opportunities for learning
Assessment for learning

Creating a learning culture
The conditions for learning
Classroom community, collaborative and personalised learning

Understanding how learning develops
Learning to learn: progression in key aspects of learning
Learning to learn: key aspects of learning across the curriculum

Child's collage using paper shapes Schools are encouraged to select from the units, those materials that support their school development plans and use these as the starting points for whole school enquiries. The approach suggested is interactive and is designed to encourage teachers and practitioners to enquire together - both within school and with other schools - in staff meetings and through observation and reflection within the classroom.

The full pack can be ordered from DfES Publications Centre. Delivery from September 2004.
Tel: 0845 60 222 60
Fax: 0845 60 333 60
Email: dfes@prolog.uk.com
Please quote reference DfES0518-2004G

Excellence and Enjoyment: Learning and teaching in the primary years: CDROM

This CDROM contains the Excellence and Enjoyment: Learning and teaching in the primary years materials. It is designed to support school based professional development by providing easy access to the sections of the materials that are most relevant to your school development plans.

This CDROM also contains:

video clips to accompany each learning and teaching unit, (NB: These video clips give brief sample extracts of some of video materials that accompany the boxed, paper-based set of the materials. To view the full videos you will need to order the paper-based version of Excellence and Enjoyment: Learning and teaching in the primary years );
additional readings and resources;
direct links to relevant websites;
a school self-evaluation grid for assessment for learning and self-evaluation prompts on other aspects of teaching and learning which can be used to highlight relevant materials.

The CDROM can be ordered from DfES Publications Centre.
Tel: 0845 60 222 60
Fax: 0845 60 333 60
Email: dfes@prolog.uk.com
Please quote reference DfES0519-2004G