Education Journal Magazine: Volume 1, Edition 3

Contents: Eight reasons why contributing to the journal is worthwhile by Grant Huddleston My approach to the pastoral life of the school: a biographical journey towards becoming an effective pastoral lead by Nicky McManus Variation between Policy and Practice? A Critical Examination of Variation Theory in Primary Mathematics Policy and Practice by Declan Forde To what extent does children’s literature, written to address sensitive topics, support the emotional well-being of children during personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education in UK primary schools? Part One by Katie Goodacre To what extent does children’s literature, written to address sensitive topics, support the emotional well-being of children during personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education in UK primary schools? Part Two by Katie Goodacre What can you say without even saying it? By Emily Marsden Current Enquiry and Practice English as an Additional Language: My Journey of Training to Teach by Airina Trincheri Gordon Commonly heard abbreviations in English schools: A help sheet for new teachers and teachers with EAL by Grant Huddleston Teaching and Assessing Early Acquisition by Rebecca Harrison-Brandon Should we app-prove digital parental communication? By Emily Marsden Differing approaches to the education of five to seven year olds: A comparison of England and Estonia by Laura Williams Individual Enquiry and Scholarship The Introduction of School Resource Management: How the government is changing the way schools set their budgets by Ian Dawes Overcoming colour blindness in the classroom- an inquiry into race and ethnicity in practice by Nancy Ling Where are tomorrow’s female scientists? By Harriet Field Involving everyday machines in computing education by Alex Ghimic