Primary School People Getting to Know Your Colleagues

Beginning to teach in a primary school means establishing a whole new set of relationships - with one's class of course, but also with the other adults who work in the school. These include teachers and teaching assistants, support staff of various kinds, from the visiting educational psychologist, to the essential school secretary, and parents, both as helpers in the school and as the major influences on their children's lives outside school. This book is designed to give students and newly qualified teachers a taste of what they can expect and to help them get the most out of these relationships both for themselves and for their children. Throughout, it draws upon the experiences of new teachers, often in their own words, but it also uses the voices of other 'primary school people' to offer differing perspectives. Throughout, the text is supported by points for discussion, questionnaires and check lists to help new teachers to define and analyse their own situation. Beginning to teach in a primary school means establishing a whole set of relationships - with one's class of course, but also with the other adults who work in the school. These include teachers and teaching assistants, support staff of various kinds, from the visiting educational psychologist, to the essential school secretary, and parents, both as helpers in the school and as the major influences on their children's lives outside school. This book is designed to give students and newly qualified teachers a taste of what they can expect and to help them to get the most out of these relationships both for themselves and for their children. Throughout, it draws upon the experiences of new teachers, often in their own words, but it also uses the voices of other 'primary school people' to offer differing perspectives. Throughout, the text is supported by points for discussion, questionnaires and check lists to help new teachers to define and analyze their own situation. Jean and Richard Mills are both experienced teachers who work at Westhill College, Birmingham, where Jean is Senior Lecturer in Education and Richard is Principal Lecturer and Head of the English Department. They have published widely, including Bilingualism in the Primary School (Routledge 1993).Mills, Jean is the author of 'Primary School People Getting to Know Your Colleagues' with ISBN 9780415113960 and ISBN 0415113962.