Developing Primary Subject Knowledge

Jen Aggleton is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at the Open University. Jen is a former primary school teacher and qualified librarian, with an academic background in knowledge and information studies. She completed her ESRC-funded PhD in Education and Children's Literature at the University of Cambridge in 2019.

Part 1: Understanding Subject Knowledge 1. Introduction to Subject Knowledge in primary curricula 2. Generating, developing, and transforming subject knowledge through dialogue 3. Subject knowledge and the decolonised curriculum 4. Developing your subject knowledge Part 2: Developing Subject Knowledge 5. Art & Design 6. Citizenship and Ethics 7. Geography 8. Health and Wellbeing 9. History 10. Languages 11. Performing Arts 12. Religious Education 13. Sciences 14. Technologies 15. Social Studies 16. Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 17. Sustainability and Climate Change 18. Technologies Part 3: Taking your subject knowledge further 19. Generating new knowledge and supporting others: research and leadership for subject knowledge 20. Conclusion: the subject knowledge development cycle