New Education Journal – Primary Headship

Primary Headship is available in the journals section of the School Resource Area from Issue 41 2007 onwards.

It is published 10 times a year and covers key issues related to school leadership with practical examples of successful approaches.

The journal Primary File has ceased publication and has been incorporated in Primary Headship.

New Children’s Services Pages on NFER Website

The NFER’s new Children’s Services pages offer a wealth of information about NFER’s research into the area, and support for people working in children’s services in implementing the Every Child Matters agenda.

For easy reference, all the research is classified under the five Every Child Matters outcomes.

BMJ Journals: ch-ch-ch-changes

Important news about BMJ journals: access requirements have changed. It is now necessary to register (for free) to access a lot of content on the site. BMJ Journals include some really popular titles like Archives of Disease in Childhood, British Journal of Sport Medicine, Emergency Medicine Journal and (of course) the BMJ. All the goodies are still available but they just want to know who you are! First time you try and access an article you’ll be challenged for log-in details. Follow the instructions to set up an account, et voila!

New Internet Tutorial for Social Research Methods

 

Intute have revamped their Social Research Methods Internet tutorial. Lots of handy tips for useful websites and good ways to search the Internet. Highly recommended.

Protected: Primary History and Teaching History email Newsletters May 2007

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New Internet Tutorial for Sociology

 

If you are after handy tips for useful websites and good ways to search the Internet look no further than the Intute Tutorials. The tutorial for Sociology has been revamped and provides an excellent overview of what’s available on the Internet and how to find it. Highly recommended.

Protected: Summaries of New Education Documents April 2007

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New Education Documents April 2007

 

The following key Education documents have been published by the DfES and Ofsted in April 2007.

Convenient summaries of the documents, produced by the Document Summary Service at the University of Bristol, are available in the Reports section of the Reference area on the first floor of the Library shelved at 370.942 DOC.

University of Worcester students and staff can also read the summaries online here on “Update”. See the entry headed “Protected: Summaries of New Education Documents April 2007″ - ask at the library Enquiry Desk for the password. 

School Discipline Policies And Pupil Behaviour
DfES Guidance, April 2007
Guidance for headteachers and other school staff relating to specific disciplinary procedures and powers.

Time For Change? Personal, Social And Health Education (Type 070049 in the Search box)
Ofsted Report, Ref. 070049, April 2007
Evaluates the current PSHE curriculum.

Discrimination On Grounds Of Religion And Belief – Guidance for Schools
DfES Guidance, March 2007
Guidance relating to Part 2 of the Equality Act 2006

Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education

 

Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education is an online Education journal available via the A-Z Journals List from the main Resources Online page. (Click on the SwetsWise link, then on the IP authentication link from the campus, or on Athens for off-campus access)

It is available from 2000 (Vol. 21) onwards and is an international, fully peer-reviewed journal publishing contemporary research and theorising in the cultural politics of education. 1999 issues are also available by clicking on the “Academic Search Elite” link under the title “Discourse (Taylor & Francis)” 

National Nurses Nutrition Group

Nutrition for nurses, raising  awareness of issues in in this area. The NNNG publish a newsletter and some handy links to resources, as well as having an annual conference. Bet the conference dinner’s good!