In this 2nd year module, students will engage with a historical perspective on the development of education and schooling in the UK. They willtrack the factors that have influenced the development of the values which underpin current policy, practice and discourse in primary education to develop a critical understanding of the idea that values are not fixed, that they have not always been as they currently are, and that it is therefore illogical to consider that they will always remain as they are.

Through this focus on the past, students will be presented with opportunities to develop their critical knowledge and understanding of the present. This will inform the further development of their professional values and teacher identities. They will recognise the influence of rhetoric on values, policies and practices in education and develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to challenge what they recognise as injustice and inequality in their advocacy for children.

This 3rd Year Module module will provide student teachers with the opportunity to individualise their programme, pursue personal interests or explore new aspects of research and / or practice with two short, specific, study focuses. Students choosing P4C will be able to undertake the Level 1 certificate integrated into six seminars (= 12 hours) to cover the foundational SAPERE modules.