Past event
Let’s talk about embedding SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar) in primary school children’s education
Let’s talk about embedding SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar) in primary school children’s education
The Teacher Education Advancement Network in association with Critical Publishing.
“Helping students, lecturers and practitioners in education become the best professionals they can be”
This event is relevant to all colleagues involved in Primary Education, but may also interest Secondary colleagues teaching aspects of literacy.
Why it’s a good idea to talk about this: All four members of the expert panel which devised the grammar element of the National Curriculum now appear to have serious reservations about it. The curriculum, it seems, was devised in four meetings and has had a profound impact on schools, especially as SPAG is tested in SATs. Given the authors’ reservations and those of many educators about the value of the emphasis on SPAG, should we consider abandoning this aspect of the curriculum? David Waugh argues that an understanding of spelling, punctuation and grammar is important and can be embedded within a lively and engaging curriculum, providing children learn through meaningful activities and are able to see the value of what they are learning.
Keynote address: Critical Publishing and TEAN are delighted to welcome Dr David Waugh, who is Associate Professor and subject leader for English in the School of Education at Durham University.
Date: Friday 17th November 2017
Venue: University of Cumbria, Lancaster campus
For further information about the day visit the TEAN website
You can join the day in person or by way of a Skype link. Further details below.
Potential Skype delegates, please note with care
From TEAN’s perspective, Critical Publishing’s perspective and the perspective of our keynote speaker Sue Wallace, Skype is an opportunity offered to individuals only, not groups. It is therefore not permissible to invite others to join you on the day.
It is also not permissible to record the event in any way for reasons of Intellectual Property Rights and basic courtesy to our keynote speaker.
We strongly advise that there are better, more interesting ways of using what you personally learn from the day with others.