Who Am I Teaching?

How a better understanding of children improves primary teaching and learning
Poppy Gibson - Open Univeristy, UK
Who Am I Teaching?
May 2025 | 176 pages | Sage UK
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Who are the children you are teaching? 
It is easy amidst the termly chaos to lose sight of the importance of every single daily interaction that takes place between you as a primary school teacher, and the learners in your class. 

In this book, educator Dr Poppy Gibson offers a ‘deep dive’ into some of the complexities children may bring to your classroom.  Understanding the diverse nature of our primary school children and their experiences is essential if we are to fully engage and support them as learners.

This book brings essential professional learning to teachers.   It explores children’s development, mental health, wellbeing, community, identity, trauma, communication challenges and more.  It offers practical advice for classroom teaching to ensure and enhance Quality First Teaching. 

Contents

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Childhood in the 21st century

2. Childhood in the 21st century

3. Children and their communities

3. Children and their communities

4. Attachment

4. Attachment

5. Trauma, loss and grief

5. Trauma, loss and grief

6. Depression and anxiety

6. Depression and anxiety

7. Neurodiversity

7. Neurodiversity

8. Gender identity

8. Gender identity

9. Authority

9. Authority

10. SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)

10. SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)

11. Very able children

11. Very able children

12. Phobias

12. Phobias

13. Hard to communicate

13. Hard to communicate

14. Wellbeing

14. Wellbeing

Description

Who are the children you are teaching? 
It is easy amidst the termly chaos to lose sight of the importance of every single daily interaction that takes place between you as a primary school teacher, and the learners in your class. 

In this book, educator Dr Poppy Gibson offers a ‘deep dive’ into some of the complexities children may bring to your classroom.  Understanding the diverse nature of our primary school children and their experiences is essential if we are to fully engage and support them as learners.

This book brings essential professional learning to teachers.   It explores children’s development, mental health, wellbeing, community, identity, trauma, communication challenges and more.  It offers practical advice for classroom teaching to ensure and enhance Quality First Teaching. 

Contents

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Childhood in the 21st century

2. Childhood in the 21st century

3. Children and their communities

3. Children and their communities

4. Attachment

4. Attachment

5. Trauma, loss and grief

5. Trauma, loss and grief

6. Depression and anxiety

6. Depression and anxiety

7. Neurodiversity

7. Neurodiversity

8. Gender identity

8. Gender identity

9. Authority

9. Authority

10. SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)

10. SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)

11. Very able children

11. Very able children

12. Phobias

12. Phobias

13. Hard to communicate

13. Hard to communicate

14. Wellbeing

14. Wellbeing

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Who Am I Teaching?

How a better understanding of children improves primary teaching and learning


May 2025 | 176 pages | Sage UK

Format Published Date ISBN Price
Paperback 23/04/2025 9781529684902 $32.00
Hardcover 19/09/2024 9781529684919 $88.00
180 Day Ebook 21/05/2025 9781036201838 $19.00
Lifetime 21/05/2025 9781036201838 $27.00

Who are the children you are teaching? 
It is easy amidst the termly chaos to lose sight of the importance of every single daily interaction that takes place between you as a primary school teacher, and the learners in your class. 

In this book, educator Dr Poppy Gibson offers a ‘deep dive’ into some of the complexities children may bring to your classroom.  Understanding the diverse nature of our primary school children and their experiences is essential if we are to fully engage and support them as learners.

This book brings essential professional learning to teachers.   It explores children’s development, mental health, wellbeing, community, identity, trauma, communication challenges and more.  It offers practical advice for classroom teaching to ensure and enhance Quality First Teaching. 


Table Of Contents:

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Childhood in the 21st century
  • 3. Children and their communities
  • 4. Attachment
  • 5. Trauma, loss and grief
  • 6. Depression and anxiety
  • 7. Neurodiversity
  • 8. Gender identity
  • 9. Authority
  • 10. SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)
  • 11. Very able children
  • 12. Phobias
  • 13. Hard to communicate
  • 14. Wellbeing

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