This unique text bonds essential subject knowledge with practical teaching skills, and covers topical issues such as bullying, resilience, behaviour for learning, and sex and relationships education.

The book also provides schemes of work and each chapter includes a Learning Mentor's perspective and a bibliography suggesting additional reading to extend knowledge even further.

"This book is an invaluable resource for student teachers and teachers alike which does not shy away from tackling the important issues head on.The book provides a wealth of ideas for teaching PSHE across the primary age range underpinned by relevant theory"."This book addresses a whole range of dilemas for student teachers andteachers in a no-nonsense style. The reflective points are particularly impressive drawing on the reader's own attitudes and experiences in order to understand how to deal with delicate issues. The chapters on moral development and bullying are particularly important".

Gilly RobbinsUniversity College Plymouth St Mark & St John