This book describes good practice in the primary school and offers advice particularly to beginning teachers and students. It begins by considering the children, their physical, intellectual, and emotional development, and the development of their self-image. It makes suggestions about ways in which a teacher can assess a new class and stresses the importance of motivation and first-hand experience."The Effective Primary School Classroom" covers all the issues teachers are faced with in their day-to-day work and includes chapters about managing time and space, teaching and learning, working in groups, evaluation and record keeping, classroom management, working with support staff, and working with parents.