All the subject knowledge students need to teach primary English.



Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. To help your students master this, this comprehensive text includes subject knowledge from each part of the primary English curriculum and comes with a wide range of resources so students can test their growing knowledge as they progress through the course.




an online English subject knowledge audit with the ability to share results
end of chapter self-assessment questions
Interactive tasks
an English subject knowledge checklist
useful weblinks for primary English teaching
Recommended further reading


This new edition has been updated and includes a new chapter on children's common misconceptions in English.