ABSTRACT
Excellent planning that is both rigorous and creative lies at the core of all active learning. In larger schools this will usually be a joint effort involving all the teachers in a year group as an NQT it may well happen with the support of a mentor or as a student teacher with a class teacher. When teaching a single year group in a small school, it may be done individually. However, working collaboratively with colleagues enhances and clarifies thought processes, so it is essential to share ideas with other staff members including teaching assistants. Individual schools approach the choice of topics or themes of integrated study in different ways. Some may have chosen specific skills lists to follow some may have requirements that community projects are undertaken each year; religious festivals are studied and celebrated, whilst many incorporate an international week or healthy eating week into their programmes of study.
