1. Primary education in England / Ann Oliver -- 2. The school environment / Helena Campion -- 3. Teachers' values and professional practice in primary schools / Sue Cox -- 4. Teaching as a profession / Ralph Manning -- 5. Primary school teachers and the law / Peter Gibley -- 6. School governors / Tony Blake -- 7. Parents and teachers working together / Ann Browne -- 8. The primary teacher's responsibility for pastoral care / Gill Blake -- 9. Special educational needs in mainstream primary schools / Ann Browne -- 10. Teaching and learning in special schools / Maggie Woods -- 11. Gifted and talented pupils in primary schools / Derek Haylock -- 12. Gender issues in primary schools / Jenifer Smith -- 13. Education for a multicultural society / Fiona Thangata -- 14. Personal, social and health education / Rob Barnes -- 15. Spiritual development, moral development and citizenship education / Barbara Vanlint and Jacqueline Watson -- 16. Religion in the primary school context / Linda Rudge -- 17. Induction into the profession / Sue Lawes