A blog for students on the FDLT and BALT courses at the University of Northampton

at Leicester and UON

August 30, 2017
by Jean
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What shall I bring to the first session?

By now you will have received an email from Abbie Deeming, the course leader. You will probably be thinking about the first day and what to bring. Here is a reminder: You must bring: 2 forms of ID for enrolment … Continue reading

August 25, 2017
by Jean
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No more boys and girls

Over the last two weeks BBC2 have screened ‘No More Boys and Girls – Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?’ and it is also available on iPlayer until mid September. You can read more about it here.       … Continue reading

August 21, 2017
by Jean
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Y1s: introduce yourself to your group!

It is time to introduce yourself to your group before you start the course in September. We’re going to use Padlet for this. All you have to do is click on the link in the email sent to you to … Continue reading

August 17, 2017
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Social media and study

Many  of you will use social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and some of you might read or write blogs. You might find some of these useful in your study and support for learners as well as … Continue reading

August 14, 2017
by Jean
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The curriculum

As students studying education you will be required to read and refer to the curriculum documents for your key stage. These can be accessed online at the links below. Early years You can access the Early years foundation stage framework … Continue reading

August 10, 2017
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Locations and parking

We have two venues for study for the FDLT and BALT courses. Park Campus, University of Northampton. The postal address is: The University of Northampton Park Campus Boughton Green Road Northampton NN2 7AL In September we will be moving to … Continue reading

August 3, 2017
by Jean
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Getting ready to study digitally

Using your computer, laptop or tablet will be essential to your success and efficiency as a student. Managing resources: Whilst you may receive paper copies of some materials, most will be in digital form for you to open as links … Continue reading