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 25, 2017
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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
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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 7, 2017
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Study Skills
If you are starting a degree course it is worthwhile investing in a study skills book to support you as you develop approaches to academic learning. The Study Skills Handbook by Stella Cottrell is a good choice as it can … Continue reading
August 3, 2017
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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
July 27, 2017
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Welcome to the University of Northampton
If you have a place on the FDLT / BALT course starting in September 2017 you should browse the university website ‘new students’ area. You can find this here. The ‘Before you Arrive’ section is good place to start. You … Continue reading
July 24, 2017
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Looking out for opportunities to learn
As a student of education there are many sources that you use to gather information to support your studies. As you begin your course you will be introduced to university resources to help you access academic books and journal articles … Continue reading
July 14, 2017
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Summer holiday idea!
Here’s a fun getting to know your new class activity from Pobble. You can download the activity sheet here.
July 10, 2017
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Starting dates, FDLT and BALT courses, September 2017
FDLT Year 1 week beginning September 11th. Monday September 11th UN group Wednesday September 13th Leicester group. Please note that the first day of this course is taught at Park Campus, Northampton for both groups. FDLT Year 2 week … Continue reading
June 23, 2017
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University and course news!
This week we celebrated the teaching assistants who have gained HLTA status at a ceremony in Leicester. You can read more about it As a University we received some great news. We received gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). … Continue reading