December 13, 2018
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BA Learning and Teaching students last week visited Adventure Ways outdoor education centre in Moulton. The students, all of whom work as teaching assistants, or in similar roles, learned how the centre works with children and young people who have … Continue reading
December 3, 2018
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Pobble have shared ten fun ideas to inspire writing with a Christmas theme here. Christmas poems Jesse’s frosty festive poem evokes all the senses. She’d love you to have a read. Christmas in China What is your Christmas fortune? Dexter … Continue reading
November 15, 2018
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I’ve come across this website which allows you to make your own advent calendar. You can add a message, photos, links to video and links to other digital material. It is free to use non commercially and can be shared using … Continue reading
November 8, 2018
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On Wednesday 14th November at 7pm Front Row is recording an arts and education special from Soar Valley College, Leicester. If you are a student based in Leicester this could be a very interesting opportunity for you. Tickets are free … Continue reading
November 8, 2018
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As students of the University of Northampton you have access to a resource called Box of Broadcasts (BoB for short). Click the link above to go to the opening page and then type ‘Northampton’ into the ‘where are you from?’ … Continue reading
October 30, 2018
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This is an interesting radio programme, especially if you are in FDLT Year 2, and thinking about the curriculum and how we organise learning in schools. As you listen, think about what the presenter finds out about cross curricular approaches, … Continue reading
October 24, 2018
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Many FDLT students will be exploring summative and formative assessment. Here are some links to interesting resources to make you think! Formative and summative assessment, a blog post by David Didau. As well as raising some interesting points this blog … Continue reading
October 1, 2018
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It is National Poetry Day on Friday 4th October and this year the theme is Poetry for a Change. There are free resources available for use with children here. These include the opportunity to take part in a BBC live … Continue reading
September 14, 2018
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Happy National Teaching Assistants Day to all of you! There’s a great blog post written by staff working on the HLTA, FDLT and BALT courses here: http://bit.ly/LoveTAs We hope you are all receiving the appreciation you deserve!
July 6, 2018
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Compassionate Class is a innovative new programme from the RSPCA that encourages children to develop compassion and empathy through the lens of animal welfare. You can read more about it here.