March 29, 2018
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As supporters of learning and people interested in education you are likely to be seeking opportunities to keep learning yourselves. This might be to fill gaps in your subject knowledge, to allow you to perform your role more effectively or … Continue reading
March 5, 2018
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You might be interested in some of the blog posts in the ‘Teaching’ section of Tim Squirrell’s blog. There is one called ‘How to write better essays‘. In this one he reviews some key areas of essay writing. This is … Continue reading
February 13, 2018
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You may be aware that aspiring teachers have to sit the QTS Skills Tests in English and mathematics. Until recently if a test is failed three times the applicant would be locked out from retaking it for two years. This … Continue reading
January 12, 2018
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On Monday 15th January at 2pm there’s a live lesson available to watch to inspire your participation in the BBC Radio 2 500 words writing competition. You can see information about the live lesson here. Calling all story writers! Now … Continue reading
January 5, 2018
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Happy New Year! Here’s a great way of starting 2018 with some actions for happiness. There is more detail about starting the new year in a positive frame of mind here. It would be interesting to devise … Continue reading
December 21, 2017
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I came across this great idea from Action for Happiness on Twitter. Its a calendar encouraging people to be kind throughout December (and beyond). Its also available in Italian, French and in a decoration free version. The organisation Action for … Continue reading
December 8, 2017
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I want to share a great blog post I came across about making an interactive advent calendar on Mr P’s ICT blog. You can read the blog post and see some examples at the link above. There are opportunities to … Continue reading
December 1, 2017
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This week the year 2 students used their phones or tablets to make short films exploring terms and ideas used when learning English. Their challenge was to define and explain their word in a one minute film using just the … Continue reading
November 23, 2017
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The FDLT Y2 Leicester group used their creative skills and Book Creator to make a collaborative book about some unexpected happenings in the classroom. Here’s the whole book on Google BookCreator: Classroom Adventures Here’s a version on YouTube: When making … Continue reading
October 20, 2017
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This week the FDLT Year 2 UN group explored the tools available in BookCreator in a session about supporting learning in English through using digital technology. You can read more about BookCreator and see some great examples here. They explored … Continue reading