February 9, 2014
by Jean
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Each year when we attend graduation we are reminded of the extraordinary achievements of our students on FDLT and BALT! This morning Julie Jones, Alison Flint, Wendy Yarnall and I were privileged to see our FDLT students 2011-13 and our … Continue reading
January 7, 2014
by Jean
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#Nuture1314 is a hashtag on Twitter – you might have noticed it if follow anyone in the world of education.If you aren’t on Twitter you can put #Nuture1314 into a search engine and the blog posts that have made made … Continue reading
December 17, 2013
by Jean
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The University of Northampton’s School of Education has launched a short film outlining why Early Childhood Development must be at the heart of the United Nations’ post-2015 Development Goals. The video, premièred at the United Nations on Thursday 12th September, … Continue reading
December 11, 2013
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Today the Ofsted launched the Annual Report for 2012 / 13. You can read the media coverage of this on various websites including the BBC website and the Education Guardian. You can download the report itself from the OFSTED website. … Continue reading
October 23, 2013
by Jean
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You will all be aware that in 2014 there will be a new National Curriculum. Perhaps your school is already reading it and considering how to implement it. You can find the new programmes of study for all subjects and … Continue reading
October 23, 2013
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Many academics who research and write about education share their work using Twitter, filmed lectures and their own websites. This can be useful for students as you can explore their views and insights in a variety of ways. An example … Continue reading
October 11, 2013
by Jean
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Yesterday while I was supporting the MK group I came across this website: Highland Learning and Teaching Toolkit If you look at Issue Papers on the right you will a number of interesting areas listed. Each of these is introduced and … Continue reading
September 27, 2013
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You may be interested to know more about Peter Blatchford as he is an academic whose work many of you have begun to read. Like many academics he works at a university and you can find his page on the … Continue reading
September 13, 2013
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Next week the second year of the FDLT course begins. As you prepare to return to university now is good time to ensure that you are ready to study at Level 5. Over the summer the academic librarians have been … Continue reading
September 13, 2013
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We have all enjoyed welcoming our FDLT Year 1 students to the University of Northampton this week. New groups have begun to study at Park Campus, Oadby and Milton Keynes. Over the next few weeks we will introduce a range … Continue reading