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 21, 2017
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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
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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
July 31, 2017
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Preparing your workspace
As you begin university you will need to consider where you are going to study at home and begin to prepare this space so that you are ready to use it from the beginning of September. There are some hints … 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
July 5, 2017
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Study Skills for Academic Success
If you are starting the FDLT course in year 1 in September or currently in year 1 going into year 2 you can access this free online course here. The course is designed to help you if you are about … Continue reading