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July 4, 2017
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Category Archives: teaching assistant
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
June 12, 2017
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Stop motion animation
Last week Sophie Burrows, from Into Film, came to work with the FDLT year 1 groups to introduce stop motion animation as a technique for engaging learners. Sophie introduced the group to the basic principles that underpin stop motion animation: … Continue reading
June 1, 2017
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30 days wild!
Its June, its Spring and its half term: the perfect time to start a new challenge! The 30 days wild challenge asks us to make room for nature. You can sign up here to receive a wallchart and ideas pack. … Continue reading
May 23, 2017
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Supporting and talking to your pupils about difficult issues
After events in Manchester you might find yourself needing to support children by talking with them and answering their questions. Here is some advice from the organisation Professional Association for Childcare and the Early Years (PACEY). There is more detail … Continue reading
May 17, 2017
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Ideas for supporting learning from children’s book illustrators
On Monday I was lucky to attend a creative session in the School Experience Library, at Park Campus, University of Northampton. This session, arranged by Academic Librarian, Hannah Rose and Library Learning Services, brought two author illustrators to share with … Continue reading
May 12, 2017
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Y1 visits to Newton Field Centre
This week both FDLT Year 1 groups visited Newton Field Centre in Northamptonshire. They explored how a visit to a Field Centre could support learning in geography, science,history and art. The Field centre teacher, Georgina Hand and a University of … Continue reading
April 13, 2017
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Learning at the Forest School
We are very lucky to have our own Forest School at Park Campus, University of Northampton. A few weeks ago the FDLT Year 2 students spent a morning there as part of their learning Beyond the Classroom module to explore … Continue reading
April 5, 2017
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DLAB Erasmus free online course
Some of us who teach on FDLT, BALT and other education courses along with students and local teachers are part of an Erasmus+ project called Digital learning Across Boundaries – DLAB for short. We are working with educators in Belgium, … Continue reading
March 27, 2017
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International ‘Mystery Skype’ Conversations
Last week two Foundation Degree Learning and Teaching (FDLT) groups took part in conversations with students in Mexico and UN alumni in Brazil. The first part of the conversation was focused around asking and answering yes/no questions to find out … Continue reading