October 23, 2013
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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
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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 27, 2013
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Last week you probably heard talk about research relating to the effect of free school meals on learning alongside Nick Clegg’s announcement of free school meals for infants in English schools in the future. On the BBC Radio 4 programme … 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
September 8, 2013
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This week we begin to teach FDLT Year 1 groups at Oadby (on Monday), at Park Campus (on Wednesday) and at Milton Keynes (on Thursday). The course tutors are looking forward to meeting all of you. Coming to university is … Continue reading
September 5, 2013
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This week there is an interesting article on the Education Guardian website by Louise Tickle entitled ‘What does the future hold for primary languages?’ You can read it here: What does the future hold for primary languages? As you read … Continue reading
August 22, 2013
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A report has just been published by researchers at University College, London, led by Professor Carol Dezateux. It suggests that seven year olds do not do enough exercise and that there are differences between girls and boys in terms of … Continue reading