November 25, 2019
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As you work on your degree you might find this website useful: Education England The website is a comprehensive resource of educational legislation and commentary on the political context that surrounds it. If you need to find out where an … Continue reading
September 30, 2019
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When you are examining the curriculum, what is taught and how learning is organised, making international comparison can be useful. In this article in the guardian, journalist Sally Weale discusses the approach to the curriculum and learning in Finland. As … Continue reading
September 23, 2019
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On Thursday 3rd October it is National Poetry Day in the UK. There are lots of resources here to support you in doing something at school. You can see them here. There are … Continue reading
September 4, 2019
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The students who recently left the BALT course noted down some advice for students beginning the course in September. You can watch it here.
August 26, 2019
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Before you start the FDLT course we’d like you to introduce yourself to the group on these Padlets. Leicester group Padlet. UN group Padlet. There is no need to have a Padlet account of your own to post onto the … Continue reading
August 12, 2019
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Here are some suggestions for pre-course reading: Bates, B. (2016). Learning theories simplified : … and how to apply them to teaching. London: Sage. Have a look in particular at the sections on Vygotsky, Bruner, Dewey, Piaget and Skinner. This … Continue reading
August 5, 2019
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Throughout the FDLT and BALT courses you will often need to read and refer to curriculum documents. These are some of the key documents: For Early Years: This is a link to the page where you can access and download … Continue reading
July 29, 2019
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July 22, 2019
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As students about to start studying in Higher Education it is useful for you to know about people who work in the field of education. A useful way of beginning this is to listen to radio programmes such as The … Continue reading
May 30, 2019
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FDLT Students Enriching Experiences – Mystery Skype and Zoom Room This week Year 2 Foundation Degree Learning and Teaching (FDLT) students took part in a Mystery Skype activity and had extended discussions within a Zoom Room. After the Mystery Skype … Continue reading