April 4, 2019
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This week in the FDLT Year 1 groups we have been using the stop motion animation app iMotion and the video editing app iMovie. The students devised, scripted and designed short animations to explain an idea or process. After they … Continue reading
March 20, 2019
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There are signs of spring all around us! The Woodland Trust has lots of great resources to encourage children to be nature detectives. With older pupils you might track the effects of weather and climate change by using the nature’s … Continue reading
February 11, 2019
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FDLT and BALT students graduate in the winter graduation ceremonies at the Royal and Derngate theatre, Northampton. We send them all our congratulations and wish them well in their next steps!
February 4, 2019
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This afternoon the FDLT Y2 students explored the sculptures placed around the Waterside site. They then chose their own space on campus and made a maquette (the small model that a sculptor would make as part of the design process). … Continue reading
February 1, 2019
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You may have seen in the news recently that the DfE have released details about an ‘Activity Passport‘. The announcement reads:”Primary school children will be challenged to go on a nature trail, visit a local landmark or make a treasure … Continue reading
January 9, 2019
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Happy New Year to all of you! Here’s the Action for Happiness calendar for January 2019. Action for Happiness (2019) Happy New Year calendar. [online] Available from: http://www.actionforhappiness.org/happy-new-year [Accessed 9/1/19]
December 17, 2018
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Last week the FDLT Y1 students in the Leicester and Northampton groups explored a variety of apps and tools to support and inspire spoken language in the classroom. Using ChatterPix Making vocabulary interactive
October 24, 2018
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Many FDLT students will be exploring summative and formative assessment. Here are some links to interesting resources to make you think! Formative and summative assessment, a blog post by David Didau. As well as raising some interesting points this blog … Continue reading
September 27, 2018
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BLOG POST: If you are interested in exploring creativity in education a good starting point is this blog post written by Paul Carney. Explaining creativity in education In it he refers to the work of Csikszentmihalyi, who we discussed in sessions … Continue reading
July 6, 2018
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Compassionate Class is a innovative new programme from the RSPCA that encourages children to develop compassion and empathy through the lens of animal welfare. You can read more about it here.