December 1, 2015
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Some more episodes of the BBC Radio 4 series The Educators are currently being broadcast. The episodes in this series listed so far are: 1.Character Lessons The episode is about the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP). This is an American … Continue reading
November 26, 2015
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Routledge have made this ebook freely available to download. If you sup[port pupils in literacy or English this might be of interest to you. All you have to do is fill in an onlione form and you will be sent … Continue reading
November 3, 2015
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This week the second series of ‘The Secret Life of…’ starts. Last time it was focused on four year olds. This time it is extended to five and six year olds as well. If you watched the programmes last year you … Continue reading
October 21, 2015
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You may have noticed that in mid September the ‘Commission on Assessment Without Levels: final report’ was published. It can be accessed here. At this same link you can access two videos where John McIntosh CBE, Chair of the Commission … Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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October is the month of the The Big Draw in the UK and all over the world. ‘The Big Draw is the world’s biggest drawing festival with thousands of enjoyable, and mainly free, drawing activities which connect people of all ages … Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Every day a new picture is revealed on the Pobble 365 website. It is run by the very popular Lend me Your Literacy (LMYL) website. It emerged from Jonny Davies’s experience as a classroom teacher – he explains that he would … Continue reading
September 25, 2015
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If you have been watching the TV or listening to the radio you will have heard about the BBC’s Make it Digital activities. The main website is here. There are TV and radio programmes, iWonder activities and opportunities to get … Continue reading
September 15, 2015
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Many of you will be starting a new academic year with your pupils, with your own children and perhaps yourselves as students.It s a big step to take and there is a lot to absorb. At the University of Northampton … Continue reading
September 7, 2015
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Carol Dweck and Growth Mindset (Radio 4 Wednesday 12th August and on iplayer and BoB) ‘Claudia Hammond presents the history of psychology series which examines the work of the people who have changed our understanding of the human mind. This … Continue reading
September 3, 2015
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Boosting your child’s IQ (Wednesday September 2nd at 9am and available on radio 4, iplayer and BoB) Programme description: ‘As summer ends and children trade flip flops for school shoes, Mariella Frostrup starts the new academic year exploring what can … Continue reading