October 4, 2014
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Yesterday the government announced a review of the standards for teaching assistants. You can read the press release at this link: Press release – DfE 3rd October 2014 The review is expected to report back to the Secretary of State … Continue reading
September 1, 2014
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On Wednesday 27th August Sarah Montague interviewed Tony Little on ‘The Educators’ on Radio 4. The programme is available on i-player and I will add it to Box of Broadcasts. As you can see from the programme blurb (left) Tony … Continue reading
August 10, 2014
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From Wednesday August 13th Radio 4 is broadcasting a series of programmes called ‘The Educators’. Each programme is on Wednesday at 4pm with a repeat at 12.15 am on Mondays. They can also be heard on iplayer and I will … Continue reading
June 19, 2014
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A few weeks ago @TeacherToolkit posted an article exploring some issues around handwriting – you can read it here – The Importance of Handwriting On Twitter during that day a number of people tweeted examples of their handwriting. In … Continue reading
June 15, 2014
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This week we completed the PDT2008 curriculum module with an exploration of World War 1. The students used a ThingLink to follow interesting links to stories about World War 1 such as women in WW1, the role of animals, war … Continue reading
June 11, 2014
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If you are applying for student finance this is a useful radio programme to listen to: BBC Radio 4 Money Box Live Wednesday June 11th 3pm
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
August 2, 2013
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With only a few weeks until you start your degree now is a good time to think about your learning. If you have got hold of this recommended book there are some chapters you can look at to help with … Continue reading
July 25, 2013
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Before the university term begins you should invest some time in getting your space ready. Have a look at this activity that explores a workspace and use it to make some decisions about your own work space. getting your work … Continue reading
May 17, 2013
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Welcome to this blog for the FDLT students who began the course at MK, Oadby and UN in September 2012. We will be posting useful, interesting and thought provoking new, ideas and resources on this blog. Feel free to comment … Continue reading