March 6, 2015
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Over the last few weeks on the One to One programme on BBC Radio 4 John Harris, a journalist on The Guardian, has been talking about autism. His son is autistic, in these two programmes he talks with an expert … Continue reading
March 4, 2015
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You might have heard on BBC TV and radio lots of references to their campaign to encourage creativity called Get Creative! You can browse the website here. In the early weeks of this campaign there have been some programmes focusing … Continue reading
February 23, 2015
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Last week creativity was in the news as the Warwick Commission launched their report ‘Enriching Britain: Culture, Creativity and Growth’ and the BBC launched their ‘Get Creative’ celenration of the arts, culture and creativity across the UK. ‘Enriching Britain: Culture, … Continue reading
February 19, 2015
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Last Sunday many of attended the School of Education graduation ceremony at the Derngate in Northampton. As tutors we are lucky to sit on the stage and watch as our students receive their FDLT and BALT awards. This is such … Continue reading
February 9, 2015
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On Tuesday evening (10th February) at 8pm on Channel 4 there is an interesting TV programme – The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds. It is an observational documentary that follows ten four-year-old children at nursery – the nursery … Continue reading
February 6, 2015
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Dom Murphy has recommended this blog as a useful and inspiring one to follow and read: You can access it at this link. Tim Rylands is an experienced primary school teacher who uses digital technology to support and inspire learning. … Continue reading
January 29, 2015
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Lots of schools now have their own blogs where they share school news and learning and teaching ideas. Its a great way of allowing parents and other interested people a window into school life and getting some positive feedback and … Continue reading
January 23, 2015
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What is TeachMeet? Come along to an evening of sharing teaching and learning ideas. We’ll have mini presentations on creative classroom activities across the curriculum and there will be lots of ideas you can start using straight away. Everyone is welcome … Continue reading
January 13, 2015
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The next meeting of the Book Group will be on Monday 26th January at 17.30 in S036. Light refreshments will be provided. The book to be discussed will be ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime’ by Mark Haddon. … Continue reading
November 27, 2014
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The inaugural meeting of the Education, Children and Young People Book Group took place on the evening of 24th November. The chosen book was ‘Goodbye Sarajevo,’ an autobiographical account of two sisters’ experiences growing up in the Bosnian War of … Continue reading