July 21, 2014
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Last week Tristram Hunt, Shadow Education Secretary, and MP, Alex Cunningham, met with the National Education Trust (NET) and Unison. You can read about the meeting here: raising the profile of TAs Tristram Hunt also tweeted asking for thoughts on … Continue reading
June 23, 2014
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Last week the University of Northampton hosted an event at which Stephen Drew, from ‘Educating Essex’, spoke to local teachers about education. The room was full of more than 200 teachers, teaching assistants and university staff. Stephen Drew’s talk was … Continue reading
June 7, 2014
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This week each FDLT Y1 group spent a day at an outdoor location to explore the potential for learning outside the classroom. The Oadby and UN groups visited Newton Field Centre near Kettering and the MK group visited Green Park … Continue reading
May 13, 2014
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Plans and preparations are well under way for what we think is the first ever TA TeachMeet, here at the University of Northampton next Thursday (22nd May). The list of presenters is just being finalised and includes students on the … Continue reading
February 11, 2014
by Jean
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The results of two randomised controlled trials published by England’s Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) on the 7th February 2014 noted that ‘teaching assistants can improve literacy and numeracy when they are deployed well’. Deploying TAs well included using them to … Continue reading
January 18, 2014
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Richard Rose, Professor of Inclusive Education and Director of the Centre for Education and Research (CESNER) at the University of Northampton, has begun writing a blog. At present he is teaching in Bangalore in India. Richard is working with teachers … Continue reading
January 7, 2014
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#Nuture1314 is a hashtag on Twitter – you might have noticed it if follow anyone in the world of education.If you aren’t on Twitter you can put #Nuture1314 into a search engine and the blog posts that have made made … Continue reading
December 17, 2013
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The University of Northampton’s School of Education has launched a short film outlining why Early Childhood Development must be at the heart of the United Nations’ post-2015 Development Goals. The video, premièred at the United Nations on Thursday 12th September, … Continue reading
December 11, 2013
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Today the Ofsted launched the Annual Report for 2012 / 13. You can read the media coverage of this on various websites including the BBC website and the Education Guardian. You can download the report itself from the OFSTED website. … Continue reading
October 23, 2013
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You will all be aware that in 2014 there will be a new National Curriculum. Perhaps your school is already reading it and considering how to implement it. You can find the new programmes of study for all subjects and … Continue reading