February 17, 2017
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Last Sunday we were delighted to be able to see our students from the FDLT and BALT courses graduate at the Derngate, Northampton. For many of these students it was a weekend (or even just a day) … Continue reading
February 10, 2017
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You may be interested in this recent post on the East Midlands HLTA Network blog by my colleague, Wendy Yarnall: ATL report on the findings of survey into support staff workload and responsibility.
February 9, 2017
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This year the FDLT Year 1 students in both Leicester and Park Campus, Northampton used the university Ipads as part of their learning. In a session focused on using digital technology to enrich the curriculum (art) they were given a … Continue reading
February 3, 2017
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You might be interested to here this short radio piece broadcast as part of ‘A Point of View’ on BBC Radio 4. Teaching to the test It asks you to consider some important larger issues that come from the current … Continue reading
January 29, 2017
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This week in Year 2 of the FDLT course we have been exploring the making of digital books by educators to use with their pupils or by pupils supported by their teachers and TAs. Exploring some examples was a useful … Continue reading
January 6, 2017
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Happy New Year to all blog readers! This is a time of year when although its only half way through the education year we often feel inclined to review, reflect and make resolutions to improve our lives. If you’re on … Continue reading
November 14, 2016
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I recently came across an interesting link on Dylan Wiliam’s Twitter feed. He was recently interviewed by a maths teacher, Craig Barton, and this interview is available for you to listen to as a podcast on his blog: MrBartonMaths. “On … Continue reading
September 21, 2016
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You might remember Teachers TV – many of the videos and resources and more are now available through the website teachers’ Media. You can access it here: Teachers’ Media You will need to create a username and password to access … Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Yesterday (September 14th) on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme there was an item about the importance of teaching assistants. You can hear it at this link: Clip from Today 14 Sept at 2:48:30. I have also made a clip … Continue reading
August 26, 2016
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I hope you are all enjoying the last few days of the summer break before returning to school. As well as going back to school you will also be thinking about either starting or continuing your university course. If you … Continue reading