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
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 11, 2014
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On Wednesday 10th September psychologist Paul Howard-Jones was interviewed by Sarah Montague on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Educators. It is available on i-player and I have saved it to Box of Broadcasts. Paul Howard-Jones is an academic at … Continue reading
September 9, 2014
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Hello, I’m Dom Murphy, on the tutors on the FDLT course. I’ll be working with all three Year 1 groups so I look forward to meeting you very soon. I also work with the Year 2 groups and on the … Continue reading
September 8, 2014
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On Wednesday September 3rd Sarah Montague interviewed Daisy Chrisodoulou on ‘The Educators’ on Radio 4. The programme is available on i-player and I will add it to Box of Broadcasts. Daisy Chrisodoulou writes a blog that you access here: The … Continue reading
September 4, 2014
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There are a number of useful resources available online to support you as you start or return to study at university. Some of these are new this year. SkillsHub The University of Northampton SkillsHub is a place where you can … 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