When you begin reading for your modules and assignments you will need to collect the details to construct Harvard references for each source that you use. Here are three tips to help you as you start out.
September 21, 2020
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Tag Archives: writing
March 5, 2018
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Support with writing essays
You might be interested in some of the blog posts in the ‘Teaching’ section of Tim Squirrell’s blog. There is one called ‘How to write better essays‘. In this one he reviews some key areas of essay writing. This is … Continue reading
October 20, 2017
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The secret life of Park Campus – an interactive digital book.
This week the FDLT Year 2 UN group explored the tools available in BookCreator in a session about supporting learning in English through using digital technology. You can read more about BookCreator and see some great examples here. They explored … Continue reading
July 14, 2017
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Summer holiday idea!
Here’s a fun getting to know your new class activity from Pobble. You can download the activity sheet here.
May 17, 2017
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Ideas for supporting learning from children’s book illustrators
On Monday I was lucky to attend a creative session in the School Experience Library, at Park Campus, University of Northampton. This session, arranged by Academic Librarian, Hannah Rose and Library Learning Services, brought two author illustrators to share with … Continue reading
January 21, 2016
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500 words
BBC Radio 2 launched the annual ‘500 words’ writing competition for children this week. You access the website here. It is for children aged between 5 and 15 in two groups – 5 to 9 and 10 to 13. There … Continue reading
September 4, 2014
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Study skills and support for learning at the University of Northampton
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
June 19, 2014
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Handwriting
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
May 14, 2013
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David Crystal on grammar
Today Year 6 children take the Spelling, Punctuation and grammar test for the first time. Read what Professor David Crystal says about this here: David Crystal’s blog What is your experience of supporting children to learn and use grammar?