08 February 2010
Here are details of two new teaching resource sites that I’ve discovered recently, both aimed at primary teachers: PlanBee is a resource website aimed at providing primary school teachers with all they need to create exciting, relevant and inspiring lesson plans. Becky Waters, creator of PlanBee, says that the aim of the site is to “take the sting [...]
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06 February 2010
Percy Parker is a groovy grandad who has been popular in schools for many years now. He sings songs which help children to learn their times tables and there are some free downloads from Percy’s CD on Teaching Ideas. Percy is now back with a brand new cross-curricular resource called ‘Percy Parker’s Flying Bathtub’. There are [...]
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05 February 2010
My Money is a £10 million investment by the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) to deliver joined up lessons on personal finance in schools until 2011. As you may be aware, one of the key outcomes of the Every Child Matters agenda is for young people to achieve Economic Wellbeing. A major contributor to [...]
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04 February 2010
The new primary curriculum, which becomes statutory from September 2011, is now online. Its aims are to enable all young people to become: successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve, confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives, responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society. http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/new-primary-curriculum/ Through the curriculum, children should develop [...]
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03 February 2010
mathsticks was launched recently as a means of sharing mathematical resources with other teachers around the UK, and beyond. The site was created by John Duffty, a lecturer at Chester University, and offers to support teachers, students, parents, carers and children develop their mathematical teaching and learning. The fundamental aim is to make learning meaningful (and [...]
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02 February 2010
Support Your School is a new recycling scheme whereby schools across the UK can raise funds for their school by recycling used inkjet cartridges and unwanted mobile phones. The scheme is completely free for schools to join and participate in, and at a time of under funding for lots of organisations, gives schools a new, [...]
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31 January 2010
Sing Up is a new campaign to encourage schools and communities to use singing in a range of ways. The Sing Up site states that “Every child deserves the chance to sing every day. Singing improves learning, confidence, health and social development. It has the power to change lives and help to build stronger communities.” The [...]
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30 January 2010
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and Partnerships for Schools (PfS) are running an exciting new initiative to get Energy Display Meters provided and installed into English state-funded schools, absolutely free. The meter provides real-time information about your school’s electricity use in an easy-to-understand format which can be used as a teaching and [...]
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29 January 2010
Thousands of primary schools across the country have a chance to win an amazing allotment makeover by taking part in the biggest ever Grow Your Own Potatoes project. Registrations are now open at www.potatoesforschools.org.uk for 2010’s Grow Your Own Potatoes project and this year there are 15,000 FREE packs available. Potato Council’s Grow Your Own Potatoes [...]
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28 January 2010
I have recently been sent an email about a petition to reduce excessive paperwork in schools… “We are a Primary School in Cambridgeshire whose Head teacher outreaches to many other schools in the locality and beyond. For many years he has been involved in a mentoring/coaching role with other heads and has been appalled at [...]
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