15 March 2010
Functional Skills are new qualifications that will be rolled out throughout the UK education system, including forming part of the new GCSEs from autumn 2010. This article outlines things that teachers need to know about them, with an interview with a teacher who was involved in the pilot. Things everyone needs to know about Functional Skills [...]
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14 March 2010
British teens are gearing up for a world first: an epic live and interactive chat show featuring leaders from the worlds of music, movies, sport, business and the community in general. The Youth of Today Show is being created by teenagers for teenagers and will be broadcast online on Thursday 18 March from 4-7pm. The show, hosted [...]
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13 March 2010
Here are a selection of links to education-related news articles from this week: Scrapping the 50% university student target – A report outlines why the government target of getting 50% of people under 30 into higher education should be scrapped. £10m lottery money to get students playing more sport – Universities are to be given lottery money [...]
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12 March 2010
Here are links to some of the most popular Teaching News articles over the past few months, in case you have missed any of them: Communication 4 All – Have you visited this wonderful resource site? Safer Internet Day – Lots of links and advice for teaching your pupils about staying safe online. Anithings Offer – A special [...]
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11 March 2010
Quiz Buzzer is a new interactive whiteboard resource from TeacherLED. It’s perfect for running class quiz activities where you have two individuals / teams answering questions quickly. Children have to press their button as quickly as possible and answer before the coloured lights disappear. There are also alternative suggestions for using the resource on the [...]
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10 March 2010
Travelling to Teach is an exciting summer travel programme aimed specifically at teachers interested in volunteering and teaching abroad. The project is currently looking for dedicated teachers who would like to use the opportunity to volunteer abroad to really change lives teaching English, Maths, Science, Art or Drama. What’s involved? The Travelling to Teach programme works with a [...]
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09 March 2010
My Life is a free interactive resource produced by The Children’s Society which aims to help children aged 7 to 11 develop the skills they need for a healthy, happy childhood. www.mylife4schools.org.uk The content is separated into different units, covering friends, family, learning, beliefs and keeping healthy. There are links to the National Curriculum, Every Child Matters [...]
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08 March 2010
Many Year Six classes put on a performance at the end of the year to mark the end of their time at their primary school. Although the end of the academic year is still a few months away, here are details of a new musical for those teachers who want to plan ahead! ‘Fame Idle is [...]
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07 March 2010
ICT Games is a wonderful site with lots of interactive games and activities for primary children. The site is always growing and James Barrett, the creator, has produced some great resources that children can use at home or at school. Here are some links to a selection of them: Saucer Sorter – A counting stick for [...]
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06 March 2010
I’ve been a user of Memiary for a long time now. I use the site to record five things that I’ve done / achieved / want to remember each day. I also use the tool in my classroom… as a class, we spend a few minutes at the end of each day recording five things [...]
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