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‘Best Practice in the Classroom’ Videos
Find professional development videos at this site by the education and training inspectorate for Wales. Also includes news about the future of Teachers.TV videos.
The NQT Survival Guide
After the success of the PGCE Tips book, a new book is being created for Newly Qualified Teachers. Can you contribute to the book?
Ofsted Good Practice
Find out about a new site from Ofsted, which highlights good practice in schools and other areas.
Headroom Forums for Headteachers
Headteachers from across the country are coming together at BAFTA this month to tackle the key issues facing schools in the UK. ‘HeadRoom’, hosted by education charity FILMCLUB, will be a series of forums looking at education in the UK and helping schools share knowledge in providing the best start in life for Britain’s schoolchildren. A [...]
QR codes in the Classroom
Do you know what QR codes are? Could you use them to extend learning in your classroom? Find some useful ideas, tips and resources in our handy summary…
School Trips WebTV show
School trips to museums or places of cultural interest can provide that much needed stimulus and enable students to engage fully in the subject matter, and overseas trips offer an invaluable immersion in other cultures and languages. But despite all the benefits, organising a school trip for your class can be difficult, especially a residential [...]
Online QTA Teaching Portfolio
QStandards is a site which provides online storage for those taking part in teacher training, allowing them to organise and reference their documents by the QTS Standards. Documents can be shared with tutors and mentors, allowing them to comment on the work. The site also has guidance for the QTS standards, links to other teaching [...]
Brush up on language skills abroad
CILT, the National Centre for Languages is running a Primary Teachers’ Project, which gives teachers a chance to spend two weeks in France, Germany or Spain next spring topping up on their language skills and picking up new teaching ideas. Image – Arc de Triomphe Teachers spend one week in intensive language and methodology workshops [...]
Closing the Gap debate
I’m a big fan of the FilmClub scheme and have run a successful FilmClub at my own school (including a wonderful ‘FilmClub on the road’ event where the team turned our school hall into a giant cinema screen!). The team at FilmClub have emailed me about an important event which is taking place next month. [...]
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