Sing Up is launching a new set of professional development workshops running until February 2011. The programme of one-day workshops, which are led by the country’s top singing leaders, have already been popular with music and educational professionals. The training aims to build the confidence and expertise of teachers and musicians in leading and supporting [...]
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TES New Teachers
TES New Teachers is a new site which offers news, advice and inspiration for those who are entering the teaching profession. The site has lots of free teaching tips and articles, resources to download and tools to help you to find a new job. http://newteachers.tes.co.uk/ There is also a handy ‘Find an Answer‘ section which [...]
PGCE Survival Guide
The PGCE Survival Guide is a new free e-book created to support those who are about to start PGCE teacher-training courses. However, it is such a fantastic resource that it could be useful for all teachers. The PGCE guide site explains more about the book: “It’s full of useful and practical, hints, tips and advice [...]
Summer Discoveries 1
Here are some of the interesting education-related things that I’ve found during my summer break so far: Google Teacher Academy UK The first Google Teacher Academy UK event took place this week and it sounded like an amazing experience for those who were able to attend. Even if you couldn’t make it, lots of people [...]
EdTechRoundUp
Edtechroundup is a weekly online meeting between teachers and educators. It is open to all and the conversations take place via Flashmeeting. The discussions are about education and teaching with a particular focus on the use of ICT. www.edtechroundup.com You can find the links to future meetings on the Edtechroundup wiki. You can also watch [...]
Teacher Training Videos
Here are links to some useful video sites which can help you and your colleagues to learn new ICT skills. Many of the videos also suggest possible ways of using different tools in your classrooms: Teacher Training Videos – Russell Stannard has created a large collection of videos to help teachers to learn how to [...]
This week's Education News (26/6/10)
Here’s a round-up of this week’s education-related news stories: In his budget statement, George Osbourne, warned that education spending in England could be cut by as much as 25% over the next four years. The chair of Ofsted has resigned, fuelling speculation that ministers plan significant changes at the organisation. An announcement is expected next [...]
ICTCPD4Free
Naace, the professional association for those interested in advancing education through ICT, offers free on-line continuing professional development opportunities via their ICTCPD4Free site. Undertaking a course allows registered users to gain certificates of completion provided they undertake the number of online hours allocated to each course. Each course also gives participants a number of credit [...]
New TEFL qualification
Frontier is working with Edexcel to offer a new TEFL programme – The BTEC Advanced Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. This is a customised course which is accredited by Edexcel as a level 3 qualification. Volunteers taking part on Frontier’s teaching projects for 4 weeks or more are able to sign up [...]
Volunteers start teaching in Nepal
Teaching in the UK may have its difficulties, but fortunately Maoist strikes are not one of them. For volunteer teachers from UK charity Our Sansar, teaching in Nepal has thrown up considerable challenges, not least of which has been the closure of the schools by a countrywide shutdown. But with the schools now open again, [...]
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