I’ve been using Twitter for a few years now, using it to connect with other teachers and share ideas / resources with them. Lots of schools are now using Twitter too, as a way of communicating with parents and their communities, as well as posting updates about school events. Image – Twitter website screenshot As [...]
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Support Your School by Recycling
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, [...]
OCEPS – Primary School Resource Links
oceps.co.uk is a ENORMOUS collection of links for primary schools to use. There are links for teachers, teaching assistants, management, governors, caretakers and parents. The links are organised clearly using the bar along the top… just find your job role and then browse through the site. Down the left side of the page, there are [...]
The Art Classroom
The Art Classroom is a wonderful blog about art and design in secondary schools. It is run by David Dunlop and shows the day to day workings of an art classroom. There are lots of examples of student work, as well as unit plans and ideas for other schools to try. Take a look and [...]
Who would be your dream headteacher?
According to this article from Guardian Education, David Tennant (actor and current star of BBC Show Doctor Who) is the ideal headteacher. Image from www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho Primary school children were asked to vote for the person they would most like to be in charge of their school. Some of the other choices included Barrack Obama, JK Rowling, [...]
Save your bookmarks online
Many people use the ‘Bookmarks’ or ‘Favorites’ feature of their web browser to save links to their favourite sites. Did you know that you can also save your bookmarks online, using sites like Delicious? This has a number of benefits: You can access your bookmarks online, from any computer that has an internet connection. So, [...]
Ideas to Inspire
WOW! The response to my ‘Amazing Ideas for Inspiring Writing’ presentation has been fantastic. Over the last three days, the number of ideas has risen from five to twenty-four, and I still have lots of new contributions to add. Thank you to everyone who has blogged, tweeted or retweeted about the presentation, in order to [...]
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