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Men in Primary Schools network
A new network is being developed to support men in primary schools. The aim of the network is to increase applications from men to teacher training courses, achieve higher retention rates, and encourage more to stay in the teaching profession. Three short films with male primary school teachers have been created and three initial events are being [...]
Shared Search – crowd sources search engines for different topics
Tom Barrett has started a new collaborative project called ‘Shared Search‘… the aim is create a set of search engines related to specific topics, where the results have been contributed by educators. Tom has started the first one, which is linked to the topic of sealife. You can find out how to add sites to [...]
Home Loans for Teachers
Teachers Building Society has been appointed to manage the Home Loans for Teachers scheme set up by the Old Etonian Housing Association (OEHA). The scheme provides interest-free loans to teachers working in Islington, Camden and Haringey who would otherwise be unable to purchase their own homes. To date, home loans have been made to 11 [...]
Go-Givers
Go Givers is a free site for primary and middle school children (aged 5 to 14). It contains a wide range of free, engaging, and interactive citizenship-rich cross-curricular resources. www.gogivers.org There are areas for teachers, parents and children. The teachers’ section has free lesson plans and downloadable resources, which all aim to develop a sense of [...]
Primary Teacher Resource Centre
There are lots of places where teachers can chat and share ideas on Internet forums. Two of these include the TES Forums and our own Teaching Forum. A few months ago, I came across another forum… the Primary Teacher Resource Centre Forum (more commonly known as PTRC). http://primaryresourcecentre.myfreeforum.org/ The forum is full of a really [...]
Favourite blogs for teachers (part 3)
Following part 1 and part 2 of my ‘Favourite blogs for teachers’ posts, here is another collection of useful blogs to follow. Don’t forget to subscribe to their RSS feeds to get the latest updates. Technostories – This blog is a fantastic source of inspiration for using ICT in your classroom. Created by Bev Evans [...]
Favourite blogs for teachers (part 2)
A few months ago, I wrote a list of some of my ‘Favourite blogs for teachers‘. Here’s another collection of great blogs that you might want to explore and add to your RSS reader. The Whiteboard Blog – If you use an interactive whiteboard, you must read this fantastic blog from Danny Nicholson. Danny shares tips, [...]
Triangle – Three Way Communication
Triangle is an independent organisation, working directly with children and families, giving expert opinions to the courts and teaching / advising parents and professionals. They have recently produced a DVD called Three Way Street which shows how to get communication going with a child in the presence of another adult, using their skills and knowledge [...]
Free Stuff for Teachers
Free Stuff for Teachers has a HUGE collection of… er… free stuff for teachers! http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/freestuff.htm The site has wide range of resources covering Maths, Literacy, Music and many other subjects… with worksheet generators, interactive teaching tools, games, timers and lots more! The site is well worth browsing as you are sure to find something useful.
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