June 19, 2013

Learning Outside of the Classroom

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How can self-led visits to historic sites provide the most economical and inspirational cross-curricular outside the classroom learning opportunities? By booking an educational visit with English Heritage. All 400+ sites in our care can be visited free of charge and offer limitless learning opportunities because history by its very nature is cross-curricular. Whether you choose a prehistoric site, castle, abbey or mansion, there’s so much to see, hear, explore, touch, talk about, find out about and immerse yourself in that visits to them … [Read more...]

Taking Notes Like Tony

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Teacher, tweeter, houmous eater, graphic designer turned year 4 teacher, Claire Lotriet, featured in  Flying Start Education magazine earlier this year. Here we share her thoughts on Taking Notes like Tony. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been one to use what I would have called ‘mind maps’ both in and out of the classroom. They’ve gone by many names over the years: spider diagrams, brain storms or thought showers to name but a few. Then last summer, I went on a Philosophy for Children course and was given a recommendation … [Read more...]

The Software Choice for SENCOs

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SENCOs invariably have a limited budget, so have to buy wisely – never more so than in today’s economic climate. So how can you make sure that the software you choose is the right one to address learners’ difficulties, and how do you ensure that your purchase doesn’t remain at the bottom of the shelf collecting dust? iansyst, the parent company to dyslexic.com, outlines a few tips that are useful to consider before making your purchase, helping you to select the appropriate software and avoid costly mistakes. How accessible is … [Read more...]

Just add water

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School kid's interest in learning could be almost doubled by increasing their intake of water during the school day, according to a new survey commissioned by the Natural Hydration Council (NHC). The project was led by Dr Emma Derbyshire from Manchester Metropolitan University and involved 166 children aged 11-12 years St James’s C of E School & Sports College, Bolton.  The children at St James’s were provided with three 500ml bottles of water during the school day for three weeks. After just three weeks with the extra daily water, … [Read more...]

Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives

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Altered Attitudes Ltd is a ground-breaking training and consultancy company providing educational packages for young people with behavioural and emotional difficulties and professionals working with them. Our unique programmes address social skills and behavioural difficulties in an easy to understand, flexible, engaging style.They are ideal for anyone who has regular contact with children, both male and female. Other Altered Attitudes Ltd products are available at the website, please visit www.alteredattitudesltd.com Kool It! Anger … [Read more...]