2011 October – Flying Start Education Magazine

Outdoor Play

October 19, 2011 By Sonia Leave a Comment

Flying Start catches up with PlayGardens about their latest news on Outdoor Play. advertisement Toddlers Outdoor DVD brings play to life! A new DVD illustrating the rich experiences that six one year olds have as they play outdoors is now available from Playgarden. Made by Siren Films the Toddlers Outdoors: Play, learning & development DVD has been developed in conjunction with Early Years Consultant, Jan White who has also written the accompanying notes. One thing that the DVD clearly illustrates is that toddlers thrive outside. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General News, Outdoors, Teaching and Learning

Climate Change Through Greener Behaviour

October 17, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Flying Start looks at the increasing number of solar panel installations in schools across the UK and the difference that renewable energy can make to our environment More than ever, people are attempting to live as ‘green’ as possible. From recycling to car sharing, many are adapting a new way of living in order to help reduce the size of their carbon footprint. The country is also starting to see a gradual shift in the type of energy that we use and one change that can make a big difference is the use of solar panels as a cleaner form … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: British Gas, carbon emissions, Cummins Generator Technologies, energy, George Swindale, MySolar School, MySolar School competition, reducing carbon footprints, renewable energy, solar panels, solar panels in schools, Stamford Queen Eleanor School

Explore Learning Search for future Mathematical Einsteins!

October 6, 2011 By Sonia Leave a Comment

Explore Learning and the NRICH Project are hosting a National Maths Competition for all primary schools across the UK to find the nation’s best young mathematicians! The National Young Mathematicians’ Award invites schools to enter a team of two boys and two girls. These top four mathematicians will represent their school in this prestigious competition where the first rounds will be held at their nearest Explore Learning centre on the 1st of November 2011. Entrants will be presented with a challenging mathematical problem and will be … [Read more...]

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