May 25, 2013

Blackpool City Learning Centre

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It is fair to say that learning in schools and communities is the lifeblood of Blackpool Council’s City Learning Centre. As well as top of the range facilities to help school children, the service offers a wide variety of courses, specially designed to help support Newly Qualified Teachers and their development. This goal to help improve learning can be clearly found in the first paragraph of the CLC’s website:   “The Blackpool City Learning Centre's purpose is to promote and develop new and exciting ways of learning and to support … [Read more...]

English Heritage Throws Open The Doors For a Teachers’ Weekend

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Teachers and their own children are invited to enjoy a free weekend of fun and exploration at English Heritage sites throughout the country on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 May as abbeys, castles and historic houses open their doors for the first ever English Heritage  Teachers’ Weekend. Lucia Crothall, Education Marketing Manager for English Heritage explains, “We know how pressured teachers are today, and how hard it can be to find new places to take the children to  so we’ve thrown our doors open at the weekend so they can combine a day … [Read more...]