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teachwire.net/secondary Environmental education From Leafield comes a new suite of smart and stylish Envirobin Hub recycling bins, which allow students and teachers to recycle up to four different waste streams at source. The 186-litre Envirobin Hub is a bestselling option favoured by schools for its interiors-friendly design, compact dimensions and space saving form factor, allowing it to fit in tight spaces. It contains a 100-litre Envirobin Split Bin for collecting plastic bottles and aluminium cans, plus two 43-litre Enviropods intended for paper and general waste collection. The base of the unit itself is made from up to 100% recycled material (subject to availability), while its apertures and graphics areWRAP- compliant colour coded. Contact Leafield on 01225 816 541, email recycle@leafieldenv.com or visit leafieldrecycle.com What’s New? Our pick of the latest solutions and innovations for secondary education 5 1 Bring history to life Taking the Imperial War Museum North’s collection beyond the walls of the museum itself, schools can book specially created loan box experiences inspired by the First and SecondWorldWars. These IWM loan boxes can be delivered by teachers in the classroom and include objects, stories and teaching materials to bring history alive for pupils across all key stage groups. Available for free from IWM North to schools within the NorthWest region. To book a loan box, get in touch at learningnorthproject@iwm.org.uk 2 4 EDITOR’S CHOICE Lettings made easy BookingsGuru is a leading lettings administration and marketing service fromKajima Community. Take your school lettings to the next level with a dedicated account manager and a team of marketing specialists, ready to help promote your business. Schools retain complete control of their lettings team, while being able to free up their own staff for other tasks, and get access to a suite of lettings information and auditing tools. BookingsGuru can help you maximise the potential of your facility, without having to shift focus from your core business or deal with time-consuming administration. To find out more, contact 020 3075 1800, email enquiries@kajima.co.uk or visit bookingsguru.co.uk . Reading assistance ClaroRead and the other apps developed by Claro Software are used worldwide in schools, during exams and for personal study by people with dyslexia. ClaroRead SE Windows is a JCQ-approved screen reader that lets students to work independently without assistance from a human reader. Past exams saved as PDFs can be used with ClaroPDF for Windows and iOS, which will let users enter answers straight into a paper’s entry fields and read the questions aloud as required. Paper exams and other materials without existing PDF versions can be accurately converted using ClaroRead Plus. For more details, see clarosoftware.com Could you be a foster carer? More than a quarter of the foster carers registered with Action for Children have previously worked in education, and possess the qualities –patience, compassion, warmth– that the children the organisation looks after really need. Those willing to foster with Action for Children will be giving a child much needed love and stability, and in return receive all the training and support they’ll need. Foster carers will also receive an allowance so that they can afford to carry out their work. If you believe that you could give a child a safe and loving home, the organisation would love to hear from you– to find out more, visit actionforchildren.org.uk/fosterwithus or contact 0845 200 5162 PA R T N E R C O N T E N T 64 3