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Product Review: Mediamerge Observing for Impact
CONTACT: CLASSROOMOBSERVATION.CO.UK REVIEWED BY: JOHN DABELL It’s time to talk about the ‘Big O’. No, I don’t mean Roy Orbison,…
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Are design templates for new build schools a good idea?
THE SCHOOL LEADER: Claire Smith is principal of the Bedford Academy, which moved into brand new buildings on November 5th this year…
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Gaming and computer science at North Liverpool Academy
It’s sick!” exclaims a student in praise of the new learning taking place at North Liverpool Academy – using what used to be a term…
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Finance Q&As: conversion to academy status
Q. We are a non-church VA school that has recently become an academy. However, part of our site is still owned by the historic trustees,…
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Film club: celebrating modern languages
In our globalised world languages are essential for improving communication and international understanding, yet motivating young people…
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Teachers’ stories: Cathy McGowan
The moment i... ... first felt 'in charge' in a classroom I’ve desperately tried to remember that “Eureka” moment when it suddenly all…
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SEN: Carol Frankl on the best use of TAs
Often, secondary teachers are expected to know instinctively how to work with additional adults in the classroom without any discussion,…
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Classroom life: Longfield Academy
School profile location: Dartford, Kent Pupils: 970 The increasing usage of mobile technology in the education environment has long…
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Joining the digital age of teaching and learning
Have students fundamentally changed? Prensky and his fellow digital evangelists certainly think so. Others argue that there is nothing…
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Classroom life: Chestnut Grove Academy
The arts, which sadly seem to be being squeezed out of the curriculum at the moment, played a very important part in the development of…
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Why girls hate science, and how to change their minds
The under-representation of girls studying physics post-16 in England has once again hit the national news headlines, with the proportion…
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The case for keeping design and technology at the heart of the curriculum
The government’s proposals for reforming Key Stage 4 qualifications have prompted some passionate debate and considerable soul…
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Opinion: Vic Goddard on inter-school cooperation
Who would have guessed that a policy that at first divided local authorities, communities and even neighbours could actually lead to…
