Julia Skinner @The Head's Office
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These balloons are for everyone who entered 100 Word Challenge Week 7! You are all being given a balloon for giving up some of your holiday time to write a piece and as usual they were great! I’m not going to showcase any because they were all worthy ‘winners’ so help yourself to a balloon! This week is still a […]
Read moreThis is the final of the short series of guest posts looking at the use of technology in schools. Here are Part One and Part Two. We return to Michael Shepherd for our third reflection where he shows how far ahead the children may already be! The Original article is here ‘The New Currency’ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The principle goal of education […]
Read moreThis is the second in a short series from guest writers. The first can be seenhere. Today’s contribution comes from Neil Finney who is a teacher in Ontario, Canada. The original article can be seen here ‘Should Mobiles be Allowed in Class?’ It would seem that the UK is not the only place where mobile technology appears to be getting in the way of […]
Read moreI follow a lot of enthralling blogs, reading really thought provoking articles. I have recently come across some posts by two writers that I really enjoy. They have been writing about similar subjects and I felt that together they made a good series. The first is by Michael Shepherd who is a headteacher in Blackpool. The original article can be seen here […]
Read moreAs schools close for the Easter break, I thought I’d share with you the ‘holidays’ that some staff are having. No – don’t worry, this post is not about sun and sea! It is about Easter School. This is the name that one school has given to the booster classes being held over the holidays.
Read moreIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! There will NOT be a 100 Word Challenge on 22nd April The pot with the legs brought some fantastic entries to Week #5. Do make sure you pop & have a look. Many of them looked at things really differently and these are 5 of those I really liked! **********************WEEK #5 SHOWCASE********************** Edward Year 6 Galley Hill Primary Michalea Year 6 […]
Read moreWelcome to the NEW BIGGER Resource Centre! Over the past weeks we have had some excellent links posted to support teachers in their classrooms. We are now looking to extend this to welcome parents who do lots of activities with their children. You will not only inspire teachers that have a classroom full of children, but by simplifying crafts, you are […]
Read moreIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! There will NOT be a 100 Word Challenge on 22nd April Last week saw some very interesting entries. I do believe the writing is getting better with people thinking carefully about their writing. Have a look yourself Week #4
Read moreYet again we have had a wonderful time on the 100Word Challenge. Last week saw 150 entries by children writing creatively about the picture of the elephant. They are all SO good & I have decided to showcase some each week. Now these are not necessarily the BEST but they made me smile or I could see that the writer […]
Read moreLast week saw some very unusual links for great ideas. Among them we had Oliver Quinlan’s class showing us ‘Coffee Shop’ a great maths and discussion link. We also had Geocaching for Peter Yeomans who described it as IT with exercise! The Resource Centre is designed as a central place to come and check out ideas, recommendations and classroom plans. […]
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