Day Two of the National College Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Leadership Programme Phase Three, at The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, and we are providing the afternoon Keynote, focusing on the learning, harnessing technologies and adapability.

During the morning sessions we attended John Davitt’s Workshop “Old learning new tools” – an exploration of what is known [...]

Today, we were running a workshop looking at different technologies that can have an impact on standards in the classroom, as part of the Phase three of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Leadership Programme and their two-day residential conference, at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate. 
The conference consists of structured debates, workshops and keynote speeches. [...]

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Day two of the “Nurturing Narrative Event” here in Kent. Today, we had the joy of working alongside staff, and students, from Stone Bay School,  Broadstairs, Kent.
And… Wow! What a superb experience! The Kent SEN ICT crew, are a remarkable bunch. In the run up to this event, we have had a lot of Skype [...]

Roz Brown – English teacher at Valence School, Westerham, Kent, was kind enough to record the first part of her thoughts on using some of the virtual worlds with her special needs students.
Valence is a special school for students with physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Students are divided into ability groups for lessons.
Having seen [...]

Day 1 of the Nurturing Narrative Special Schools Event, at the East Malling Conference Centre, in Kent. The aim: give staff confidence to integrate technology, and engage students with mixed levels of language, communication and literacy needs.

A fun day of lessons at Binfield Primary School, Binfield, Bracknell Forest. Another lovely day, full of more laughter. Thank you to Jill Hanson, her colleagues and pupils for a thoroughly enjoyable wander through the world of words.

Here’s a different way of making a stop frame animation.
It is a good way of showing that you really do need to plan before you start.
Imagine the prep for this short film.

Wow!
What a varied and wonderful week! Northumberland, Darlington Birmingham, Newport.
And, what a way to end the trip, with a day spent alongside colleagues and pupils at Milton Infants School, Newport, South Wales.

A very enjoyable day in Carmel RC College Darlington, leading their “Creative ICT in Teaching Conference”.
The aim of the conference is to raise awareness of the use of gaming, Web2.0 technologies, and the associated teaching techniques, that will engage learners through ICT. There was a main focus on English and literacy, but with transferable skills [...]

Today we are at The Alnwick Garden for Northumberland’s “Be Creative in English” Conference – an inpressive setting,  including acres of fascinating plants, water sculptures, an infamous Poison Garden and one of the world’s largest wooden tree houses.
The conference was introduced by Lynne Swainston, Primary Strategy Manager. Lynne beautifully read the poem ‘Telephone Conversation’ by Wole Soyinka , [...]

Up North, in fact, as far North as it is possible to get in England, before heading over the border in to Scotland. The first of two days in Northumberland.
Today, we are working alongside the staff and children from Eastlea Primary School, in Cramlington, joined by visiting colleagues from across the authority, for a day [...]