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 two day conference consists of structured debates, workshops and [...]

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.
This event is designed to look at “inspirational ways of motivating students who have significant variations in their levels of communication, behaviour and learning needs bring together colleagues from a broad range of settings: Warmstone PRU, Harbour School, Foxwood [...]

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.

It is always a joy to watch growded-ups and children, take off and fly, with speaking and listening, [...]

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 [...]

Day Two at Cadoxton Primary School, an INSET day working with the teachers and staff of Cadoxton, joined by 19 delegtes from 12 visiting schools: Gwenfo Primary, Romilly Primary,  Eagleswell Primary, Gladstone Primary, Lakeside Primary, High Street Primary, Fairwater Primary, Ninian Park Primary, Llanfair Primary  and Palmerston Primary.