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British Science Week 2018

Well British Science Week 2018 has started and we hope all schools are taking the opportunity to participate in this fantastic event. So what is this all about? Well British Science Week 2018 takes part each year and is run by the British Science Association. The event lasts for 10 days and this year runs from […]

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Data logging in the Primary Classroom

Data logging in an excellent example of how to integrate computing and technology into the primary curriculum. Using this equipment helps to bring science alive and develops children’s confidence with using technology that is different from what they usual encounter in class. Data logging equipment today is simple to use and reasonably priced. Data Harvest, […]

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Integrating Computing and Technology into the Classroom

Integrating computing and technology into the classroom and other subject areas is I believe essential. It is not good enough to have separate lessons just for coverage of a curriculum. Technology offers many opportunities to engage children with their learning. Throughout my teaching career I have made a point of integrating technology into the classroom and […]

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Online Continual Professional Development (CPD)

Online Continual Professional Development (CPD) We are happy to announce that we will be providing online continual professional development (CPD) for teaching staff from this summer onwards. We have been planning this move for some time as we realise that schools often find it difficult to release staff from class. Our online continual professional development […]

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Supporting the EAL child in the Primary Science Classroom

Supporting the EAL child in the Primary Science classroom requires the use of real concrete objects. Using real objects will provide more vocabulary. To get this message across I started off with the teachers gathering together all the vocabulary they could think of for a lemon. When they had done this, I then showed them a coloured […]

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Events in Moscow

Museum Night I was very fortunate to be in Moscow when they had this event which was held this year on Saturday May 17th 2014. This is an annual event which is growing in popularity and where museums and other cultural establishments allow free entrance. There was a wonderful atmosphere in the city as people […]

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