School in the Time of Coronavirus
School Life This could be the typical conversation in any primary school up and down the country. This pandemic has affected schools in many different ways. Schools have had to take an almost obsessive approach to assessing risk; to cleaning, visitors. We have amended the curriculum to better suit theContinue Reading
Tech will save us… Right?
Supporting the small primary school t develop their at-home provision.Continue Reading
We are missing an opportunity to truly transform digital education…
And, it should be said, it is not the schools at fault here. As a primary school practitioner I am incredibly proud of how schools transformed their provision when the March lockdown got. Schools across the country adapted creatively, often on a shoestring budget, to develop some kind of onlineContinue Reading
Covid Secure Pupil Voice
Prompted by a comment from one of my pupils recently ‘ we never see them anymore really though…’ Primary schools pride themselves on developing pupil leadership; encouraging children to get out of their comfort zone and allowing them to have a say in areas of school life. If your schoolContinue Reading
Taking a Primary School Online
I’m not going to pretend that I am an expert in this. Having taken the opportunity to reflect on what has been a memorable few months I wanted to evaluate some of the learning that has taken place online within our primary school. I hope that these thoughts will goContinue Reading
EdTech round up of 2018-9
Getting back to my roots now with a look at two new bits (and one not so new) of of actually useful edtech that has graced my school this year! Reusable Notebooks – Rocketbook The idea of a reuseable notebook is not new. And there a few on the market.Continue Reading