Introducing a New Curriculum – Literacy
In the new year my focus point will be the new curriculum. Literacy: when I began training there was lots of support for the teaching of literacy, the national strategies were...
Category: Teaching and Learning
We’ve got the iPads, now what?
This is mentioned to me more than I'd like – usually by exasperated teachers who discover that the school has 30 locked away somewhere that are never used or subject coordinators who...
Speaking and Listening
The iPad can be used in many ways to develop and promote a wide variety of speaking and listening activites. Although having one in the classroom means the teacher can record conversations...
iPad and Learning Needs
I often get asked about apps for Special Educational Needs – and in schools where I work the iPad has overtaken other options for supporting many pupils’ learning needs. The reasons are...
Reviewing the Computing Curriculum
We’ve now had around 3 months of playing time with the new curriculum and have begun to reflect on our progress – what has this meant for the teachers and pupils at...
e-safety – A New Curriculum?
Recent changes to the National Curriculum here in the UK have meant that teachers and school leaders are having to rethink many aspects of their curriculum provision. I have already begun my...