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Primary Headstudy
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- Sandra Clement, headteacher at West Down School in North Devon shares her views about the highs and lows of headship.
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- 20/01/2008
An Inspirational Curriculum!
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- Balsall Common Primary School has received many accolades. In this article, Chris Baker(Assistant Headteacher) tells us about the school’s curriculum and we gain insight into why it is considered to be one of the best in the country.
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- 20/01/2008
The International Primary Curriculum: Captivating the Classr
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- Head teachers, Avril Newman and Sheila Cairns are busy people. As well as running their own ships, they are regularly welcoming other heads who have one goal in mind; to see what the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is all about. So what is the attraction?
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- 20/01/2008
A week in the life of a primary business manager
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- Paul Brock is business manager of Wexham Court Primary, a popular school with 470 pupils, on the outskirts of Slough; this is a fairly typical, varied week towards the end of summer term 2007.
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- 20/01/2008
Developing skills for communication and learning
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- Why do so many children lack basic communication and language skills? This is not an answer to that question but it is an outline of what they are doing at Wayield Community Primary School to address the issue. Valerie Rose looks at where children are coming from and what we might do to help them.
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- 20/01/2008
Taking bricks from the wall
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- How do you do your planning? Bill Boyle and Marie Charles from the University of Manchester give an international perspective on a very individual problem.
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- 20/01/2008
Making Sure Every Child Chatters
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- Being able to be understood, use language and communicate with others is the foundation for all learning and social development. It has a bearing on everything we do in life. Without these skills children may struggle to learn and make friends. This in turn limits their life chances. Kate Freeman, professional adviser for children’s communication charity I CAN explores the impact of poor communication.
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- 20/01/2008
Ready for language 2010?
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- Teaching a modern foreign language at Primary will become compulsory in 2010, just three years away. Yet many teachers and head teachers have still to get to grips with the opportunities for successful MFL teaching. In this case study we hear how Lyn Kendall at Lord Scudamore is forging ahead.
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- 20/01/2008
Supporting Schools to support families
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- 'Time for You’ young people’s counselling service is one of the many services provided by Relate (Rugby & N.E. Warks) Ltd. Relate is a National Charity and has many centres across the Country all providing relationship support for families, couples and young people. Lynne Hunt describes the school-based counselling support and explains how they are increasingly targeting younger students.
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- 20/01/2008
A View From the Head's Room
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- I often think that if Johnathan Swift was alive, he’d have a ield day satirising the nonsense that cascades from the DfES and into our schools.
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- 20/01/2008
Leading into the Unknown
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- Richard Gerver tells us about a radical change to the curriculum at Grange Primary School in Derbyshire. Taken from his new book ‘Leading into the Unknown’ we hear the inspiring Grange story.
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- 20/01/2008
Creativity and Learning
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- Continuing with our theme of curriculum development, Ian McGimpsey at the RSA explains about ‘Opening Minds’ a curriculum which is based on competencies rather than content.
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- 20/01/2008
The Primary Curriculum: doing things differently
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- If we are preparing to redesign our curriculum what are the basics that should guide us? Miles Tandy considers the key principles for a 21st Century curriculum.
- Submitted On:
- 20/01/2008
The pursuit of happiness
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- Last month Lord Layard caused something of a storm when he suggested that schools should be introducing lessons for pupils on how to cope with life and be happy. Bram van Asselt, of Sportplan explains how schools are already doing this simply by asking pupils to provide the information needed to create high impact lessons.
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- 20/01/2008
Displays to order
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- Janet Hill is a primary school teacher with a new direction. Starting with the simple idea that teachers might appreciate ready-made displays, she has started her own business – displays4teachers. Here she tells us about its origins and what they have to offer.
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- 20/01/2008
Up Against It: Target Practice
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- Every day is different in school. Isn’t that why we like it? But one day an ordinary staff meeting turned into dealing with a crisis that no amount of NPQH could really prepare you for.
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- 20/01/2008
Manager’s Briefcase 6
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- STAFF PAY POLICY
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- 20/01/2008
Manager’s Briefcase
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- How do you feel about performance related pay? It should be simple. Those people who work hardest and perform best should get more money – shouldn’t they? A logical conclusion but there are a few problems in education connected with this evidently logical statement.
- Submitted On:
- 20/01/2008
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