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Making music with SEN pupils | Subject LeaderAre pupils with special educational needs receiving the level of music provision they ought, as LAs and schools are getting more money for it than ever before? Learning through dance | Subject LeaderExploring magical myths and legends through the medium of dance can bring a whole new perspective to creative learning, says Lisa Symonds Developing leadership using sport in schools | Subject LeaderImproving pupils' leadership skills can have a positive impact on many areas of school life and PESS provides a key opportunity to develop, hone and improves them, explains Jill Wyatt Getting back in the game: Alex Chambers | Subject LeaderA vicious attack from an opposing player when she was 17 years old meant that Alex Chambers was told she would never play hockey again. 15 years later she promotes sport in schools and is representing England in Rock-It-Ball Sport spotlight: Rock-It-Ball | Subject LeaderRock-It-Ball is the fastest growing sport on the planet according to Paul Kildreth, secretary of the International Rock-It-Ball Federation Inspirational athlete: Nicola Adams, boxer | Subject LeaderNicola Adams talks about becoming the first female to box for England at 18 years old, in the first of three interviews with women in amateur boxing who are at the top of their game Every Child Matters: challenges and opportunities for CPD | Subject LeaderWhat impact will Every Child Matters have on CPD in schools? According to Steven Coombs and Mike Calvert, it will be huge; and schools need to be ready M-level degrees: what can teachers expect? | Subject LeaderAcademic or obscure, instrumental or professionally liberating? CPD Update editor Cliff Jones asks what we can expect the new Master's degrees for all teachers to look like Free concert tickets for budding music critics with Bachtrack | Subject LeaderInvite your pupils to become published music critics with the Bachtrack Young Reviewer programme Self-evaluation forms: going departmental | Subject LeaderAnne Clarke, principal of Benton Park School, discusses the value of departmental SEFs Case study: restructuring lessons to advance learning | Subject LeaderDeputy head Betty Port discusses how she looked at restructuring lessons to transform learning across her school Learning to learn: changing the curriculum | Subject LeaderStaff at the Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington, decided it was time for a change. Six months later there is a real sense of staff and students working together for the future. Chris Love describes how learning to learn was introduced to his school Creative thinking: a personal, learning and thinking skill | Subject LeaderIf the spirit of creativity were allowed to flower, could we cope? David Leat looks at the way that everyday constraints leave schools ill-equipped to teach creativity and the way that it can flourish when those constraints are removed Funding for music in school | Subject LeaderGill O'Donnell describes funding available from the organisation Youth Music Investing in e-books for children | Subject LeaderEnsuring that all pupils can read by the time that they leave primary school is a priority for headteachers across the country. Ben Barton looks at how new technology might make this easier Innovative teaching of PE and sport | Subject LeaderAngela Youngman looks at some innovative ideas to get children moving Providing difficult feedback to staff: What to say and how to say it | Subject LeaderDeputy headteacher David Morley examines how best to provide feedback, how to prepare for it and how to train others to do it Teaching religion: the duty to be impartial | Subject LeaderWhat are the legal restrictions on how we should teach religious studies in school? The cool 'no hands' approach to assessment for learning | Subject LeaderMiraz Triggs found that random name generation as a way of choosing who would answer questions focused students’ attention and led to a higher level of participation Young athletes: identifying and nurturing sporting talent | Subject LeaderWhat turns a competent athlete or 'player' into an exceptional performer? Crispin Andrews considers the make-up of this type of talent and highlights some issues for schools Helping students to become storytellers: Games and activities | Subject LeaderStoryteller Taffy Thomas provides games and activities to stimulate children's and young people's capacity to tell stories Creative and sensitive teaching of religious education | Subject LeaderAngela Youngman turns her attention to religious education, potentially the most difficult and divisive of subjects to teach creatively and sensitively Guy Claxton's character curriculum for the learning age | Subject LeaderGuy Claxton invites debate on his eight character strengths and virtues for the learning age A global career with global choice | Subject LeaderTeaching abroad is no longer seen as a sideways move that could harm career progression. Steve Caulfield of the Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpar, describes some of the opportunities Scheme of work: Thinking actively in a social context Year 6 science | Subject LeaderPeter Leyland describes how he used TASC to teach his Year 6 class about measuring time The benefits of skiing: at home and trips abroad | Subject LeaderLisa Symonds looks at the benefits that skiing can offer schools and provides some tips on arranging a school skiing trip Inspirational athlete: Sonia O'Sullivan, middle distance runner | Subject LeaderSonia O’Sullivan – Ireland’s middle distance runner and most crowned sportswoman - speaks to Tina Ryan about her days as a young athelete and her journey since Sport and equality: South Africa | Subject LeaderIn 1992 South Africa was allowed back into world sport. The reborn sporting nation has had remarkable national team success and has hosted major sports events – but is it being matched by integration? Chris Green reports Boxing in schools: an anti-bullying scheme | Subject LeaderBoxercise classes and boxing clubs in schools can be used to improve fitness and behaviour, as well as tackle bullying and racism says Rob Bowden Primary homework | Subject LeaderHaving found himself in a governors' free-for-all on the subject of homework, Roger Smith describes that experience and shares his own thoughts and that of researchers on the subject Be creative with maths | Subject LeaderAngela Youngman has found some exciting new approaches to the teaching of maths Activities for overcoming fear of number | Subject LeaderJohn Senior highlights the importance of helping learners to have fun with numbers and develop positive attitudes towards mathematics Silver GA Award for 'Reading Our Landscapes' geography resource | Subject LeaderAcclaimed geography resource Reading Our Landscapes picks up Silver GA Award at annual Geographical Association conference Science lesson plan for Key Stage 2 - reflecting light and sound | Subject LeaderThis science lesson plan for Key Stage 2 works on a number of levels, writes Caroline Coxon Study Plus: helping pupils achieve their potential | Subject LeaderEducation writer Dorothy Lepkowska reports on how Study Plus – a course designed to support students who have the ability to improve their academic performance – is being implemented and received in the classroom Managing gender difference issues in the D&T workshop | Subject LeaderIs it possible to create a more 'gender balanced' learning environment? Natalie Griffiths explains how she investigated the effect of gender on learning in the D&T classroom and developed strategies to benefit pupils of both sexes The importance of reading in primary schools | Subject LeaderSteve Mynard, editor of Primary Headship, urges us to make reading our biggest priority Ideas for topic-based learning in science | Subject LeaderCrispin Andrews looks at the increasing emphasis on topic-based learning and offers some ideas to teach science through the topic of birds Renewed Primary Framework for Mathematics | Subject LeaderKath Donovan looks at the Renewed Primary Framework for Mathematics Renewed Primary Framework for Literacy | Subject LeaderSara Wernham looks at the Renewed Primary Framework for Literacy and discovers how it will affect teachers The learning journey for maths | Subject LeaderLorraine Barber, a numeracy adviser from Worcestershire, explains the importance of effective and exciting maths teaching Self-evaluation and PE | Subject LeaderPenny Cottee offers some top tips on self-evaluation and the teaching of school sport Key concepts: the new secondary PE curriculum | Subject LeaderCrichton Casbon, curriculum adviser for PE at the QCA, explains the new PE curriculum changes to Penny Cottee Delivering dance in primary schools | Subject LeaderDance specialist and SSCo Kim Spiller offers advice to primary teachers about delivering high-quality dance Teacher training for primary PE specialists | Subject LeaderPE and Sport Today talks to primary link teacher Lorraine Livingstone who, despite the inadequacies of PE training for primary teachers, has become something of a specialist Providing quality PE in primary schools | Subject LeaderCrispin Andrews talks to assistant headteacher Karen Collinswood about the role of school leadership in developing high-quality PE in primary schools Sport spotlight: Boxing comes back into schools | Subject LeaderTina Ryan explores the reinvention of boxing as a school sport Young sporting ambassadors | Subject LeaderIn the countdown to 2012, the Young Ambassadors programme is striving to ensure the much-vaunted legacy of the London Olympics becomes a reality Argument for a truly physical education | Subject LeaderAndrew Cushing argues the case for a new programme of physical education in schools Inspirational athlete: Abebe Bikila, long distance runner | Subject LeaderInspirational people: PE and Sport magazine looks at the legendary Abebe Bikila, the first of the great Ethiopian distance runners, who won back-to-back gold medals in the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games Hands-on science | Subject LeaderA murder investigation, crisis in outer space and stick insects! Peter Leyland reports on a chemistry competition that really gets pupils thinking CPD for science teachers | Subject LeaderBy training the teachers to train the pupils, the burgeoning network of science learning centres aims to put Britain back at the leading edge of scientific exploration. Alison Redmore, director of the East of England SLC at the University of Hertfordshire explores its origins and its role Heads welcome flexibility of the new Key Stage 3 curriculum | Subject LeaderEducation writer and former head Gerald Haigh talks to Dr Keith Bothamley, deputy head (curriculum) at Horsforth School, and Richard Brown, principal of Minsthorpe Community College in Wakefield, about the new KS3 curriculum The Key Stage 3 review | Subject LeaderPrimary headteacher David Dixon applauds many of the changes that the Key Stage 3 review heralds, arguing that many of them will bring about practices already embedded in the best primary schools Young people support family diversity | Subject LeaderBarry Griffiths summarises key points of an online debate about family relationships African-Caribbean views on slavery | Subject LeaderHistory can help young people to see the ‘big picture’ about enslavement, says E Kay Traille Cognitive acceleration | Subject LeaderPhilip Adey, one of the original proponents of CASE (cognitive acceleration through science education), reviews developments in the approach and critically examines its use in schools Physical support in games and PE | Subject LeaderKris Lines surveys this highly litigated area — and suggests a step-by-step approach to safety within the law Creativity in the science curriculum | Subject LeaderMany of your teachers will not be science specialists. Angela Youngman has been looking at innovative approaches to the teaching of science that help encourage children’s inquisitiveness Key Stage 3 curriculum review | Subject LeaderBrian Rossiter, headteacher of Valley School, Worksop, North Nottinghamshire, offers his take on the KS3 curriculum review Shakespeare in the 21st century | Subject LeaderGeorghia Ellinas, Secondary National Strategy regional adviser, describes an initiative that allows pupils to enjoy a Shakespeare play in their own time and space Learning to love languages: resources for young linguists | Subject LeaderIn 2002 Gwen Goodhew was dismayed at the lack of resources she found for young linguists. Five years later, her research has revealed changes for the better. From thinking skills to thinking schools | Subject LeaderDavid Leat reflects on the contribution of cognitive acceleration through science education (CASE) and the way in which initiatives such as this can contribute to thinking communities Case study: Restructuring the curriculum | Subject LeaderRestructuring the curriculum can enhance personalised learning, risk taking, creativity and Key Stage 3 and 4 results, as Mo Laycock, Headteacher, Firth Park Community Arts College, reports Sports equipment: action to avoid negligence claims | Subject LeaderSetting out and packing away heavy equipment can be dangerous. Kris Lines sets out safety precautions that will minimise the risks to pupils and staff Building partnerships to boost creativity | Subject LeaderIncorporating more creativity in your curriculum will take staff out of their comfort zones, but will pay dividends in raised motivation and achievement for students, writes Becky Swain The challenge of modern foreign languages | Subject LeaderFollowing the publication of Lord Dearing’s recommendations Angela Youngman explores the implications of every KS2 child learning a modern foreign language Strategies for closing the student achievement gap | Subject LeaderA summary from the Everyone Wants to Learn conference (Feb 2007) of the elements that participants considered should be part of any strategy to shape a school community where everyone wants to learn Delivering the International Baccalaureate: a curriculum with a world identity | Subject LeaderAn outline of the content of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and what schools need to consider when deciding to apply to deliver the curriculum it offers. By Tristian Stobie Observing classroom assistants | Subject LeaderHow can you make judgements about the performance of your assistants when they are in the room working alongside a teacher/ practitioner? Kevin Bullock provides one solution Teachers' relationships in the workplace | Subject LeaderThe relationship of teachers in the workplace is an under-researched area. Educational psychologist Kairen Cullen discusses her study Networking for whole-school improvement - case study | Subject LeaderIn 2003, Blackburn with Darwen’s secondary schools decided to apply to become one of the National College for School Leadership’s (NCSL) Networked Learning Communities (NLCs). John Westwell, Des Callaghan, Joanne Emberton and Jenny England describe the background to that decision and how the Leading into Learning NLC has developed into a major force for professional development and improved attainment in Blackburn with Darwen. Making connections: networking to improve teaching and learning | Subject LeaderBarbara Spender outlines the benefits for students that can come from schools collaborating with each other in a formal partnership where staff give mutual support and share resources What does 'my space' look like? | Subject LeaderDaniel Raven-Ellison shows how geographical thinking makes sense of the world Musical concepts and elements | Subject LeaderPatricia Lee explores practical ways for you to introduce children to musical concepts and elements. Community cohesion - will history help? | Subject Leader‘Community cohesion’ is now a legal obligation on school governors and we must make the best of it, says Richard Bird, former headteacher and now legal consultant to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL). He asks how teaching of history could contribute to this objective. Learning about identity through museums | Subject LeaderCeline West shows how head spanners and glass eyes can be used to unpack prejudice. Promoting peace in our time | Subject LeaderHeather Osborne describes how PSHE and performing arts can be used to promote peace education. Singing your way to PSHE goals | Subject LeaderDr Christine Fanthome outlines the multiple benefits of singing in a choir. Assessment of maths pupils | Subject LeaderAndy Walmsley describes how action research at Biddick School Sports College was used to target students’ learning needs and develop peer coaching among teachers. Assessment for learning and cooperative learning strategies | Subject LeaderCooperative learning strategies aim to promote feedback loops relating to assessment and reflective learning in the classroom at Fallibroome High School. Jane Gormally and Francis Power describe the developments. Teaching and learning interventions | Subject LeaderWe are constantly trying to drive up standards of teaching and learning with new approaches, preferably those with a strong evidence base. But is ‘What Works?’ the right question? Should we really be asking ‘How do good teachers get better?’ Elaine Hall reflects on the messages from a meta-analysis of teaching and learning interventions. School visits abroad: invaluable to pupils and staff | Subject LeaderHeadteachers Anne Clarke and Annabelle Guyver analyse the benefits that trips abroad bring to participating pupils and to the staff leading them. Tackling the modern languages crisis | Subject LeaderAt the end of last year Sir Ron Dearing’s interim Languages Review was published. Headteacher Jim Donnelly looks at what he had to say and the suggestions for a way forward. Changes to teaching and learning | Subject LeaderThe DfES, QCA and the National Strategies have got plans for changes to teaching and learning. Is this news? We have learned to live with change. Recognising professional expertise in science education | Subject LeaderScience teachers are in the vanguard of gaining professional recognition linked to M-level standards. Derek Bell explains. Inclusive ICT: SENCOs' experiences | Subject LeaderICT can enhance opportunities for inclusive learning. However, getting the right ICT tools in place to support this process can be a daunting prospect. In this article Gerald Haigh, in conversation with SENCOs, shows what is possible and argues that simple innovations tailored to individual needs often work best. Report shows way forward for curriculum development | Subject LeaderLearners tend to have a narrow view of the relevance of the curriculum and their enjoyment of it decreases across the key stages. These are two of the key findings of an NfER review of the research on pupils’ experiences of and perspectives on the curriculum published in the UK between 1989 and 2005. Creativity in the curriculum | Subject LeaderA school with creativity at the heart of the learning process will benefit by increasing the motivation of staff and pupils, says former head, Dave Weston. In this article and case study, he shows the way to more imaginative approaches to curriculum planning. Links for international understanding | Subject LeaderRichard Ennals looks at the ongoing work to bring internationalism into schools and colleges. Getting the best from classroom observation | Subject LeaderFormer headteacher Roger Smith examines the impact of performance management guidelines – in particular the changes to classroom observation – and how they can be made to work. Laying plans for better music provision | Subject LeaderA second report from the Music Manifesto group has recommended a series of steps to improve music education at maintained schools in England A new language for learning | Subject LeaderFormer headteacher Tim Small, a member of of ViTaL Partnerships, introduces some excerpts from his colleague Ruth Deakin Crick’s new book on learning power and the effective lifelong learning inventory (ELLI). Strategic thinking for more able pupils | Subject LeaderHow can you help G&T pupils develop strategies for thinking about their work before rushing in? Peter Levin offers some solutions. Guiding students to make informed curriculum choices | Subject LeaderThe key change to the curriculum at Key Stage 4 has been to increase the breadth of choice. Alan Monks, Deputy Headteacher, describes the impact on Ellis Guilford School and Sports College, Nottingham. Making the right choices at 14 and 16 | Subject LeaderSarah Blenkinsop and Marian Morris examine young people’s decision-making patterns, the role their school plays, the skills they require and other influences on the choices they make at core points in their school career. The teaching vocation | Subject LeaderThe vocational nature of teaching has been eroded by successive government initiatives and we need to take action to preserve it, says Alex Alexandrou, chair of the International Professional Development Asscociation. Reading our Landscapes | Subject LeaderAn exciting new Geography resource was launched at the Geographical Association annual conference 2007. Personalisation: what does it really mean? | Subject LeaderRichard Bird, former headteacher and now legal consultant to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), looks at the different interpretations of personalised learning and what they might mean in practice. How music can promote wellbeing | Subject LeaderAntidote development director Marilyn Tew describes what she learned from a recent seminar on how music education affects student wellbeing. Recording and assessing children's language using 'virtual books' | Subject LeaderJoanne Haine, foundation stage coordinator at Baring Primary School in London, describes how innovative use of ICT made assessment exciting for children and practitioners alike. Bringing theatre to the early years | Subject LeaderPeter Wynne-Willson urges settings to bring live theatre to their children. On course for delivering Every Child Matters | Subject LeaderDr Barbara Spender, Freelance Writer and Researcher, with information supplied by Terry Smith, Assistant Headteacher, Ninestiles Secondary School, Acocks Green, Birmingham. Introducing Every Child Matters - routes through the curriculum | Subject LeaderDr Barbara Spender considers the key questions underpinning Every Child Matters implementation from first considerations about individual school priorities, through visibility in specific curriculum areas, to evaluation and measurement of success. Primary workshop ideas wanted! | Subject LeaderAny primary school teachers out there with workshop ideas? I’m organising a few Antarctica mornings for local primaries and I’m trying to work out what to do. Peer feedback and self-assessment | Subject LeaderSarah Treneer and Claire Kendall describe how they developed a technique for encouraging children to reflect on their own and others’ learning through the use of peer feedback. Med: How did I get involved in this? | Subject LeaderLisa Crosswood describes the benefits of a modular Masters degree in Education. Enrichment activity – values and ethics | Subject LeaderThis activity is about values, language, futurology, ethics and belonging. How schools are supporting sporting talent | Subject LeaderNeil Short reports on the result of a small survey into sports provision in schools. Enrichment activity – missing vowels | Subject LeaderAsk the pupils to imagine a world with no 'O' High drama | Subject LeaderNick Smurthwaite explains how the after-school organisation Stagecoach is helping pupils with ability in the dramatic arts. Who says girls can't play on the same team as boys? | Subject LeaderKris Lines takes the story of a girl who wanted to play mixed football after the age of 12, and explains its implications across the spectrum of school sport. Enrichment activity – vocabulary, empathy, insight | Subject LeaderA fun activity to encourage extension and development of vocabulary. Enrichment activity – art and design | Subject LeaderDesign today for tomorrow: this activity looks at an art movement as a starting point for designing and making a product. Thinking History: Questions, questions and more questions about questions! | Subject LeaderIf giftedness is expertise in development then gifted historians are, or should be, on the road to being masters of a discipline. But how do we identify and nurture gifted historians? Alison Rowan explains the role of NAGTY’s history think tank. Assessment: An overview | Subject LeaderHow can assessment be used as a tool for improving learning and achievement for all pupils? What do you need to do differently for your more able pupils? Coaching in performance management | Subject LeaderNeil Short looks at methods for supporting colleagues more effectively in the performance management process. Performance management: monitoring and review | Subject LeaderNeil Short looks at the second and third stages of the PM cycle: monitoring and review. Emerging mathematicians | Subject LeaderHelen Hann considers how we can support children and nurture their emerging mathematical concepts and understanding. Performance management | Subject LeaderFormer headmaster Neil Short examines the first stage of the PM cycle – planning. Monitoring team effectiveness | Subject LeaderJulie Jennings considers how you can go about monitoring the effectiveness of your Foundation Stage team. Teacher's expedition to Antarctica | Subject LeaderTeaching Expertise is delighted to announce our sponsorship of a teacher’s expedition to Antarctica, exploring how humans cope with extremes. Developing your team | Subject LeaderJulie Jennings considers how to build your Foundation Stage staff into an effective team. Leading a team | Subject LeaderIn this first of a short series on leadership Julie Jennings, an experienced teacher and educational consultant, looks at what it takes to be a leader. Parlez-vous Francais in your nursery? | Subject LeaderAngela Youngman finds out what is possible if you want to introduce a modern foreign language in your setting. Making music matter | Subject LeaderLeonora Davies, chair of the Music Education Council, talks to Nick Smurthwaite about the vital role of music and movement in early years development. Effective communication and engagement | Subject LeaderCommunication is by its very nature a two-way process. Children need to have these skills if they are to particpate in shared and meaningful communications. In this Inset package, based on the need for effective communication and engagement as described in the Common Core, Roger Hurn provides information and activities to help your staff think about ways of helping children to practise and develop their communication skills. Making sense of the world of mathematics | Subject LeaderDr Alison J Price of Oxford Brookes University explains why understanding the relationship between numbers, and the connections between calculations, is an important part of developing mathematical awareness, and how this can influence delivery of the curriculum. Developing international citizenship through a Japanese exchange | Subject LeaderTony Cassidy, citizenship coordinator at Kirk Hallam Community Technology College, Derbyshire describes the benefits of a Japanese exchange programme. Global poverty as a citizenship issue | Subject LeaderDon Harrison describes three ways to explore issues of global poverty through a new resource from Save the Children. Teaching about taxation | Subject LeaderJacek Brant found that taxation was an unattractive subject for pupils. He describes the findings of his team’s research and a practical resource that was developed in response to it. Preparing for peace: the expert's view | Subject LeaderA new study guide by Quakers makes a valuable contribution to peace, finds Brian Walker. Floundering over fossils: protecting our geological heritage | Subject LeaderDr Anjana Khatwa and Richard Edmonds raise questions about fossil collecting and how to maintain environments for a sustainable future. Performance tours and global citizenship | Subject LeaderTimothy Jones shows how performance helps students at the British Council School in Madrid become informed world citizens. The value(s) of community | Subject LeaderIn his regular column, Dr Graham Haydon suggests that reflecting on your own school can be a good way into raising wider questions about communities and the values they share. Darwin at Downe: a World Heritage Site? | Subject LeaderDr Susan Johnson explains how the UK’s bid to make Charles Darwin’s home a World Heritage Site will help to maintain biodiversity. Why should we assess PSHE? | Subject LeaderLucy Marcovitch shows how progression and achievement in PSHE can be recognised, demonstrated and celebrated at all key stages. Post-16 education for more able pupils | Subject LeaderPost-16 education for G&T pupils is disjointed and ill-supported. Mike Bulmer explains what needs to change. Using drama to teach sensitive issues | Subject LeaderChris Cowan explains how theatre in education can be a powerful tool in teaching sex and relationship education and other PSHE and citizenship topics. Able, gifted and talented days for linguists | Subject LeaderRuth Wilkes and Geoff Roberts describe a series of popular events in French and German. Schools and the 2012 Olympics | Subject LeaderWhat are the potential benefits to young people and how are schools preparing? Richard Bailey looks into the future. Bringing out talents through drama | Subject LeaderDr Jonothan Neelands, deputy director of research at the National Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth, explains how drama helps both the academically gifted and artistically talented. All distributed: sharing leadership to build capacity | Subject LeaderDistributed leadership has the potential to transform schools, raising achievement and inspiring more effective practice from staff. Trevor Arrowsmith shows how. Listen up: hearing what students have to say about learning | Subject LeaderStudent voice can be a powerful tool in encouraging higher levels of engagement in learning leading to raised achievement. But many schools still have a lot to learn about making effective use of this tool in practice to bring about whole-school improvement. We uncover some of the lessons learned so far. Networking to engage student voice | Subject LeaderNetworking to engage student voice Scheme of Work for KS3 Citizenship – Chantry High School | Subject LeaderThis scheme of work has the theme of Rich World Poor World. Planning framework for citizenship education | Subject LeaderQuestions for whole-school change – A suggested planning framework for providing citizenship education with a global dimension. Benchmarks in global citizenship education | Subject LeaderGlobal citizenship benchmarks for secondary schools. Fair Trade at Hartford High School | Subject LeaderThis project focused on integrating Fair Trade purchasing throughout the school and raising pupil and staff awareness of global issues. A personalised curriculum | Subject LeaderHeadteacher Peter Kent and deputy Annabel Kay describe how introducing a condensed KS3 programme in their school has created the opportunity for personalised learning. Without geography, you are nowhere | Subject LeaderDr John Hopkin, chair of the Geographical Association’s Education Committee, looks at why geography has lost its status in the subject league tables and the ways in which it can be put back on the school map. Learning through links | Subject LeaderFormer head Dave Weston describes how links with a Finnish school paid dividends for his staff and pupils and led to further similar initiatives. Primary geography: is it falling off the map? | Subject LeaderGeography is the poor Cinderella of the primary curriculum. Where did it all go wrong and what can be done about it? Paula Richardson, education adviser and chair of the publications board of the Geographical Association, makes some suggestions. A sporting chance | Subject LeaderNeil Short, education consultant and former head, looks at how schools are facing up to the challenge of supporting and developing sporting talent among young pupils. Pupil discussion at CDEC – bullying, fair trade and global citizenship | Subject LeaderYoung people discuss bullying, citizenship, fair trade and social responsibility. Friday 25th February 2005 – transcript. The global dimension in secondary schools – CDEC project reflection | Subject LeaderIf citizenship with a global dimension is taught and learned in all schools, great things can be achieved! Heather Swainston from Cheshire Development Education Centre explains how. Cross-curricular global awareness – NEAD | Subject LeaderThis project has shown how some 'blockages' to greater global awareness in schools can be unblocked. The challenge now is to share and learn from our experiences. By Sandy Betlem, NEAD. Global Citizenship across the curriculum at Chantry High School | Subject LeaderOur theme was 'Rich World, Poor World'. How do we open the eyes of children to equality issues? Eco-school project at Kirkley High School | Subject LeaderThis project supports the National Framework for PSHE and the National Healthy School Standard, as well as supporting the development of Citizenship throughout the school with some 1400 pupils. Global curriculum development at Broadoak High School | Subject LeaderGlobal citizenship has radically altered the Key Stage 3 curriculum at Broadoak High School. Global Citizenship Days at Benjamin Britten High School | Subject LeaderOur Global Citizenship days are off-timetable events with a mixture of quizzes, activities, video, and seminars. They are designed to cater for approximately half a year group at a time (110 students). Martin Luther King Day at Benjamin Britten High School | Subject LeaderThis was one of those projects that makes you think being a teacher really is worthwhile! India Day at Flegg High School | Subject LeaderAn anti-racism day held in 2002 brought together visiting speakers, specialist workshops, interested staff and visitors from NFC. This became a model for our first global citizenship event. One World Week at Diss High School | Subject LeaderOne World Day was part of a week linked to the School Development Plan, focusing on global issues. Multi-cultural Arts Day at Congleton High School | Subject LeaderOur multi-cultural arts day was aimed at Year 7 students and was one of a programme of stop days around global citizenship in our school. Fair Trade Day at Congleton High School | Subject LeaderFair trade day formed part of a whole school curriculum enrichment programme, and linked to the Citizenship scheme of work, which explores diversity and human rights in a local, national and global context. Student voice at Whalley Range High School | Subject LeaderMany schools would say their students have a voice, but do they really? What about at Whalley Range? Using school grounds for gardening | Subject LeaderThe Manifesto for Education Outside the Classroom promotes high-quality outdoor learning experiences to support cognitive skills and aid personal development – gardening fits the bill, says Dr Susan Johnson Focus on charitable trusts | Subject LeaderCharitable trusts give more than £350m to education annually. Louise Germaney looks at some of the biggest grant-giving foundations. New school, new role – the reality | Subject LeaderTop tips for surviving your first year at a new school, from teacher Ben Vessey ASE award for science teachers | Subject LeaderThe Association for Science Education (ASE), in collaboration with the Science Council, offers a professional qualification for science education professionals. Inspirational meetings! | Subject LeaderWouldn't it be nice if you had a reputation for organising and running meetings that were engaging, fun, productive, and used the talents of the people in the team? Maybe you do already... Are you ready for the new Ofsted inspection regime? | Subject LeaderThe new framework comes into effect this September. It will give schools more freedom — but this comes with tough new duties, says Mark Blois. Can creativity be taught? | Subject LeaderOn the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, Garry Burnett used the composer as a model to question whether creative skills such as problem-solving and interpretation can be taught Enterprise education: boldly going where no curriculum has been before | Subject LeaderEnterprise education has entered the Ofsted schedule as a subject to be inspected in all schools. But do you know exactly what it involves? Enrichment activity – problem-solving and creativity | Subject LeaderWalking on clouds: how could we engineer the possibility of walking on clouds in the sky? NCSL targets within-school variation | Subject LeaderHeadteachers working together in a National College for School Leadership (NCSL) research project have announced progress in overcoming differences in performance between departments within schools. Able mathematicians | Subject LeaderHow can teachers help their most able mathematicians? Lynne McClure, consultant for the Mathematical Association discusses the problems and offers some solutions. Enrichment activity – communication skils, history, creative thinking | Subject LeaderWhat name would you give to our present time? Enrichment activity – sport and citizenship | Subject LeaderA sport for all: the real challenge is the philosophy of the game: is it to be competitive or cooperative? Long-term learning development | Subject LeaderThe Deanes School is a specialist sports college in Benfleet, Essex, where for a number of years staff have been working on G&T programmes based on provision beyond the curriculum, writes G&T coordinator Keli Hampstead Manifesto to boost outdoor education | Subject LeaderProposals to help and encourage schools and local authorities to provide more school trips and increased opportunities for outdoor learning have been published by the government in a draft manifesto for consultation. Letting the genie out of the bottle | Subject LeaderSince 2001, when in the words of our Head Teacher, Patrick Hazlewood, we were to '...throw out the National Curriculum...', our school has focussed on discovering how we might best serve our students in order to make them independent, adaptable and confident learners able to meet the demands of the 21st century. Getting the most from mentoring | Subject LeaderClare Smale and Andrew Gibbons consider how mentoring encourages the development of a learning organisation culture The value of Latin in the curriculum | Subject LeaderLatin is a highly valued part of the curriculum at Benton Park School. Principal Anne Clarke explains why. Participation in sport on the increase | Subject LeaderSchool sport partnerships are continuing to be successful in increasing the amount of time pupils spend taking part in PE and sport. The gifted and talented in PE | Subject LeaderG&T coordinator Samantha Wilkinson of King's Wood School, Essex, explains how she has developed a PE programme for gifted and talented students Enrichment activity – critical thinking | Subject LeaderCritical thinking, communication, politics, philosophy, environmental awareness, economics. Grouping pupils by ability | Subject LeaderOne of the hardest jobs in teaching is to differentiate materials and teaching among pupils of differing abilities in the same class. So is grouping by ability right for your school and for your most able pupils? Jane West examines the pros and cons. Black, Wiliam and assessment for learning | Subject LeaderBlack and Wiliam (often mispelled as Black and William, with two 'L's) developed a radical approach to learning, as Charles Dietz reports. Religious Festivals | Subject LeaderWhy do we need to celebrate? Is there a pattern common to both religious festivals and secular festivals and celebration? Self-evaluation and audit: ways of working | Subject LeaderQuality standards are the new buzzwords in school self-evaluation for G&T coordinators. But what’s the difference between an audit and self-evaluation – and how do you do it? Jane West explains. Developing higher-order questioning | Subject LeaderJohn Senior looks at an approach that will help G&T students develop creative thinking. Running enrichment courses in museums | Subject LeaderDuring the academic year 2004-05, the London Borough of Lambeth developed an imaginative and creative partnership with GIFT to offer enrichment courses for gifted and talented primary and secondary students, held in local museums and galleries. Rosemary Butcher explains Most Related:
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