Learning Environment

Learning Environment http://www.teachingexpertise.com/topic/learning-environment The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en Goals, rewards and deferred gratification http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/goals-rewards-and-deferred-gratification-12179 <p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves /> <w:TrackFormatting /> <w:DoNotShowRevisions /> <w:DoNotPrintRevisions /> <w:DoNotShowMarkup /> <w:DoNotShowComments /> <w:DoNotShowInsertionsAndDeletions /> <w:DoNotShowPropertyChanges /> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInva<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/goals-rewards-and-deferred-gratification-12179">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/goals-rewards-and-deferred-gratification-12179#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Learning Environment Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:04:49 +0000 jlee 12179 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com How your setting can foster communication skills in early years http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/how-your-setting-can-foster-communication-skills-early-years-8000 <p>Communication involves giving and receiving messages in many different ways – often using spoken words, written words, symbols and pictures. Ideas, feelings and information are also communicated through movement, gesture and body language, as well as musical and artistic expression.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/how-your-setting-can-foster-communication-skills-early-years-8000">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/how-your-setting-can-foster-communication-skills-early-years-8000#comments Early Years Early Years Focus Early Years Professional Learning Environment Teaching and Learning Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:14:07 +0000 scameron 8000 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Learning from home with ICT http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-home-ict-7005 <p>Despite all she’s been through, Catherine Jones remains surprisingly upbeat. A 47-year-old single mother of two sons, she has faced the usual obstacles while raising her family. But in Catherine’s case there was always an added difficulty: Michael, her elder son, aged 15, is autistic and hates school so much that four years ago he came close to killing himself. Today, however, he is in Year 11, preparing to take his GCSEs and talking enthusiastically about his plans for post-16 study.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-home-ict-7005">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-home-ict-7005#comments Bullying Classroom Teacher Emotional wellbeing ICT and learning Learning Environment SENCO Special Educational Needs Teaching and Learning Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:32:54 +0100 scameron 7005 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Your ideal learning culture: following it through http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/creating-professional-learning-culture-part-two-4065 <p>Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.<br /><em>Ralph Waldo Emerson </em></p><p>It is increasingly important to pay attention to the kinds of cultures we create during the course of our daily work. With that in mind, we look at how to develop a learning culture in our schools for the purpose of professional learning</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/creating-professional-learning-culture-part-two-4065">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/creating-professional-learning-culture-part-two-4065#comments Continuing Professional Development CPD for leadership CPD leader CPD practice CPD Week Learning Environment Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:24:33 +0000 scameron 4065 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Your ideal learning culture: turning blue sky dreams into reality http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/your-ideal-learning-culture-turning-blue-sky-dreams-reality-4043 <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.<em><br /></em></span><em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Ralph Nader</span></em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span><b style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/your-ideal-learning-culture-turning-blue-sky-dreams-reality-4043">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/your-ideal-learning-culture-turning-blue-sky-dreams-reality-4043#comments Continuing Professional Development CPD for leadership CPD leader CPD practice CPD Week Learning Environment Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:59:33 +0000 jlee 4043 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Dealing with SEBD: positive handling http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/dealing-sebd-positive-handling-3990 <p>Many people’s mental picture of a school for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties will include an image of children – mainly boys – involved in regular outbursts of physical aggression towards adults and pupils. This often leads to the regular use of physical restraint. This was the reality at The Willows School. Over the past two years, however, violence has decreased dramatically, and there has been an increase in positive relationships and behaviour between children, and towards adults.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/dealing-sebd-positive-handling-3990">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/dealing-sebd-positive-handling-3990#comments Behaviour Management Classroom management Classroom Teacher Emotional wellbeing Learning Environment NQT SENCO Special Educational Needs Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:49:42 +0000 scameron 3990 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The school business manager's role in sustaining a VLE http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/school-business-managers-role-sustaining-vle-3884 <p>In our <a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/school-business-managers-role-implementing-vle-3687" target="_blank"><strong>previous article</strong></a> we described what a virtual learning environment (VLE) is, and then considered the process which a school may go through in establishing a VLE. We can all identify occasions in schools when large sums of money have been spent on purchasing IT systems, yet, over time, they have become forgotten.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/school-business-managers-role-sustaining-vle-3884">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/school-business-managers-role-sustaining-vle-3884#comments Assistant Head Deputy Head Financial management Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment School Business Manager/Bursar Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:34:09 +0000 scameron 3884 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The school business manager's role in implementing a VLE http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/school-business-managers-role-implementing-vle-3687 <p>Virtual learning environments (VLEs) have become one of the hot educational topics among both senior leadership teams and at partnership meetings between groups of schools. The government’s direction that all schools should have an operating VLE embedded in their working practices and those of students has certainly concentrated the minds of many school leaders. School business managers may have been part of debates over the respective merits of different VLE platforms, and many colleagues will understandably have been asked to investigate their suitability in the context of cost.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/school-business-managers-role-implementing-vle-3687">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/school-business-managers-role-implementing-vle-3687#comments Assistant Head Deputy Head Financial management Headteacher ICT and learning ICT Manager Leadership and Management Learning Environment School Business Manager/Bursar Teaching & Learning Coordinator Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:50:57 +0000 scameron 3687 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Using a virtual learning environment (VLE) to raise attainment http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/vle-raise-attainment-3498 <p>There was once a time when using technology in a school was a laudable aim but prohibitively costly. In time it became a reality for schools to have whole teaching rooms kitted out with expensive hardware that enabled pupils to access the curriculum in more adventurous and high-tech ways.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/vle-raise-attainment-3498">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/vle-raise-attainment-3498#comments Assistant Head Deputy Head Headteacher ICT and learning ICT Manager Leadership and Management Learning Environment Raising Achievement School Improvement Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:12:56 +0100 scameron 3498 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com How to plan classroom seating layouts http://www.teachingexpertise.com/resources/cpd-resource-how-to-plan-classroom-seating-layouts-3328 <p>Taking time to produce a well thought out classroom seating plan can have positive effects all through the school year. Seating plans to encourage group learning experiences and tips to accomodate new ways of learning are explored in this free downloadable resource. Written by John Beresford</p> Classroom management Classroom Teacher CPD for NQTs CPD policy Head of Year Learning Environment NQT Personalised Learning Teaching and Learning Teaching Assistant Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:28:28 +0100 scameron 3328 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Understanding and managing classroom space http://www.teachingexpertise.com/resources/cpd-resource-understanding-and-managing-classroom-space-3324 <p>The use of space in a learning environment can significantly affect teaching and learning.<br /> <br /> This resource offers advice on classroom ownership, spatial arrangements and classroom layouts, and explains how you can avoid teaching in a poor learning environment even when changing the size of the space is not an option.<br /> <br /> Written by Jane McGregor</p> Classroom management Classroom Teacher Continuing Professional Development CPD for NQTs CPD policy Head of Year Learning Environment NQT Personalised Learning Teaching and Learning Teaching Assistant Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:28:27 +0100 scameron 3324 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The classroom as a physical environment http://www.teachingexpertise.com/resources/cpd-resource-classroom-as-a-physical-environment-3325 <p>While the use of space and displays in a classroom are important, so are the physical conditions; the airflow, the light and the colour are just some significant factors. <br /> <br /> Ways to optimise the school environment from this perspective are outlined in this resource, as suggestions are made on how to create the most effective classroom.<br /> <br /> Written by Rob Walker</p> Classroom management Classroom Teacher CPD for NQTs CPD policy Head of Year Learning Environment NQT Teaching and Learning Teaching Assistant Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:28:27 +0100 scameron 3325 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Wall displays as learning aids http://www.teachingexpertise.com/resources/wall-displays-as-learning-aids-3326 <p>Creative classroom displays can seize students' attention and stimulate learning. <br /> <br /> This resource offers case examples and tips for teachers as to how they can make the best use of wall space at school.<br /> <br /> Written by Kirstie Andrew-Power and Charlotte Gormley</p> Classroom management Classroom Teacher Continuing Professional Development CPD for NQTs CPD policy Head of Year Learning Environment NQT Teaching and Learning Teaching Assistant Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:28:27 +0100 scameron 3326 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Creative classrooms http://www.teachingexpertise.com/resources/creative-classrooms-3327 <p>Creative classrooms encourage creative thinking.<br /> <br /> This resource explores what students want from their learning environment and looks at how to design an inspirational space.<br /> <br /> Written by Dr Catherine Burke</p> Classroom management Classroom Teacher Continuing Professional Development CPD for NQTs CPD policy Creative learning Head of Year Learning Environment NQT Teaching and Learning Teaching Assistant Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:28:27 +0100 scameron 3327 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Planning for behaviour management http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/planning-for-behaviour-management-3372 <p>At the start of the new school year there is a danger of being overloaded with information. You must quickly familiarise yourself with essential information such as timetables, class lists, dates for your diary, the curriculum and lesson plans. And, of course, we all spend time with colleagues catching up after a period away from the workplace.<br />  <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/planning-for-behaviour-management-3372">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/planning-for-behaviour-management-3372#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Learning Environment Phonics Teaching Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:45 +0100 scameron 3372 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Discipline for the whole-school, classroom and individual http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/discipline-for-the-whole-school-classroom-and-individual-2605 <strong>Introduction<br /> <br /> </strong><em>Whole-school, classroom, individual</em><br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/discipline-for-the-whole-school-classroom-and-individual-2605">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/discipline-for-the-whole-school-classroom-and-individual-2605#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Classroom management Learning Environment Teaching Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:37 +0100 sara 2605 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Teaching basic behavioural skills http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/teaching-basic-behavioural-skills-2633 <strong>Introduction</strong><br /> <em><br /> Making good behavioural choices </em><br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/teaching-basic-behavioural-skills-2633">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/teaching-basic-behavioural-skills-2633#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Classroom management Learning Environment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:37 +0100 sara 2633 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com 'Serotonin time' in the classroom http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/serotonin-time-in-the-classroom-2429 <strong>Introduction</strong><br /> <br /> Serotonin, first identified in 1948, is a substance found extensively in the human gut, as well as in the blood stream. In the human body it is synthesised from the amino acid tryptophan by various enzymes. A tiny amount can have a huge impact on behaviour. Imbalances can cause changes in mood, emotional states, sleeping patterns, appetite and other behaviour.<br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/serotonin-time-in-the-classroom-2429">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/serotonin-time-in-the-classroom-2429#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Learning Environment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:35 +0100 sara 2429 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Peer pressure: good or bad? http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/peer-pressure-good-or-bad-2276 Peer influences surround us all. These influences can be beneficial yet damaging at times. With children, there is a significant pressure to 'fit in' and mixing in with the wrong crowd can have effects on behaviour.<br /> <br /> This issue of Behaviour Matters explains how peer pressure can be used as a positive classroom technique to improve behaviour. <br /> <br /> <strong>Introduction</strong><br /> <br /> No one wants to be seen as the misfit or the one who doesn't quite fit in with the group, so peer pressure can be a major contributory factor in student misbehaviour.<br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/peer-pressure-good-or-bad-2276">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/peer-pressure-good-or-bad-2276#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Classroom management Learning Environment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:34 +0100 sara 2276 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com We are all teachers of behaviour http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/we-are-all-teachers-of-behaviour-2179 Everyone had a favourite teacher at school. No doubt there was also one that was equally revered. Thinking back, what separated the good from the bad and led you to form this opinion? Be honest! Was it because the favoured teacher was genuinely better, or was it because the one whose lessons you dreaded was stricter in terms of punishment? Without realising it, these feelings of negativity would have had a direct impact on your learning. How could this have been avoided? Behaviour Matters investigates! <br /> <br /> <strong>Introduction</strong><br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/we-are-all-teachers-of-behaviour-2179">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/we-are-all-teachers-of-behaviour-2179#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters CPD for support staff Learning Environment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:33 +0100 tina 2179 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com "Successful schools are creative schools" http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/successful-schools-are-creative-schools-2183 It could be argued that the bedrock of effective professional and personal development in schools is the extent to which creativity in staff members is harnessed and nurtured. Without paying specific attention to creativity, a crucial dimension of potential may be lost. With this in mind, we take a look at the ways in which schools might support creativity, in all its many manifestations, in order to boost CPD. We also report on the so − called creativity 'squeeze' that seems to be happening in some schools.<br /> <br /> <strong>Quote of the week</strong><br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/successful-schools-are-creative-schools-2183">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/successful-schools-are-creative-schools-2183#comments Continuing Professional Development CPD Week Learning Environment Personalised Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:33 +0100 tina 2183 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Accentuate the positive! http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/accentuate-the-positive-2188 How are you feeling today? Seriously, are you happy, sad, indifferent?...A positive working environment is vital not only for staff, but for pupils too. Negativity breeds negativity and at a time where signs of clinical depression are reported to be recognised in children as young as primary school age, a positive school environment is just as important as a happy home, if not more so. <br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/accentuate-the-positive-2188">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/accentuate-the-positive-2188#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Learning Environment Work-Life Balance Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:33 +0100 tina 2188 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Can you handle it? Deflect the pressure! http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/can-you-handle-it-deflect-the-pressure-2225 <em>'Please Mrs Butler<br /> This boy Derek Drew<br /> Keeps calling me rude names, Miss.<br /> What shall I do?<br /> <br /> Lock yourself in the cupboard, dear.<br /> Run away to sea.<br /> Do whatever you can, my flower.<br /> But don't ask me!'</em><br /> <br /> <em>Please Mrs Butler</em> <strong>- Allan Ahlberg </strong><br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/can-you-handle-it-deflect-the-pressure-2225">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/can-you-handle-it-deflect-the-pressure-2225#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Classroom management Learning Environment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:33 +0100 tina 2225 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Strategies for cognition and learning difficulties http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/strategies-for-cognition-and-learning-difficulties-2018 <p>Children with cognition and learning difficulties make up the largest group of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream schools. Each is an individual and particular strategies will be valuable, but there are some generic approaches to share with colleagues that may help them to differentiate effectively for children who find it hard to learn.<br /> <br /> <strong>Support for SENCOs</strong><br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/strategies-for-cognition-and-learning-difficulties-2018">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/strategies-for-cognition-and-learning-difficulties-2018#comments CPD for support staff Disability Inclusion Learning Environment SENCO Week Special Educational Needs Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:32 +0100 sara 2018 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Using timed reminders in the classroom http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/using-timed-reminders-in-the-classroom-2022 <p>For many students simply getting through an hour-long lesson can be a major issue. They will often become anxious on the way to school, although foreboding can begin as early as the start of the week.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/using-timed-reminders-in-the-classroom-2022">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/using-timed-reminders-in-the-classroom-2022#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Classroom management Learning Environment Teaching Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:32 +0100 cassandrafaria 2022 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Outdoor learning in the school grounds http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/outdoor-learning-in-the-school-grounds-1954 To inject some enthusiasm into this dimension of school life, the DfES has invested £250,000 in a garden designed by Chris Beardshaw for exhibition at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The garden will involve collaboration with children from twenty schools across England to design a garden which will offer first hand experience of growing plants, and enhancing learning of the national curriculum. In time, the garden will be permanently located in the north of England as a resource to train teachers and show a 'realistic vision of what can be built in school grounds'. <br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/outdoor-learning-in-the-school-grounds-1954">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/outdoor-learning-in-the-school-grounds-1954#comments Continuing Professional Development CPD Week Learning Environment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:31 +0100 cassandrafaria 1954 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Behaviour management for the new school year http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/behaviour-management-for-the-new-school-year-1959 <p>Schools, teachers and students all have the opportunity to celebrate two fresh starts to the year, one in January and one now, at the beginning of the school year, in September. This provides an opportunity to remember all those good intentions and approaches that you could not introduce “mid-year” – words like consistency, a planned approach and self -calming techniques come to mind.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/behaviour-management-for-the-new-school-year-1959">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/behaviour-management-for-the-new-school-year-1959#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Classroom management Learning Environment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:31 +0100 cassandrafaria 1959 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Behaviour management during 'cover' lessons http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/behaviour-management-during-cover-lessons-1986 <p>Your's sick and you realise you cannot go into work. Or there's a family or personal issue. You know only too well that your absence will cause timetable problems and that your place will have to be covered by a colleague or supply staff. </p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/behaviour-management-during-cover-lessons-1986">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/behaviour-management-during-cover-lessons-1986#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Classroom management Learning Environment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:31 +0100 cassandrafaria 1986 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Removing barriers to learning http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/removing-barriers-to-learning-2000 <p><strong>Support for SENCOs</strong></p><p><em><strong>Removing barriers to learning for pupils with communication and interaction difficulties</strong><br /> </em>Being unable to express yourself and make your needs known must be one of the most frustrating of human experiences. Similarly, trying and failing to understand what someone else is struggling to convey can be extremely disheartening. </p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/removing-barriers-to-learning-2000">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/removing-barriers-to-learning-2000#comments Communication and social skills Disability ICT and learning Inclusion Learning Environment SEN provision SENCO Week Special Educational Needs Teaching Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:31 +0100 sara 2000 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Attention! Gaining theirs and seeking yours http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/attention-gaining-theirs-and-seeking-yours-1939 <p>The whole class is busy and actively engaged in a variety of learning activities. Discussion, partner work and quiet reading are all taking place. The teacher is moving from group to group, dealing with individual difficulties, and scanning general behaviour. He/she is using a range of strategies to reward appropriate behaviour and to refocus any off-task pupils. When the need arises to address the entire group, it is interesting to note the strategies generally used, compared to all those available. </p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/attention-gaining-theirs-and-seeking-yours-1939">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/attention-gaining-theirs-and-seeking-yours-1939#comments Behaviour Management Behaviour Matters Classroom management Learning Environment Teaching Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:30 +0100 jlee 1939 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Specific and planned intervention http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/specific-and-planned-intervention-2291 <p>Last week and the week before, we looked at inclusive practice and how children's diverse needs can be met in 'ordinary' classrooms. This week, we acknowledge that for some pupils, this will not be enough. There will be a small but often significant, minority of learners for whom specific and carefully planned intervention can be extremely valuable. <br /> <br /> <strong>Support for SENCOs</strong><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/specific-and-planned-intervention-2291">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/e-bulletins/specific-and-planned-intervention-2291#comments Inclusion Learning Environment Literacy, reading, writing skills Parental Involvement SENCO Week Special Educational Needs Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:21:29 +0100 sara 2291 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Music as a learning aid http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/music-as-a-learning-aid-3360 <p>Reports in the press and books such as <em>The Mozart Effect </em>by Don Campbell (2001) have popularised the idea that music can have beneficial effects upon learning. They have claimed that listening to certain types of music may enhance thinking skills, or create an appropriate mood, or climate, for effective learning to take place.</p><p>Meanwhile, serious attempts to establish clear and objective links between listening to music and the enhancement of learning in general have been undertaken by Shaw (2000) and others.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/music-as-a-learning-aid-3360">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/music-as-a-learning-aid-3360#comments Classroom Teacher Head of Year Learning Environment Music In The Classroom Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:21:01 +0100 scameron 3360 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The importance of school size http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-importance-of-school-size-3365 <p>The media coverage given to the Channel 4 Dispatches programme <em>The Children Left Behind </em>and the fact that it was made in the first place, has provoked mixed feelings. Since the government is spending billions on rebuilding and redesigning schools, I’m pleased to see people discussing issues of school design. I was disappointed, however, that the discussion has been focused on school size, which, it seems to me, is a red herring in this important debate about the form of future schools.<br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-importance-of-school-size-3365">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-importance-of-school-size-3365#comments Classroom Teacher Head of Year Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment Raising Achievement Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:21:01 +0100 scameron 3365 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Multi-sensory environments in special schools http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/multi-sensory-environments-in-special-schools-3277 <p>They come in all shapes and sizes and, as small, Victorian-built special schools make way for much larger state-of-the-art edifices, architects are including them in their new designs. Multi-sensory environments are now firmly established as part of the therapeutic facilities of many special schools. But with their origins in the snoezelen rooms of the 1970s, they too have undergone something of a metamorphosis. Rooms whose key features were soft structures and ball-pools have been replaced with hi-tech environments using the latest technology to transform pupils’ sensory experience.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/multi-sensory-environments-in-special-schools-3277">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/multi-sensory-environments-in-special-schools-3277#comments Classroom Teacher ICT and learning ICT Manager Learning Environment SEN Policy SEN provision SENCO Special Educational Needs Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:59 +0100 scameron 3277 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The changing aims of primary education http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-changing-aims-of-primary-education-3252 Can schools be both learner-centred and standards-led at at the same time? Two papers for the Primary Review describe the emergence of such a hybrid from the century-long struggle to define the aims of education.<br /> <br /> <strong>Personalised learning</strong><br /> A paper comparing approaches in six countries – Scotland, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, France, England and Wales – over the last 40 years observes the struggle has been between calls for: <br /> <ul> <li>a flexible and autonomous system shaped around the needs of children</li> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-changing-aims-of-primary-education-3252">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-changing-aims-of-primary-education-3252#comments Classroom Teacher Curriculum Manager Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment Learning Styles Personalised Learning Raising Achievement School Improvement Teaching and Learning Teaching Tips Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:58 +0100 scameron 3252 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Time to start trusting teachers http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/time-to-start-trusting-teachers-3257 The NAHT’s commission of inquiry concludes that we need to build trust across the education system so as to remove the perceived need for:<br /> <ul> <li>systems of hyper-accountability</li> <li>micro-management by external agencies</li> <li>negative control mechanisms</li> <li>high-stakes pressure on teachers and students.</li> </ul> <strong>Trust breakdown</strong><br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/time-to-start-trusting-teachers-3257">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/time-to-start-trusting-teachers-3257#comments Assessment Classroom Teacher Curriculum Manager Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment Raising Achievement School Improvement Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:58 +0100 scameron 3257 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Extended schools: learning from the past http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/extended-schools-learning-from-the-past-3225 The appeal of extending the use of schools beyond the traditional school day and into the wider community has a long history.  Not surprisingly, it has frequently occurred to people that limiting the use of school premises to tightly restricted times and a minority of the local population is wasteful of what could be a central community resource. In this issue we look at what has been suggested and, more importantly, put into practice in the past.<br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/extended-schools-learning-from-the-past-3225">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/extended-schools-learning-from-the-past-3225#comments Deputy Head Extended Schools Headteacher Home-School Coordinator Leadership and Management Learning Environment School Business Manager/Bursar Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:57 +0100 scameron 3225 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Virtual learnings environments for extended learning http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/virtual-learnings-environments-for-extended-learning-3230 <p>Eighteen months ago the Ofsted evaluation of extended schools suggested that extended services were helping to enhance self-confidence, improve relationships, raise aspirations and produce better attitudes to learning among pupils. Just last month Christine Gilbert, Her Majesty’s chief inspector for education, children’s services and skills, reinforced this:</p><p><em>‘It’s encouraging to see that extended schools... are making good progress overall in the range of services they offer for children, young people and their families.’</em></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/virtual-learnings-environments-for-extended-learning-3230">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/virtual-learnings-environments-for-extended-learning-3230#comments Assistant Head Deputy Head Extended Schools Headteacher ICT and learning ICT Manager Learning Environment Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:57 +0100 scameron 3230 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Learning from our European neighbours' education systems http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-about-education-from-our-european-neighbours-3203 <em>‘The assumption that an early primary school starting age is beneficial for children’s later attainment is not well supported by research evidence.’</em><br /> (Riggall and Sharp, 2008)<br /> <br /> With the development of school links and the growth of modern foreign language (MFL) teaching in primary schools, it is an appropriate time to look at how primary school education is organised in other European Union countries. This is particularly relevant with the extension of the early years curriculum and the emphasis on standards of attainment. <br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-about-education-from-our-european-neighbours-3203">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-about-education-from-our-european-neighbours-3203#comments Assistant Head Classroom Teacher CPD policy Curriculum Manager Deputy Head Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:56 +0100 scameron 3203 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The financial side of becoming an academy http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-financial-side-of-becoming-an-academy-3181 <em>‘Academies embody all that we are seeking to achieve as a government, tackling social exclusion and transforming the prospects for the least advantaged in our society. My passionate belief is that educational success is the route to social justice.’</em><br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-financial-side-of-becoming-an-academy-3181">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-financial-side-of-becoming-an-academy-3181#comments Financial management Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment School Business Manager/Bursar School Financial Management School Governor Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:55 +0100 scameron 3181 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com SEAL: good for teachers, schools and students http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/seal-good-for-teachers-schools-and-students-3192 As a headteacher I have had experience of working in two schools that worked very hard to successfully change the culture that had previously existed. Although both my experiences predated the introduction of the SEAL (social and emotional aspects of learning) initiative of 2005, what we did to effect the culture changes in both schools is mirrored in much of the literature, research and advice currently available. <br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/seal-good-for-teachers-schools-and-students-3192">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/seal-good-for-teachers-schools-and-students-3192#comments Assistant Head Deputy Head Emotional Literacy Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment SEAL Coordinator Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:55 +0100 scameron 3192 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Planning and funding environmental improvements to your school grounds http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/planning-and-funding-environmental-improvements-to-your-school-grounds-3099 <p>There had been a growing interest in recent years in the role of environmental education and the importance of encouraging young people to be aware of their role in sustaining their local environment. Linked with this has been the need to encourage children to make the most of outdoor spaces for play and learning. Since 1990 the charity Learning Through Landscapes has been campaigning on behalf of children to improve school grounds.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/planning-and-funding-environmental-improvements-to-your-school-grounds-3099">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/planning-and-funding-environmental-improvements-to-your-school-grounds-3099#comments Classroom Teacher Funding Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment Outdoor Learning School Buildings School Business Manager/Bursar School Improvement Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:53 +0100 scameron 3099 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The Children's Plan: key points for early years http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-childrens-plan-key-points-for-early-years-3068 <p>The Children’s Plan sets out the government’s strategy for improving the wellbeing, health and opportunities available to children and young people in England. </p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-childrens-plan-key-points-for-early-years-3068">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-childrens-plan-key-points-for-early-years-3068#comments Child protection Early Years Early Years Professional Funding Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment Parent Parental Involvement Raising Achievement School Governor Staying safe Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:52 +0100 scameron 3068 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The benefits of introducing young children to ICT http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-benefits-of-introducing-young-children-to-ict-3072 <p>According to ICT adviser Harriet Price it is no longer simply a case of thinking in terms of the benefits that an ICT-rich educational experience brings to children. She insists that technology is now such an important part of children’s everyday lives that a learning environment without it would be completely out of touch with their own realities.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-benefits-of-introducing-young-children-to-ict-3072">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-benefits-of-introducing-young-children-to-ict-3072#comments Classroom Teacher Early Years Early Years Professional ICT and learning Learning Environment Raising Achievement Teaching and Learning Teaching Assistant Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:52 +0100 scameron 3072 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The Primary Capital Programme http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-primary-capital-programme-2990 <em>This article was published in December 2007</em><br /> <br /> Clapped out old terrapin huts, tiny school halls of little use to a class of 30 let alone a school of 400 and classrooms erected sometime between the Norman conquest and the accession of Queen Victoria. All these could soon be a thing of the past as run-down primary schools all over the country are set for a major facilities revamp.<br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-primary-capital-programme-2990">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-primary-capital-programme-2990#comments Funding Headteacher Leadership and Management Learning Environment School Buildings School Business Manager/Bursar Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:50 +0100 jlee 2990 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Creating an outdoor learning environment for the early years http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creating-an-outdoor-learning-environment-in-the-early-years-2968 <p class="rteindent1"><em>‘A rich and varied environment supports children’s learning and development. It gives them the confidence to explore and learn in secure and safe, yet challenging, indoor and outdoor spaces’</em><br /> (Statutory Framework for the EYFS commitment 3.3)</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creating-an-outdoor-learning-environment-in-the-early-years-2968">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creating-an-outdoor-learning-environment-in-the-early-years-2968#comments Activities Classroom Teacher Early Years Early Years Professional Emotional wellbeing Learning Environment NQT Outdoor Learning Play Teaching and Learning Teaching Tips Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:50 +0100 admin 2968 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Sustainable nursery schools: Environmental review at EYFS http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/sustainable-nursery-schools-environmental-review-at-eyfs-2969 Monkchester Road Nursery School and Family Centre is a local authority nursery school in Newcastle upon Tyne providing 104 full time places for three- to four-year-olds. More than half the children access free school meals and approximately 15% have special educational needs. <br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/sustainable-nursery-schools-environmental-review-at-eyfs-2969">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/sustainable-nursery-schools-environmental-review-at-eyfs-2969#comments Early Years Professional Headteacher Leadership and Management Leadership Vision Learning Communities Learning Environment School Buildings Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:50 +0100 admin 2969 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Building Schools for the Future: Involvement for governors http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/building-schools-for-the-future-involvement-for-governors-2964 Governors, the oft-repeated mantra goes, play a pivotal role in the ‘strategic management’ of schools in England and Wales.<br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/building-schools-for-the-future-involvement-for-governors-2964">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/building-schools-for-the-future-involvement-for-governors-2964#comments Funding Leadership Vision Learning Environment Parent School Buildings School Business Manager/Bursar School Governance School Governor Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:49 +0100 admin 2964 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Shaping a CLASI learning environment http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/shaping-a-clasi-learning-environment-2827 <p>Antidote’s research demonstrated that schools can improve the quality of teaching and learning by ensuring that staff and students feel CLASI – capable, listened to, accepted, safe and included. This is because the experience of feeling CLASI means they:</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/shaping-a-clasi-learning-environment-2827">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/shaping-a-clasi-learning-environment-2827#comments Classroom Teacher Learning Environment Learning Mentor NQT Raising Achievement Teaching and Learning Teaching Assistant Teaching Tips Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:46 +0100 jlee 2827 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Learning outside the classroom: examining the school grounds http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-outside-the-classroom-examining-the-school-grounds-2786 <p>In September 2004 the House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee announced an enquiry into education outside the classroom.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-outside-the-classroom-examining-the-school-grounds-2786">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-outside-the-classroom-examining-the-school-grounds-2786#comments Assistant Head Continuing Professional Development CPD leader CPD practice Deputy Head Early Years Professional Headteacher Learning Environment Outdoor Learning Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:45 +0100 jlee 2786 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com