What is one of the simplest ways to ensure that your school signage isn’t a cocktail of mismatched and ill-considered elements?

So often the signage of a school is a cocktail of mismatched and ill-considered elements – the product of years of piecemeal additions. And, as a result, the opportunity to convey a cohesive message and a sense of school values to visitors, including Ofsted, is lost.

But for now, I just want to focus on one element – the school’s external noticeboard. For a school’s external noticeboard is something that visitors not only see first, but which is typically utilised and scrutinised more than any other, particularly by parents.

Indeed, if you are looking to buy an external noticeboard for the school which will make use of the opportunity to convey a cohesive message and a sense of school values to visitors or if you would like to replace your school’s noticeboard because it is failing to make use of this opportunity, Greenbarnes can certainly help.

We regularly supply schools with a range of external notice boards – from aluminium and hardwood to man-made timber – so you are sure to find an external notice board on our online shop which will suit the look and feel of your school.

Please do call us on 01280 701093 and we’ll be pleased to discuss our boards, send you a brochure, and give any advice and guidance that you may require.

Michael Barnes

Give students an insight into how a charity responds to a humanitarian emergency and challenge them to support those affected

It’s just two weeks since Hurricane Matthew devastated Haiti. Over a thousand people have been killed and more 2.1 million people have been affected.

Download our Hurricane Matthew presentation for schools

Our teams are on the ground, caring for injured people, distributing mobility aids including wheelchairs and making sure aid reaches the most vulnerable people living in isolated areas.

Can your school help by holding a Bring A Coin For Haiti collection, holding a non-uniform day or bake sale during morning break? Our free Presentation (PDF slideshow with notes) for assemblies, lessons or tutor groups gives an insight into the situation on the ground and what Handicap International is doing right now to support the most vulnerable.

Andrénise, seen in this photo with her young son, was hit by a brick during the hurricane. She tells us, “I thought I was going to die, I screamed for Jesus to save me”. Please can you help our emergency teams in Haiti respond to this awful disaster in one of the poorest countries in the world.

For a Fundraising Pack please email schools@hi-uk.org or call me on 0870 774 37 37.

Thank you for supporting our emergency response,

John McGeachy

Handicap International UK

P.S. Does your school have a community action or charity coordinator? Please can you forward this on to any staff member that you think may be interested.

How do you know if every child can hear everything that is said?

Imagine a child who doesn’t hear everything said in the classroom perfectly clearly.

He/she might well not admit there is a problem for fear of drawing attention to him/herself.   After all, not too many children actually ask to sit at the front!

So the situation continues.  The hearing deficit may be modest but, combined with poor acoustics in the room or extraneous noise from outside, it can lead to the child missing a lot.  The child resorts to asking a friend what was said, what the homework was and so on.  And work suffers.

A problem with hearing in the classroom, whether it is because the child suffers from hearing loss or has difficulty hearing because of the acoustics of the room, can go on for years without being spotted.

Any issues of this sort, whatever their cause, can be resolved quickly and easily by using a Soundfield system – a system already used in hundreds of schools across the UK.

In order to show how positive the benefits of a Soundfield system can be we can offer a free trial in a classroom in your school. You simply tell us when it is convenient to visit your school and we come in, set up the equipment, and show the relevant teacher how to use it.

The whole process takes about 15 minutes and you can then keep the equipment for up to three weeks. If you like it and it is having a beneficial effect on the learning in school, then great, we will leave you an invoice. If not, then we’ll come and collect it.

Alternatively if you would like us to have a look at your school hall and offer some advice regarding simple equipment to help ensure the school is complying with the relevant regulations in relation to visitors and pupils who are hard of hearing, we will be pleased to help.

• There is more information about our most popular Soundfield system, the Swift Digital, on our website here: www.connevans.co.uk/product/3109896/

To arrange a free three-week trial in a classroom or to invite us to take a look at a larger area such as an assembly hall please do:

• Phone 01737 247571
• Email phil@connevans.com

I look forward to hearing from you.

Phil Boswell

Director

As of April 2016 we are very proud to be … by Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Manufacturer and Supplier of Audio Equipment …  https://www.royalwarrant.org/directory?query=connevans

Wednesday 30^th November 2016

Programmed especially for teachers and lecturers of film and media, the Film Industry Conference offers an exclusive ‘behind-the-scenes’ audience with the people who bring you the biggest blockbusters and the best specialised cinema from around the world.

Who should attend?

The conference offers a highly relevant CPD opportunity to both new and returning delegates. Whether you are an established teacher, department head, or new to film and media, the format is highly engaging, informative and current.  All delegates will receive up-to-date materials from the sessions that can be taken straight back to the classroom.

The day will be broken down into three sessions

Session 1
Production case studies – two presentations looking at the production process of two recent films.

Paul Brett of Prescience and producer of “A Street Cat named Bob” and Rebecca O’ Brien, producer of Ken Loach’s “I Daniel Blake” will be presenting case studies of these two films! For those of you who have attended the conference in the past you’ll remember the in depth information given by these two outstanding producers.

Session 2
The art of Distribution –looking at both a blockbuster and a more specialised film, presenters will show, among other things, how they define the potential audience for a film, develop an advertising campaign as well as develop other promotions around a film.

Session 3
The future of cinema

Is cinema dying? How do audiences currently consume film and what does the future hold? A panel of industry experts will discuss what the future holds for film and the ways in which they see film being consumed in the future.

The conference will be held at:
Kingsway Hall Hotel
66 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2B 5BX

For more information please go to: http://www.thefilmspace.org/behind-the-film-industry-2016

FDA100 – Film Distribution Now

It’s great to see just how many of you have been using the FDA 100/ Film Distribution Now web resource.  If you haven’t had a look yet then click on the link below

Packed with information, film trailers and interviews with a variety of distributors and experts, your students can get a great snapshot of not only what is happening in film distribution now but also can gain an oversight of the ways in which film distribution developed over the past 100 years.

Go to FDA100 

The Film Space seeks to encourage and build an understanding and appreciation of the moving image, in all its forms, amongst children and young people in full time and higher education.

In addition to our conferences and workshops The Film Space provides teachers and educators free of charge access to a library of over 400 film related teaching resources at www.thefilmspace.org and www.filmeducation.org

Students who regularly test their literacy and numeracy skills with web-based games progress fastest overall across the subjects

According to recent research, carried out by Andrew Gallacher (an education coordinator at the University of Glasgow), students who regularly test their numeracy and literacy skills with web-based games progress fastest overall across the subjects.

Which is exactly why Education Quizzes exists – and why we are offering free sign up for schools to Education Quizzes for a whole year.

Our library of KS3 RE education quizzes covers an extensive range of topic areas, making them ideal for revising the knowledge that your students have learnt in their RE lessons, past and present.

Education quizzes are also ideal to set as homework tasks as it involves little to no PPA time – giving you more time to focus on planning and preparing future lessons and assessing the work of your students from lessons which have gone before.

To see the KS3 RE education quizzes that we have produced thus far, toggle through the Topic area links below. Alternatively, you can email admin@educationquizzes.com to request more information.

And if you would like to sign up free to Education Quizzes for a year, simply visit our schools’ registration page – www.educationquizzes.com/schools-uk-registrations/.

Topic areas

Buddhism 

Christianity 

Hinduism 

Islam 

Judaism 

Sikhism 

Atheism 

Lesser Known Religions

See all topic areas

How does a Body in a Box help to make the latest KS3 Science Curriculum truly amazing?

Curriculum changes often make for the most challenging start of the school year.  With new criteria, new lesson plans and new assessment techniques for KS3 science – it is highly likely to be the case this year.

However, the core objectives have not changed.  We all, as teachers, want to give our students the best possible learning experiences – so they can consider and solve problems they face in the world around them.  This is particularly important today – with STEM skills valued so highly by employers across a broader than ever range of professions.  Thinking scientifically gives students an advantage.

The latest incarnation of the curriculum includes a more demanding ‘Working Scientifically’ focus in an attempt to do this.  But, the real secret of success is to find a method of motivating students to such an extent that they want to study science and actually enjoy thinking like a scientist.

It is the reason workshops from Thinkers in Education focus on skill development whilst delivering enrichment and extension activities related to some of the most challenging curriculum content.

Consider the ‘Body in the Box’ hands-on workshop for up to 72 pupils in a day.

Students are challenged to identify a missing person from human bones found in an abandoned car.  It sounds nasty – especially when they discover the bullet hole in the skull.  But, throughout the 15 years we have delivered specialist workshops, we have found the more intriguing and realistic the scenario, the more game-like and competitive the activity – the more involved the students become and the more successful their learning.

‘Body in the Box’ includes DNA electrophoresis and forensic anthropology.  The workshop builds upon specific criteria in the new KS3 & 4 curriculum whilst being set within an exciting storyline, with emotive music, fast-paced challenges and finely-honed presentation techniques to maximise engagement.  With records to beat and prizes to be won, science is a truly amazing experience.

Best of all, this can all be delivered at practically no cost to the school.

To explore the wealth of workshop options available to your school and to learn how to minimise costs you can visit the website, email information@thinkersineducation.co.uk or call 01603 520 866.

Matt Hackett
Thinkers in Education

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The University of York is getting set for more sporting success with the addition of a new multi-use sports facility.

Rubb Buildings Ltd has been selected to design, manufacture and construct the 40m wide x 55m long steel and fabric clad structure at the University’s Sports Centre. The new sports structure will replace a Rubb BVE building, which was installed in 2006, measuring 40m span x 55m long, with 5m high sidewalls, a duo-pitch roof and an apex height of 9.8m (8.6m internal centre height).

The new sports facility will feature a taller apex height of 13.4m and provide a higher internal clear centre height of 11.9m. The Mansard, multi-pitch roof provides a greater internal volume of playing space at 20,600m³.

The sports building will include a central, premier standard, multi-sports court for recreational and performance level basketball, netball, badminton, futsal and volleyball.

The area can be divided into three sections, which can each accommodate a basketball or volleyball court or up to four badminton courts. With vertical netting the facility can be transformed to create a full hall show court for all sports including basketball, which will be supported by drop-down basketball nets and three scoreboards.

The 6.7m high sidewalls and end gables will feature 80mm thick steel cladding, and Rubb’s Thermohall insulated fabric membrane will complete the roof of the facility.

Dale Robinson, Rubb UK’s Structural Engineer, says: “We were delighted to be approached by the university to replace the existing temporary Rubb sports structure. The new permanent facility had a brief to provide a greater internal height clearance to give the university better opportunities to achieve more competitive sports events within the facility; with the main emphasis on badminton.

“The new sports building has an increased internal height clearance and has an increase of internal clear volume of 65% of the existing temporary structure. This allows for a wider range of sports, will enhance the experience of the users and give a greater sense of space.

“The new facility incorporates many enhanced services and sporting equipment and the co-ordination has been paramount to ensure every item is catered for in the design. The building was designed to utilise the existing foundations and a rigorous design process took place to ensure there were minimal modifications. The university will benefit greatly from the new facility, which I am sure will enhance their highly renowned sports programme.”

Gerfloor Taraflex™ Sport M sports flooring will provide the highest level of performance, comfort and safety and 2.4m high rebound boards will be fitted to the full internal perimeter. The sports building will also include a storage room for sports equipment. One main glass panel entrance door, six double pedestrian doors and one 4m x 4m roller shutter door provide access and egress to the sports hall.A dividing glass partition will be constructed between the playing area and the viewing walkway. A high level, gas fired heating system and LED lighting system, both designed to Sport England specifications will be installed in the sports facility.

While the building will be used primarily for sport, it will also be available for conferences and academic exam hall provision.

About Rubb Buildings Ltd

Rubb Buildings Ltd is a world leader in the design and manufacture of custom made relocatable engineered fabric structures.

Highlights include ground-breaking military buildings (aircraft hangars, shelters, storage facilities), specialist sports buildings and structures for a variety of sectors including aviation, ports, construction, bulk storage and environmental (waste and recycling).

All products are designed and manufactured at Rubb’s UK plant at the Team Valley Trading Estate in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The company was founded in 1977 and has a proud history of delivering innovative and quality structures to a wide range of clients.

The Rubb Group also has plants in the USA and Norway.

Rubb Buildings Ltd contact details:

For further information please contact Marketing Manager Clare Wilson on (0191) 482 2211, email c.wilson@rubb.co.uk or visit www.rubbuk.com

Middle East Education

www.middleeastedu.co.uk

meedu@talktalk.net

October 14^th 2016

Recent Upheavals in the Middle East, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

By Muslim and Jewish speakers together

To book or for more information:
meedu@talktalk.net

Much is happening in the Middle East which raises many questions. Our talks endeavour to address these issues.

The talks are given by two speakers together a Muslim and a Jew, who explore all issues with honesty and balance giving both sides of the story.

NEW. Age appropriate presentations for all ages and abilities, with many bright photos and maps. (see our website www.middleeastedu.co.uk for examples)..

Talks can be requested which give a brief history, or a human, social, historical or religious aspect of the current situation, or on a relevant alternative subject. For example, refugees, habitation of Palestine, security barriers, Jerusalem, Iran, Syria and ISIS.

Cost. Travel costs (train or car mileage), plus a voluntary contribution towards other expenses.

I very much look forward to hearing from you.

Ann Smith
Secretary

Charity Number 1165459

Inviting a speaker to do a special day in school sounds like a great idea. The children will have a special time, the teachers get a break from the routine of everyday teaching and a few more boxes get ticked.

Where do we start in choosing a speaker or activity if they haven’t been recommended or seen in action? And of course there is a cost. A parent of a pupil may be a great choice for an assembly if they work in a field that promises to inspired the next generation, if they know how to talk to a large audience of young people. Perhaps a STEM Ambassador or an academic from the nearest university will be available. All of these free of charge.

Of course with cost-free speakers it is harder to negotiate the event details, the style of talk or activity and make requests on the presentation itself. This is where hiring a professional makes a difference. A professional activity provider will ask the client what is the goal of the event, what is the overall message the students are to take with them. It will also try to understand the dynamics of the school and if there are particular aspects to be touched on.

Does a grant to cover this sound too good to be true? Well, it is in the remit of the STEM Directories and the Clothworkers Foundation to give all young people a rich educational experience. So the grant scheme is open once again so that teachers can chose a speaker or activity of their liking to inspire pupils and teachers with maths.

Here at Maths Busking we treat each individual event as bespoke. We write new material if necessary – as we did for Special Needs School that wanted a maths day for all children, including students that could not talk or count beyond 3. We may create a new format like we did at a secondary school that wanted to take maths into other subjects during the schools’ Maths Day – we created the Lesson Hijack where we interrupt lessons during for a short 10-15 min show. We may suggest a Masterclass for the most keen students in a day full of Stage Shows for the younger students that have never seen maths as a show. Etc. It is a dialogue.

So when we receive enquiries from schools wishing to apply to the Maths E&E grants the Royal Institution of Great Britain to cover our costs we know our approach to bookings will help the school succeed in the application. It is a very simple process asking for the teacher to show they have thought on how the event will impact in their teaching and what the legacy will be.

For more info about Maths Busking and examples of our material just click the little images icons for each trick at http://www.mathsbusking.com. Workshop topics include Using Fractions to Untangle Rope, How To Stay Alive (using Powers of Two), Getting into Shapes (exploring 3D shapes), as well as working out mathematical card tricks (no magic nor gambling).

To request a brochure please do call 078 430 21 209 or email maths@mathsbusking.com.

Dr Sara Santos, Mathematician and performer

Teachers can be under-confident when teaching foreign languages in the classroom because they do not have the language skills. What’s the most effective way of supporting your staff in the teaching of French, Spanish or German?

Avoiding the trap …
Have you been in the scenario where the teachers have been informed that they have to teach a language and seen the panic on their faces? Suddenly they have to read, write, speak and teach it to the children. Most teachers race on line to hunt through the mixed bag of resources.  Imagine their surprise if they could be provided with a proven resource that enables them to teach a language, they do not know, effectively.

Finding the resource …
What is the right resource? A resource which gives instant lessons, lesson plans and games, with sound, which are effective and fun. A resource which promotes linguistic confidence.

EDpaX offers …
Lessons that develop the teaching of French, Spanish or German in the Primary classroom.

There are 28 topics specially developed for teachers required to teach a foreign language using the interactive whiteboard. No preparation is needed! There are 500+ teaching pages, with sound, including games and activities. Each language introduces and reinforces initial language, spelling, vital verbs, simple sentence structure and small paragraphs. Colourful and effective interactive whiteboard language lessons and games at your fingertips! These instant lessons bring fun to language learning for both the teachers and the children. Ideal for all Primary school teachers.

Photocopy Workbooks each containing 56 differentiated photocopy pages which reinforce and consolidate every topic are included as a SPECIAL OFFER. Planning grids detailing the language used in each topic are there too.

Check out the product at  http://www.edpax.com/languages-mfl/

Want to try before you buy? Please download a full FREE interactive whiteboard teaching topic from Free Resources at http://www.edpax.com/free-resources/languages/

Do you need more information? Please email info@edpax.com or call 0845 4752289

One language product contains 2 disks plus the photocopy workbook for only £350

(excl. VAT and p&p). One-off purchase with full site licence.

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EDLounge Ltd launched EDVirtual (Our Virtual Classroom) in 2016 so that your establishments can target and educate those students with mental health issues, using your own teachers, mentors and qualified support staff, to educate learners in any situation.

We provide a safe and secure learning environment for hard to reach students, allowing them to achieve whilst offering educators our online platform and safeguarding tools. This will ensure each student reaches their full potential in a controlled and safe environment. Every learner has a unique and personalised learning pathway that enables them to follow a structured timetable of learning.

This is also a perfect resource to educate and teach students who are school refusers, demotivated, vulnerable, school phobic, long term sick, distance learners, persistently absent or students struggling with mental health issues.

Educate Those Students Missing Education

By using EDVirtual your teachers will be helping the process of re-engaging and re-integrating students back into education. Your teaching staff have the opportunity to use the virtual classroom to support students with any issues highlighted with their own learning pathway.

Our Virtual Learning Classroom

Our unique safeguarding tools have been developed with these students in mind, to give educators the best opportunity to deliver lessons to off-site students whilst monitoring their behaviour and safety. All virtual lessons can be streamed live for teacher viewing and are also recorded, automatically saved and sent direct to the establishment daily to ensure safeguarding all round.

The proven Virtual Classroom will allow you to:

• View students’ learning live via a secure server stream
• Mentor students through a written chat, verbal chat or face to face video link
• Set structured and personalised learning pathways for individual students, using school content or by using 7,000+ ready-made lessons provided
• Communicate face to face with students who are learning off-site

Request further information about EDLounge and EDVirtual with just one click.

For more information about our services, a two week free trial or a live online demo, contact us on 01909 568 338 or by email at mail@edlounge.com

It is with great pleasure that I can announce the launch of our dedicated Gapforce website for schools at the address and link below.

www.gapforceschoolgroups.co.uk

We hope that this provides ideas and inspiration for your future trips and we would be delighted to assist with any enquiries that you have for future programs at the school.

We really believe that the life changing experience and skills students gain from overseas school trips is invaluable.

Our Expedition leaders are highly qualified and enjoy making your trip an amazing experience. They are what makes us unique and are central to what we do. Not only do they ensure your schedule is carried out to the letter as booked, but they add immeasurable value to every trip with their enthusiasm energy and knowledge. Your safety is our main concern at all times and we conform to strict UK safety standards and carry out regular risk assessments and checks on all our expeditions.

We would be delighted to hear from you, and put together a program to suit the specific interests and needs of the school.

Kind regards,

James Catterall • Manager
Hurlingham Studios, Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham, SW6 3PA United Kingdom
Mainline: +44 (0)207 736 2769 | Email: james@gapforce.org | Website: www.gapforce.org

To help schools enjoy and promote the reciting and learning of poetry, the Performance Poetry Society is offering Secondary Schools the opportunity of having Jim MacCool’s Poetry Shows to visit this autumn.

Jim MacCool’s Shows have proved to be suitable for all ages and abilities of secondary school pupils and will enrich and entertain your pupils and staff alike.

Here are some comments from Secondary schools after Jim’s visit.

Poet Jim MacCool’s visits to All Saints
On Monday 9th & Tuesday 10th November, Years 7 and 8 were given the opportunity to attend an interactive poetry workshop led by performance poet Jim MacCool. Rhythm was a key focal point of the session with Jim accompanying his verse with a variety of instruments and props. After initial shyness, the students (and staff) were soon clapping, singing and on their feet joining in. It was a thoroughly entertaining  event!

St. Paul ’s High School, Bessbrook
A packed house cheered and applauded Mr MacCool after each verse and Celtic song. Pupils volunteered to go up on stage and dance to Jim’s Irish Drum. Jim sang, recited poetry and played the Irish Drum as he recounted stories inspired by Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
Roisin Patton, Drama teacher at the school, said of the performances, ‘Pupils were enthusiastic and involved throughout Jim’s performances. It was definitely worthwhile that he came along. Y9 Pupils, in particular, enjoyed ‘The Boxer’s Tale’ as well as the short question and answer session they had with Jim after that final performance’.

To find out how your school can take advantage of this opportunity and join in, please telephone me, Sandra Dennis on 0208 688 6951 or email performancepoetry@yahoo.com

for further details.

THE PERFORMANCE POETRY SOCIETY
Working In Universities, Colleges, Schools,
Arts Centres, Libraries And Prisons

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The Performance Poetry Society is the longest-serving provider of quality Poetry Services to Schools.

Performance Poetry Society
Tigh a Bhaird
15 Warwick Road
Stratford-upon Avon
CV37 6YW

Tel. 0208 688 6951
performancepoetry@yahoo.com

October is National Poetry Month
We operate throughout the year.

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 However when looking at the figures of children in year 6 this isn’t the case.*

It seems that after reception, for whatever reason, children’s healthy eating and physical activity habits take a down turn. Although the number of both obese and overweight children decreased from 2006 – 2015, the level of childhood obesity in year six has actually increased.

Since the mid-noughties we’ve seen a grand change in school meals. From ‘Turkey Twizzlers’ to meals you may even be tempted to tuck into yourself. And there have been obvious efforts by schools to increase both awareness of the benefits of healthy eating and the amount of healthy meals available in their lunch time menus.

So why have we seen this increase?

It’s all fine having these options available to the children but are they actually working to actively encourage healthy eating. We believe ‘doing’ initiatives’ provide a much better framework for success.

By actively involving children in their eating it helps to cement the mentality. We provide Healthy Tuck Shop options and support for schools and we think it we be a great thing for you to start.

The children gain first-hand experience at choosing healthy foods for their tuck shop (we even welcome them to phone us themselves to order) as well as a great opportunity to gain some experience with a small business.

We haven’t met someone that doesn’t love it yet!

Take a look at our new leaflet here

You can either order online here, or equally give us a ring on 01206 391179 or send an email to orders@tastytubs.co.uk.

Also, we’ve just completed our 2nd month with B1G1 – the Global Giving Initiative, with our customers help, together, we’ve supplied schools in rural India with 205 days of e-learning for their children. You can find out more on our website, we’d love to have you involved!

All the best,

The Tasty Tuck Team

*Taken from the ‘Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet – England, 2016’ publication by the NHS. Published April 2016.

Get your students to take action to protect children caught up in conflicts

You may remember the recent pictures of 5-year-old Omran, sitting silently in the back of an ambulance in Aleppo, Syria, after being pulled from a building destroyed in an air strike. The world was shocked but tragically children are still being killed and injured by explosive weapons every day. Even hospitals and schools are being bombed. But today your students can get involved and speak up to protect these innocent victims of conflict.

Your students can take action and develop their citizenship skills by exploring the impact of conflict on Syrian children as part of Handicap International’s Forgotten 10 Challenge – 10 days of action from 1^st to 10^th December.

To order your free Action Pack, visit: www.handicap-international.org.uk/forgotten10

This is a fantastic opportunity for students to gain an insight into what it is like for injured and disabled people caught up in conflict and to take citizenship action and raise awareness amongst their peers. Students can also support our campaign to protect civilians from explosive weapons and fundraise to help clear unexploded weapons and provide rehabilitation care to injured and disabled victims of conflict.

The Action Pack includes details of a range of free teaching resources to order including Syria’s Young Survivors interactive posters, PowerPoints and films, along with ideas for assemblies, classroom activities and whole school events.

If you would like to find out more about how your school could get involved, please email john.mcgeachy@hi-uk.org or call me on 0870 774 3737.

I’m looking forward to working with you this term and having a big impact!

Best wishes,

John

John McGeachy
Forgotten 10 Challenge Coordinator

P.S. Since 2012 our teams have worked with over 600,000 injured, disabled and vulnerable people caught up in the conflict in Syria.

Handicap International UK
9 Rushworth Street,
London SE1 0RB
Email: john.mcgeachy@hi-uk.org
Tel: 0870 774 3737
Text Relay: 18001 0870 774 3737
www.handicap-international.org.uk/schools

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It is with great pleasure that I can announce the launch of our dedicated Gapforce website for schools at the address and link below.

www.gapforceschoolgroups.co.uk

The aim is to provide ideas and inspiration for your future trips across the globe and we would be delighted to assist with any enquiries that you have for future programs at the school.

By way of introduction, we run subject specific trips such as Biology as well as general education, adventurous activities and volunteering, all tailor-made to meet each school’s requirements.

We work with a number of UK and International Schools each year and I would be happy to provide sample itineraries and references

Our Expedition leaders are highly qualified and enjoy making your trip an amazing experience. They are what makes us unique and are central to what we do. Not only do they ensure your schedule is carried out to the letter as booked, but they add immeasurable value to every trip with their enthusiasm energy and knowledge.

If you are considering launching an overseas trip at your school, please do contact us for some ideas and quotes

We would relish an opportunity of working with you in the future.

Kind regards,

James Catterall • Manager
Hurlingham Studios, Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham, SW6 3PA United Kingdom
Mainline: +44 (0)207 736 2769 | Email: james@gapforce.org | Website: www.gapforce.org

Teachers can be under-confident when teaching foreign languages in the classroom because they do not have the language skills. What’s the most effective way of supporting your staff in the teaching of French, Spanish or German?

Avoiding the trap …
Have you been in the scenario where the teachers have been informed that they have to teach a language and seen the panic on their faces? Suddenly they have to read, write, speak and teach it to the children. Most teachers race on line to hunt through the mixed bag of resources.  Imagine their surprise if they could be provided with a proven resource that enables them to teach a language, they do not know, effectively.

Finding the resource …
What is the right resource? A resource which gives instant lessons, lesson plans and games, with sound, which are effective and fun. A resource which promotes linguistic confidence.

EDpaX offers …
Lessons that develop the teaching of French, Spanish or German in the Primary classroom.

There are 28 topics specially developed for teachers required to teach a foreign language using the interactive whiteboard. No preparation is needed! There are 500+ teaching pages, with sound, including games and activities. Each language introduces and reinforces initial language, spelling, vital verbs, simple sentence structure and small paragraphs. Colourful and effective interactive whiteboard language lessons and games at your fingertips! These instant lessons bring fun to language learning for both the teachers and the children. Ideal for all Primary school teachers.

Photocopy Workbooks each containing 56 differentiated photocopy pages which reinforce and consolidate every topic are included as a SPECIAL OFFER. Planning grids detailing the language used in each topic are there too.

Check out the product at  http://www.edpax.com/languages-mfl/

Want to try before you buy? Please download a full FREE interactive whiteboard teaching topic from Free Resources at http://www.edpax.com/free-resources/languages/

Do you need more information? Please email info@edpax.com or call 0845 4752289

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One of the most common observations made by teachers who have tried to improve pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development is that there are too few resources and material available to help make an impact.

For them this is not another lesson in a subject that they have experienced a number of times before. This is different – learning about what’s happening in the world right now!

Children love to learn about the world around them and about news stories unfolding right now in our changing world.

Unfortunately, it can be hard for staff to find content, ideas or even know exactly how and what to teach from the quite frankly, overwhelming and shocking stories that are found in our news bulletins.

Thus the question arises: how can we help and inform our staff with ideas and resources for teaching about what is going on in the world around them?

This is the problem that we have faced head on. And as a result we have produced Picture-News. Designed for Primary schools with lesson plans and activity ideas for KS1 and KS2 and linked to the national curriculum.

Each week our schools receive a very current news topic; a large A2 poster; access to the image online; key questions and a wide range of lesson ideas and activities based around the main news story from that week.

If you would like to learn more about Picture News there is an immediate opportunity on the website – just click “Free Sample” at www.picture-news.co.uk.

And if you have any questions or queries about Picture News please do call 01765 620498 or email help@picture-news.co.uk .

It’s a well-known fact that healthy eating as children aids concentration, development of strong bones, and decreases the risk of falling ill to a number of problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity.

We understand a big concern of Schools nowadays is rising to the challenges faced in engaging children with healthy eating, as well as keeping in line with the National School Food Standards.

Since the mid-noughties we’ve seen a grand change in school meals. From ‘Turkey Twizzlers’ to meals you may even be tempted to tuck into yourself.

Quite disappointedly however, we have seen a dip in the Tuck Shop within schools, especially Primaries.

With the ever changing Food Standards we understand it’s hard to find snacks and treats that check all the boxes. Trust us, we struggle and we’re the ones supplying them!

But that’s exactly why you needn’t worry! For years schools have been enjoying our beautifully healthy range of school compliant snacks to go in their reinvigorated tuck shops. We’ve always had positive feedback on all our range but there was one little point that kept cropping up!

                Our range was good, but we needed to expand it!

So we listened and spent some tireless months scouring the earth for a bounty of new products to provide to you lovely ladies and gentlemen… and we think we’ve come up trumps.

We’ve kept all of the old favourites and added a massive 22 more tantalisingly tasty treats to our range.

Take a look at our new leaflet here

You can either order online here, or equally give us a ring on 01206 391179 or send an email to orders@tastytubs.co.uk.

Also, we’ve just completed our first month with B1G1 – the Global Giving Initiative, with our customers help, together, we’ve supplied schools in rural India with 176 days of e-learning for their children. You can find out more here, we’d love to have you involved!

All the best,

The Tasty Tuck Team

It is common to hear announcements of new funding initiatives with comments stating how difficult and hard work it is to get through the loops and hoops of the process. It can feel that is is far too much work and the odds of being awarded such funds are slim.

Inviting a speaker to do a special day in school sounds like a great idea. The children will have a special time, the teachers get a break from the routine of everyday teaching and a few more boxes get ticked. Where do we start in choosing a speaker or activity if they haven’t been recommended or seen in action? And of course there is a cost. A parent of a pupil may be a great choice for an assembly if they work in a field that promises to inspired the next generation, if they know how to talk to a large audience of young people. Perhaps a STEM Ambassador or an academic from the nearest university will be available. All of these free of charge. Of course with cost-free speakers it is harder to negotiate the event details, the style of talk or activity and make requests on the persecutions itself. This is where hiring a professional makes a difference. A professional activity provider will ask the client what is the goal of the event, what is the overall message the students are to take with them. It will also try to understand the dynamics of the school and if there are particular aspects to be touched on. Here at Maths Busking we treat each individual event as bespoke. We write new material if necessary – as we did for Special Needs School that wanted a maths day for all children, including students that could not talk or count beyond 3. We may create a new format like we did at a secondary school that wanted to take maths into other subjects during the schools’ Maths Day – we created the Lesson Hijack where we interrupt lessons during for a short 10-15 min show. We may suggest a Masterclass for the most keen students in a day full of Stage Shows for the younger students that have never seen maths as a show. Etc. It is a dialogue. So when we receive enquiries from schools wishing to apply to the Maths E&E grants the Royal Institution of Great Britain to cover our costs we know our approach to bookings will help the school succeed in the application. It is a very simple process asking for the teacher to show they have thought on how the event will impact in their teaching and what the legacy will be. For more info about Maths Busking and examples of our material just click the little images icons for each trick at http://www.mathsbusking.com. To request a brochure please do call 078 430 21 209 or email maths@mathsbusking.com.

Dr Sara Santos, Mathematician and performer

Keeping track of who has got which musical instrument, so that there can be no question as to when an instrument was loaned out by the school and to whom, is clearly an important matter.

Likewise, deterring theft through having instruments marked as belonging to the school is also a vital part of keeping the school’s stock of instruments under control.

Quite often the problem that arises is one of identity.  Which of the three clarinets are you holding?  How can you tell?

One way of solving this problem is by using Dantech Mini Mark labels. These are ideal for labelling the school’s musical instruments as they offer a clear way to identify and track equipment safely.

They are particularly well-suited to this purpose as the text won’t come off the label even with musical instruments that are handled continuously by ‘sweaty’ hands. With Dantech’s Mini Mark label the required information is engraved into the acrylate label material which gives a permanent high contrast, durable and tamperproof image, suitable for all environments.

The label sticks easily to the instrument using the high performance adhesive (on the back on the label) which is suitable for almost all surfaces and which will give high initial adhesion.

In this way the image cannot be ‘wiped off’ – for it is permanently engraved into the label.  Any attempt to tamper with the label is evident and indeed the label will fragment if removal is attempted.

Dantech Mini Mark labels can be provided with white text on black or silver material with black text.

There is more information on our website at www.idmark.com/asset-labels/minimark-asset-labels.html

Alternatively call us on 01354 688488 or email us at dantech@btconnect.com for more information.

Over 30,000 of them are from primary schools.

80% of school groups rebook year after year.

Why not take advantage of our autumn offer? If you visit one of our Centres between September 2016 and February 2017 a three day trip will cost you £75 per student. That’s a saving of up to 48% off our normal price.

To find out more about how we can help you organise a trip that your students will remember for the rest of their lives, please contact me by emailing schools@field-studies-council.org or call me directly on 01743 852135. You can also find out more by visiting our website:

www.field-studies-council.org/ primary-school-trips

“We felt that the tutors had a great knowledge of the local area and the surrounding wildlife and were able to pass this on to the children in a very engaging and meaningful way. The tutors also encouraged all children to take part and to set themselves achievable challenges and targets.”

Benarty Primary School

Who are Field Studies Council (FSC)?

FSC is a charity that was formed in 1943 to provide opportunities for school children to study living plants and animals in their natural habitat. 70 years later we are still providing memorable outdoor experiences for your students. FSC believes that the more you know about and take inspiration from the world around us the more we can appreciate its needs and protect its diversity and beauty for future generations.

One way FSC achieves its mission is by providing your students with residential trips covering adventure, teambuilding and personal development and the national curriculum. These trips give them the opportunity to see, explore and learn in a fun and engaging manner by immersing themselves in the natural world, taking in sights, sounds and smells and getting their hands dirty.

The content of our primary school trips provides memorable experiences that children may not otherwise get the opportunity to do.

FSC has a proven record of providing outdoor education for schools so you can be confident your group will be in safe hands and your visit will be as stress free as possible whilst all children are kept active and engaged throughout the whole of the trip.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Jessica Pugh
School Booking Assistant.

Many pupils are passionate about the welfare of animals though, if surveys are to be believed, many of them do not know how their bacon, eggs and milk are produced!

Food production is a growing topic of debate whether you are talking about the ethics of how we treat animals, how we produce healthy food and how we can feed a growing population.

At the same time, most of the major faiths teach kindness to animals and for some religions it is a major part of their belief system. This is a subject which can engage children, encourage debate and develop respect for the beliefs of others.

Finding time to discuss topics such as animal welfare and sustainable food production is doubly valuable – it gives pupils an important understanding of a range of ethical and environmental factors and it encourages great debates!

To help you to engage your pupils in such discussions, we provide a free speaker service and a pack of resources including a film and discussion activities, which can be adapted for pupils of different ages, abilities and levels of confidence.

To enquire about a speaker or to order a free resource pack, please email education@ciwf.org.uk with “RE mailshot” in the subject title.

To view or download the resources directly, including films, please go to our Religious Education webpage.

Yours faithfully

Phil Brooke
Education Manager
Compassion in World Farming

PS We’ve had some wonderful evaluations from teachers for our talks and resources:

“ I think the pack is super, very well organised and presented  … most impressed, both with the philosophical reaction sheets and with the world religions ones. The questionnaire (Personality Test) looks excellent, too.”

I like (the video Farm Animals & Us) because

its emphasis is on choices and how they affect animals
it shows how animals have intelligence
it uses humour – the school as a factory is brilliant
it is not too horrifying but includes shots of pigs gnawing bars etc
contrasts between intensive and traditional farming methods effectively made

 (How Do Animals Matter – opinions, religious and secular)

Lots of useful questions and summaries
Should help students to sort their own views and promote an understanding of other perspectives

(Teachers’ Notes)

Some good ideas which can be modified/ adapted

Links and contacts:

Email: education@ciwf.org.uk

Tel: 01483 521 965

Education website: ciwf.org.uk/education

Religious Education webpage: ciwf.org.uk/re

Speaker service: ciwf.org.uk/speakers

Dear Head Teacher,

To help schools enjoy and promote the reciting and learning of poetry, the Performance Poetry Society is offering Primary Schools the opportunity of having Jim MacCool’s Interactive Poetry and Song Shows to visit this Autumn Term.

Jim MacCool’s Shows have proved to be suitable for all ages and abilities of primary school pupils and will enrich and entertain your pupils and staff alike.

Here are some comments on schools’ web pages and newsletters, after Jim’s visit.

A Poet Visiting Kings Avenue School

On Tuesday the 26th April a fantastic poet named Jim MacCool came to Kings Avenue to tell us about his job. The assembly was so upbeat it was like a concert. We did loads of singing; everyone was having so much fun. He did riddles and was very inspirational. He inspired me to write more poems. Jim brought some fabulous instruments; I want to give Jim special thanks for being so inspiring. By Lattisha – 5S

Jim MacCool at Cragside School

We were so pleased to have Jim MacCool from the Performance Poetry Society today. He performed for reception to year 6, including parents and grandparents, and had everyone clapping, stomping and joining in with a variety of Scottish and Irish verse. It was fabulous to see the children sharing such an exciting experience with their families.We’re all now looking forward to the children writing and presenting their own performance poetry in the classroom. Thanks so much to everyone who came and joined in the fun; sharing the experience with parents and grandparents was very special and exciting for the children.

To find out how your school can take advantage of this opportunity and join in, please telephone me, Sandra Dennis on 0208 688 6951 or email performancepoetry@yahoo.com for further details.

THE PERFORMANCE POETRY SOCIETY
Working In Universities, Colleges, Schools, Arts Centres, Libraries And Prisons

www.octoberisnationalpoetrymonth.co.uk
The Performance Poetry Society is the longest-serving provider of quality Poetry Services to Schools.

Performance Poetry Society
Tigh a Bhaird7
Harepit Close
Croydon
CR2 6PN

Tel. 0208 688 6951

performancepoetry@yahoo.com
We operate throughout the year.
www.octoberisnationalpoetrymonth.co.uk

One way is to buy from the company that in 2003 launched the revolutionary spill-proof “hands-free’ lids – and is now the UK leader in school bottle supply.

In 2016, all teachers understand the importance of pupil rehydration. An attractive water bottle, featuring your school logo, is also a helpful fund- raiser.

Children are also learning to help their environment by re-filling their bottles, instead of littering it with single-use water bottles.

However, all this can be undermined when a bottle leaks – especially around the lid- because it is poorly designed or manufactured. This can be an upsetting nuisance for children and parents, leading to bottles being undervalued and lost.

At NDA Packaging Services, our iconic Schoolbottle has become UK schools market leader primarily due to:

• Excellence of quality –our bottles and caps are made in the UK. Every aspect has been carefully considered, from tooling design to material.
• Our hands free lids– instinctive-to-use, hygienic and convenient. The valve technology eradicates spillage, without necessitating handling.
• Free visuals – Mario, our Head of Sales will recreate your logo on our bottle and provide a no obligations visual and quotation.
• Payment by invoice– as a school’s supplier we trust our market. Your school can pay when you receive your bottles.
• Reliability of supply and friendly service -our business administrator Margaret, an ex primary teacher, understands the issues and will conscientiously help.

Revilo is now a part of the Linguascope family.

Revilo was founded in 1989 and grew into one of the UK’s leading publishers of stand-alone resources for language learning in schools.

Revilo’s creator Oliver Gray said, “We are delighted that Revilo has found a home with Linguascope, the UK’s leading independent language publisher.”

Linguascope’s director, Stéphane Dérône said, “We are happy to help take Revilo forward to a new era in language learning.”

Link to Linguascope website

For Bursars, the start of a new term usually means juggling requests from every department and managing budget expectations across the school.

But what if you could make an impact to SLT, teachers, students and even parents, with one system that could replace the need for planner, therefore eliminating the cost, remove the need for a VLE and give teachers more time?

Show My Homework is the tool that provides powerful homework management for SLT. It saves teachers time creating, collecting and grading tasks, whilst giving parents visibility into the deadlines and progress of their child, supporting student organisation. It’s easy to see why 1 in 3 UK Secondary Schools have chosen Show My Homework.

Not only that, but schools have since been able to reduce or eliminate the need for paper planners, saving up to £5000 per year. With our bolt-on apps for Seating, Praise and Premium Content, only pay for the services you need, and streamline the costs associated with your VLE.

To find out more, click here and book in a free school visit where we can present to your SLT, or schedule a phone demo.
Show My Homework.

More home, less work.

Louise Raw

Head of Marketing Show My Homework / Teacher Centric Ltd
Leading homework software for teachers and schools

According to figures from the Dept for Education, the average secondary school teacher has about four working days off a year due to illness.  Of course this incorporates teachers who have a long time out with a serious illness as well as the 44% of teachers who are fortunate enough to go a whole year not getting ill at all.

These numbers show why the need for ready-made materials for supply teachers who cover Maths classes is as vital as ever.   For even when something has been left from the previous lesson, there are always going to be those who finish the work rapidly, and need something else to do.

Which is why the Absent Maths Teacher volume of worksheets was developed.

The worksheets within the volume cover a wide range of topics and range of ability – and are all designed so that they can be used as a one-off in an emergency, or as a series of highly varied tasks over a number of days, should the absence be unexpectedly protracted.

Activities range from drawing Venn diagrams showing the intersection of two sets, to working out profit and loss percentages.

Each topic area is followed by a wide range of questions, an extension task through which (for example) the students are required to balance equations, and a homework task in which the students have to copy a series of diagrams and find the value of angle x.

The volume covers such topics as the rules for algebra, decimals, equations, geometry, powers, statistics, etc. etc.

Each lesson in the volume is printed on a single page and is simple to photocopy instantly for any class that suddenly requires the lesson.

The Absent Maths Teacher Worksheets collection is available from Hamilton House priced at £30 plus £2.95 delivery.

You can order the Absent Maths Teacher worksheets collection by filling in the order form and sending it by fax, email, or post (see contact details below). Alternatively, if you have a school order number, you can order by phone.

First and Best in Education, Earlstrees Court,
Earlstrees Road, Corby, Northants, NN17 4HH
Telephone: 01536 399 011      Fax: 01536 399 01
Email: sales@firstandbest.co.uk

It is rare to find a school that wouldn’t accept the offer of a minibus if it was there, available for them.  But they don’t buy one, because of the cost.

However, two recent developments have ensured that more and more schools are now able to have minibus transport that they previously felt was out of their reach.

But – and this is the key fact – these two new approaches have to be seen together; on their own they look like interesting notions – but not a solution.

The two approaches are a) to lease the minibus on a set monthly fee which includes all servicing, maintenance and repair costs, and b) to share its use with a nearby school that is in the same cluster, trust or council as they are, so that each school has the bus for an agreed amount of time.

What’s more, many schools do then add a third element of their own to the equation – since they know how much the minibus will cost each month they do sometimes ask the PTA or other support group to make a contribution to that cost each month.

Now that is often very much welcomed since it means that the parents making the contribution to the minibus account know that is it their children who are benefiting, rather than the children in future years (as happens when the fund raising goes on for several years before a bus can be bought).

Sharing a leased minibus also has the benefit of ensuring that everyone is always driving a bus that is well maintained – since it is the leasing company that works on maintaining the bus in tip top condition.

If you haven’t leased a minibus or thought about sharing one, please do give me a call on 01753 859944 and I can talk you through how it all works.

But if you want to take a look at who we are and what we do before you call, you’ll find more information about leasing at www.minibusleasing.co.uk.

Are you tired of creating your own PowerPoint presentations, only to find that you are forced to use uninspiring cartoons or internet images to convey your messages?  These images are often just not quite right.  Well, no more!  Our presentations use authentic resources in their proper French context.  These particular resources should be used initially with 11-12 year olds during their first year of learning French but then can subsequently be used as a revision tool for older students if necessary.

The presentation should be used to teach learners to describe their bedroom and also to use various (5) prepositions to say where items are in relation to other furniture.  These materials are to be used within the context of learning about the house/home in French.

The resources are multi-faceted in that they are used interactively from the beginning of the PowerPoint presentation to teach the required vocabulary to the class in a fun way.  Students work in pairs, individually and as a whole class throughout the lesson using visual, auditory and kinaesthetic activities to engage and motivate them.  The pace can be fast or slowed down as necessary for the students to assimilate the required lexis and can be used equally well with SEN learners.

They will enjoy the variety of activities, the competition, 2 written exercises and use the 4 skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing in this lesson.  These resources have been developed by an experienced language teacher, used with a class and have consequently been proven to be effective, fun and engaging.

Dans Ma Chambre  26 Powerpoint/slides plus 4 word documents, 2 worksheets and 2 answer sheets.  £ 24.99 (including VAT £29.99  )  Order Code : H9232

Once purchased the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

To see sample pages please email info@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order code H9232.

You can order the Dans Ma Chambre in any of these ways:

• On our website
• By phone or fax on 0117 940 6409
• By email (quoting a school order number) to info@classroom-resources.co.uk
• By post to: Classroom Resources, 9 Logan Road, Bristol, BS7 8DU

When it comes to intervening with a pupil’s learning journey, it’s crucial that we get it right. Intervention usually involves implementing a programme for helping to improve an area of need with a retrospective recording of pupil progress.

In order to avoid passiveness from the pupils meeting tedium from the teachers, intervention must do more than just implementing a programme and looking back at whether it has made a difference.

Intervention is complex but there is a simple solution.

With limited time and resources, we tend to focus on the pupils who need intervention to get them up to a national standard. An effective intervention programme should not only focus on pupils of weak ability but rather any pupil not reaching their full potential.

There are numerous intervention strategies we can use such as quality feedback, personalised target setting and revision classes. This is beginning to sound like a lot of work and time on top of the busy teaching timetable.

Here lies the key issue we are faced with: How can we effectively improve pupil progress in KS4 with intervention… whilst saving pupils from passiveness… saving teachers from tedium… progressing every pupil not reaching their full potential… implementing a range of strategies… and not creating an unmanageable workload?

We hear the need for effective intervention time and time again but the barriers teachers face often make it untenable to do anything other than just putting on an extra class at break time.

As a result, we have produced an e-Learning solution whereby each pupil has their own homepage where they can access their learner journey in class, out of class, at home; with a teacher, teaching assistant, friend, cover supervisor; and on a computer, tablet or smartphone.

bksb’s GCSE Achieve e-Learning solution for English and maths begins with a Diagnostic Assessment, mapped to the 2017 GCSE curriculum, to ascertain a pupil’s precise strength and weaknesses. From this, Individual Learning Plans are produced and interactive Learning Resources are given to plug individual skill gaps. There is a short summative assessment at the end of each module to test whether progress has been made. The final stage of the solution is Exam Practice materials that are designed to help and prepare pupils for their final GCSE examinations.

All assessments and resources in the solution are self-marking and teachers are able to access detailed reports for individual pupils and groups to monitor and evidence progress.

If you would like to learn more about bksb’s GCSE Achieve solution, why not request a free trial at www.bksb.co.uk/schools?

Please do not hesitate to call 01623 413333 or email enquiries@bksb.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.

Roberta Hutley

A warm welcome to you as you begin to plan and prepare for the new school year.

To help with this, ATM are delighted to present our 2016/2017 catalogue.

This year the catalogue includes lots of taster activities from a selection of ATM publications – Go and check them out!

We have four new publications to share with you that show both our guiding principles and how we aim to support you in your classroom

New Publications Pack – 2016 New Resources

Assessment in the New National Curriculum – an ATM Perspective – Book and PDF
Illustrates how a teacher can use ordinary classroom practice as the basis for assessment. KS1 KS2 KS3

Mathematical Imagery – Book and PDF
A full colour collection of ideas and discussion on the subject of mathematical imagery. KS3 KS4

Teaching Mathematics Social Justice – Book and PDF
Seven projects, along with task sheets for students, teacher notes and research articles that address social justice in the mathematics classroom.  KS3 KS4

Learning Mathematics with Origami – Book and PDFDesigned to support learners to explore important mathematical topics and solve problems when doing origami. KS2 KS3

Other best selling titles include:

It Makes You Think – Book and PDF
A photocopiable resource that encourages thinking skills and collaborative working while problem solving.KS1 KS2

Talking Maths – Book and PDF
A selection of photocopiable tasks to stimulate rich mathematical discussion while learners test, clarify and develop their understanding of mathematics.

About ATM Publications

ATM publications embody our guiding principles, offering tasks that teachers can use in their classrooms in a form that allows them to use them immediately.

There is a wide range of publications from Early Years to A level, written by experienced practitioners, that have been scrutinised for the quality of their tasks and narrative.

Most publications include ideas to reflect on for your continuing professional development and to support using the tasks in your classroom.

For more information about the Association of Teachers of Mathematics go to www.atm.org.uk

An “incident” in the school could be an accident involving a pupil, student or member of staff.   Equally an incident could be the sudden arrival of a parent who is particularly aggravated or abusive and is facing an administrator who is alone in the office.

Or again it might be the arrival of an outsider who it is suspected has no reason for being in the school.  Or it could be a power failure which has taken out the school’s phone system.

In all such events the most important point is communication – immediate communication between the individual handling the incident and a designated member of staff who can then quickly arrange a suitable response to events.

By far the most simple, cost effective way of arranging such cover is a compact two-way radio that provides fast and direct communication across a campus.

This ensures that staff and teams remain co-ordinated and informed at all times.

There are also of course more complex systems available – and it is obviously important to select the right system for your school.  But the key point is to have a facility that allows someone in the school (for example the administrator) to have the ability to summon help at the press of a button if there should be a sudden problem.

There is information about the various systems that we offer on our web site and if you would like to discuss your school’s requirements in detail, please do call us for free on 0800 084 27 99.

Alternatively you can email sales@nrsupplies.co.uk and we’ll get straight back to you.

It’s essential that all pupils and students have a sound grasp of the basics of English.

Give your teaching of the basics a real impact by using these pdf posters.

These colourful, snappy posters will have an immediate impact but can also be a continued point of reference.

At less than £30 for the set this is brilliant value. You can print as many copies of these as you like – have them in every classroom!

The posters cover: Adjectives; Adverbs; Alliteration; Antonyms; Connectives; Direct speech; First person; Hyperbole; Infinitive; It’s; Metaphor; Nouns; Onomatopoeia; Paragraphs; Personification; Pronouns; Reported speech; Rhetorical question; Sentences; Similes; Superlatives; Synonyms; Their; They’re; There; Third person; Vary your verbs; Verbs; Your; You’re.

There are 30 A4 pdf posters in all. The set is an ideal classroom resource. A PowerPoint version is also available for whiteboards and large display screens.

You can see all the posters here
http://www.carelpress.co.uk/hh_englishbasics/

Ann Batey
Office Manager
Carel Press
(01228 538928)
www.carelpress.co.uk
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Learning involves the whole mind and body.  Learning is not all merely “head” learning (conscious, rational, “left-brained,” and verbal) but involves the whole body/mind with all its emotions, senses and receptors.

Children learn better if they have something in front of them that they can feel and physically touch. Lessons incorporating touch and movement will be particularly beneficial to kinaesthetic learners and it will be fun for everyone.

Dr Ben Mardell, PhD, a researcher at Harvard University says “Kids learn through all their senses,” “and they like to touch and manipulate things.”  But more than simply moving materials around, hands-on activities activate kids’ brains.

NEW – These tactile products are designed to help the kids be more productive in the classroom.

50 Piece ‘Busy Hands, Busy Brains’ Classroom Pack

• 8 x Yellow Tangles
• 8 x Yellow Bendy Men
• 8 x Smiley Yellow Stress Ball
• 26 x Stretchy Men
• 1 x Cotton Storage Bag*

* Cotton storage bag is made from natural promotional quality unbleached cotton with long shoulder length handles. This bag is 100% Recyclable, 100% sustainable and biodegradable. Size is 38x42cm 

Fantastic Offer for Schools – Over 30% Discount on our ‘Busy Hands Busy Brains’ Classroom  Pack

For a limited period We are offering a fantastic 30% discount from our Busy Hands Busy Brains Classroom Package’ which includes 50 tactile items ideal for kids to use during lessons to engage senses that are not normally engaged simply by listening.

RRP                                       £54.99
Special Offer Price             £38.99

Follow this link Calm Kids to take advantage of this great limited period offer.

NEW: We have just introduced a new ‘purchase order’ process which allows you to buy products online with a purchase order (no need for a credit card). Simply follow the normal steps to buy online and add your purchase order number at ‘Step 5 Payment Information’.

Dan Carter
Stress Check Ltd
Tel: +44 (1904) 413560
Email: dan@stresscheck.co.uk
Web: www.stresscheck.co.uk

You may recall that we’ve been running a £5 sale on all our printed products until our stocks run out – meaning that there are discounts of up to 75% on our books.

We still have some stock left, but the sale does have a final and absolute cut-off date of 24 August.  So if we have not received your order by midnight on this day, then I am really sorry to say we won’t be able to process the order.

You can order any of our resources (while stocks last) for just £5 a book on our website.

Or, if you’d prefer, you can place an order…

• by phone on 01772 863158,
• by fax on 01772 866153,
• by email to sales@topical-resources.co.uk, or
• by post to Topical Resources, P.O. Box329, Broughton, Preston, Lancashire PR3 5LT.

Also, if you’d like to share this offer (which we would appreciate very much), please do forward this email and/or share our Facebook post about Topical Resources’ 2016 Summer Sale which you will find pinned to the top of our Facebook page – Topical Resources.
www.topical-resources.co.uk
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If there are parts of your school where the acoustics are poor or which are next to a source of noise such as a main road, then there is every chance that some of your students will fail to hear everything that is being said and will miss out on some of the teaching and learning.

Such a situation could arise in the assembly hall or a teaching room and can be the cause of additional stress where teaching staff have to raise their voices on a regular basis just to be heard.

Fortunately, any issues regarding the acoustic environment in both classrooms, assembly rooms, and other areas can be resolved readily by using a soundfield system – a system already used in hundreds of schools across the UK.

In order to show just how positive the benefits of a soundfield system can be we can offer a free trial in a classroom in your school. You simply tell us when it is convenient to visit your school and we come in set up the equipment and show the relevant teacher how to use it.

The whole process takes about 15 minutes and you can then keep the equipment for up to three weeks. If you like it and it is having a beneficial effect on the learning in school, then great, we will leave you an invoice. If not, then we’ll come and collect it.

Alternatively if you would like us to have a look at your school hall and offer some advice regarding simple equipment to help ensure the school is complying with the relevant regulations in relation to visitors and students who are hard of hearing, we will be pleased to help.

There is more information about our most popular Soundfield system, the Swift Digital, on our website here: www.connevans.co.uk/product/3109896/

To arrange a free three-week trial in a classroom or to invite us to take a look at a larger area such as an assembly hall please do:

• Phone 01737 247571
• Email info@connevans.com
• Write to Connevans Limited, Bridge House, 1 Nutfield Road, Merstham, Surrey RH1 3EB

I look forward to hearing from you.

Phil Boswell

Director

As of April 2016 we are very proud to be … by Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Manufacturer and Supplier of Audio Equipment …  https://www.royalwarrant.org/directory?query=connevans

Learning to respect one another is a significant aspect of children’s education, and the government has recently acknowledged, in the hate crime action plan 2016, that schools have a vital role to play in reducing hate crime in society.

But there is a problem.  Although schools have statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010, information from the Department for Education and from the Equality and Human Rights Commission is not readily accessible and may appear conflicting.

As a result it is fair to say that many schools are unclear about the Protected Characteristics covered by the Equality Act and about the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty.

With this in mind, CSIE is offering a series of FREE equality workshops throughout the country in autumn 2016, supported by Barclays Bank and The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation.

Over and above helping schools fulfil their legal duties, these are practical, “hands on” workshops designed to be engaging and constructive.

The workshops are framed around CSIE’s award-winning guide “Equality: Making It Happen“, a succinct and user-friendly set of reference cards to help schools reduce bullying, address prejudice and promote equality holistically.

The guide offers simple and practical advice, as well as links to sources of further information and support. We know of no other initiative addressing all aspects of equality in schools in such an effective and user-friendly way. It will take a long time for our new guide to make an impact on the lives of all pupils in all schools, but for those that it reaches the effect can be decisive.

Each workshop will address what more schools can do to ensure that: a) all pupils are safe, included and learning; and b) the school is fully compliant with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The free workshops will address equality in the context of current challenges in education and provide an overview of the Equality Act 2010 in order to help schools ensure they are fully compliant with the Public Sector Equality Duty.

Within the free workshop we will discuss ways of welcoming pupils, staff and visitors in all their diversity, present a range of strategies for addressing prejudice and promoting equality, and help participants develop confidence and language for addressing sensitive equality issues.

This event will provide simple and practical advice for reducing all forms of prejudice-based bullying; it will consider real-life examples (participants are encouraged to bring their own examples of equality challenges in school) and assist in developing a context-specific framework for change.

Who should attend:

The workshops have been designed for primary and secondary school teachers, inclusion managers, pastoral support leaders, senior leaders and governors who care about equality and want to reduce all forms of prejudice-based bulling and discrimination in school. Workshops will also be of interest to equality champions outside schools, for example academy chain or local authority officers and voluntary sector organisations working to promote equality in education.

Cost:

All workshops are free to attend but places are limited and must be booked in advance. These events have been subsidised by Barclays Bank and The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, to both of whom CSIE remains grateful.

Feedback from previous CSIE equality workshops:

“Great!”

“Inspiring.”

“Eloquent and informative.”

“A lot of very practical and very useful information.”

“Excellent content and awareness of legal framework.”

Free workshops have been scheduled to take place in Bristol, Norfolk, Leicester and Reading.  More workshops will be announced in other locations soon.  For more information, or to book your place, please visit www.csie.org.uk/about/training.shtml.

If you want to find out more about these free workshops or about Equality: Making It Happen, or if you have any questions or queries at all, please call 0117 353 3150 or email admin@csie.org.uk.  We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you at one of our workshops.

Artemi Sakellariadis
Director, CSIE

The web is awash with video material, but how do you find material that’s relevant and interesting?

TV Choice has brought together the best of its 280+ films and clips, supported by notes, on one password for classroom and home use. It means to-the-point, fact-packed material on Business, Economics, Geography, ICT, D&T History and PSHE & Citizenship. It means material created for UK schools, clearly organised, entertaining and without bias.

TV Choice has been providing relevant, compelling material for schools for over 30 years – that wealth of material is now available as an easy to use library at less than £4 a week.

You can preview some of our new titles that we offer by clicking on the following links:

Marketing Strategy Case Studies: Tesco Triumph & Tragedy

Marketing Strategy Case Studies: The Starbucks Experience

The European Union Explained: EU History, Structure, Pros and Cons

TV Choice offers a range of Streaming Platform Packages:

1. Full TVChoice Library (280+ films & clips £195 + vat per year)
2. Business & Economics (230+ films & clips £165 + vat per year)
3. Geography, Leisure & Tourism (100+ films & clips £120 + vat per year)
4. Design, Technology & ICT (60+ films & clips £75 + vat per year)
5. PSHE & Citizenship (80+ films & clips £75 + vat per year)
6. History (13 films & clips £49 + vat per year)

You can order any of our TV Choice Streaming Platform Packages either by visiting our website, calling 0208 464 7402, faxing 0208 464 7845, or by sending your order in the post to TV Choice Ltd, PO Box 597, Bromley, BR2 0YB.

Please note that if you enter the code HHSP16 at checkout (on the website) or on your order, you will receive 10% off your order.

LK 183                                                        LK 83XP

The LOGIK LK 183 calc. has been used by UK school and college students since 2008. With 240 functions, plus twin line display, auto power off, hard plastic keys and a slide-on cover, it has proved to be extremely reliable as well as being competitively priced, (from just £ 3.49 ex vat).

It has recently been joined by the LOGIK LK 83XP with its “natural display” feature which enables the user to enter calculations as shown in textbooks and worksheets. With (almost) all the features of the brand leader, (not “verify” or “recurring decimal”) , its 252 functions include number tables, random numbers, prime factorisation, trig & stats functions log and anti-log etc plus a twin line display, slide-on cover, hard plastic keys and auto-power off. It’s battery powered with solar back-up for longer life and competitively priced. (from just £ 4.85 ex vat)

Both LOGIK calcs have a THREE year warranty (excludes LCD damage) and are suitable for KS 3, 4 and GCSE.

For more details, please see the website: www.signposteducational.co.uk
or email: info@signposteducational.co.uk or phone 020 7515 1797 and ask to speak to Martin Evans who will be pleased to assist.

PS. Also available is the “Value Maths set” which has proved to be very useful for students in lessons and exams……from just £ 1.10 ex vat. Details on the website.

Signpost Educational Ltd., PO Box 999 London E14 6SH