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		<title>Making every lesson go as planned</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/03/11/making-every-lesson-go-as-planned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the most effective way of making a  lesson proceed exactly as you want it to?
There are, of course, many answers to this  question – but one of the simplest ways is to have a starter activity which  engages the pupils as soon as they enter the room, preventing any form [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The three problems with recording APP evidence – and how to solve them</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are three basic  problems with recording APP evidence.
One is that  recording the evidence takes time – it is yet another job amidst a  thousand other jobs.   The job has to be done – but the only way to cut the time  spent is to be more efficient in the process, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to develop positive behaviour and erase bullying at playtimes and lunchtimes</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/03/05/how-to-develop-positive-behaviour-and-erase-bullying-at-playtimes-and-lunchtimes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Left to their own  devices during playtimes and lunchtimes, some children will play in a very  positive way.  They will work together, mutually acknowledging the rules of  their own games, helping and supporting each other and gaining much from the  experience.
Unfortunately not all  children do this.  Some become isolated, some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listening to Music Revision Activities</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/03/04/listening-to-music-revision-activities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to Music Revision Activities is one of those books that does what it says – it covers everything in the syllabus and does it in a way that starts from the premise that the lessons have already been taught but the memory has faded just a bit.
What is also nice is the way in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When did the first ever labels appear?</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/03/02/964/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first ever labels appeared in…
Here’s a most curious thought. The first ever items to be labelled were fruit and veg in shops.
Here’s a second odd thought. Those labels were only introduced in the 1880s – before then nothing bought in a shop had a label on it. Up until that point you were expected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Grades at GCSE Art and Design</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/02/28/best-grades-at-gcse-art-and-design/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/02/28/best-grades-at-gcse-art-and-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Best Grades at GCSE Art and Design 
Best Grades at GCSE Art and Design will help your students make the most of their course and achieve higher grades than they might otherwise manage. 
It is full of information on what examiners are looking for, with particularly helpful advice on presentation and how to pick up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Citizenship through Assembly</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/02/24/citizenship-through-assembly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citizenship through Assembly
Citizenship through Assembly provides 100 ideas for assembly topics with practical suggestions as to how these could be presented. Many of these topics could, if desired, be further developed in the classroom and used to develop discussion on actions and their consequences. Topics suggested include racism, smoking, success, bullying, adulthood, democracy, consideration, leadership [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unique experience in practical mathematics</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/02/22/unique-experience-in-practical-mathematics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unique experience in practical mathematics
Booking opens on Monday February 22 for Techniquest’s inspirational mathematics programme Mathamagic.  
This specialised mathematical exhibition and presentation in Cardiff Bay covers many areas of the KS3 mathematics curriculum, and encourages pupils to want to learn more. 
Mathamagic runs for four weeks during the summer term and places tend to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online interactive resource for RE, Citizenship and community cohesion, for KS3&amp;4 (12-16 years):</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/02/19/online-interactive-resource-for-re-citizenship-and-community-cohesion-for-ks34-12-16-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/02/19/online-interactive-resource-for-re-citizenship-and-community-cohesion-for-ks34-12-16-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clear Vision is pleased to announce a new online interactive resource for RE, Citizenship and community cohesion, for KS3&#038;4 (12-16 years):
Us and Them: Buddhism and community  
*Price £40 before 1st April*
Five online sections link Buddhist teachings on 
community-building
identity
the self
karma
to topics such as
identity and belonging
volunteering and charities
speech and communication
democracy
waste, recycling 
Unlimited site licence £40 + [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free school resources An innovative way to teach  Literacy through Sustainability</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/02/17/free-school-resources-an-innovative-way-to-teach-literacy-through-sustainability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blog.schools.co.uk/2010/02/17/free-school-resources-an-innovative-way-to-teach-literacy-through-sustainability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Attwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Free school resources
An innovative way to teach Literacy through Sustainability
One of the current problems facing teachers is finding resources that: 
1.  are time-saving and easy to use
2.  link to the curriculum
3.  engage and inspire students. 
Nationwide Education’s new Sustainable Communities programmes (for 12-14 and 14-16 year olds) offer free innovative, cross-curricular [...]]]></description>
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