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Government Action Plan for Byron Review

Government publishes Action Plan to implement Byron recommendations. - Press release here.
Action Plan Link here.
Children and Young Person’s version here.
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2008 06 29 Quotes Comments (0)

Quadratic Equations for Breakfast!

A piece in today’s Guardian by Simon Jenkins would if applied correctly have a liberating effect on the Primary Curriculum.
‘In the age of computers, maths beyond simple and applied arithmetic is needed only by specialists. Ramming it down pupils’ throats in case they may one day need it is like making us all know how [...]

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2008 06 06 Quotes Comments (0)

Using Google Docs in class.

An excellent series of posts about using GoogleDocs in a Primary Classroom from Tom Barrett

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2008 05 25 InspiringICT Comments (0)

How do children feel about SATS?

Panorama had Sats under inspection last night.
Everyone, but the English Government has given them up as bad job. How much longer???
If you didn’t watch it you missed some fascinating animation using ICT that showed how the children felt about SATS. Well worth watching.
Watch the SATS Monster here.
One of the more worrying aspects, I think I [...]

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2008 05 13 Quotes Comments (0)

Pictograms in Excel

Simon Mills is a font of knowledge.

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2008 04 21 InspiringICT Comments (0)