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Bespoke Inset Workshop Resource Packs
From John F Solutions Education Consultancy Each resource is written and designed specifically for the client.These packs include Interactive Powerpoints, activities and guidence notes.Everything you need to run your own engaging Inset. Topics include Behaviour, Classroom management, Learner engagement, Outstanding lessons, Innovation, De- escalation and Motivation.
FREE membership to Collaborative Learning Library from Mantra Lingua
From Mantra Lingua The Collaborative Learning Library of downloadable activities from across the curriculum is designed to encourage learning through dialogue, discussion & debate. Developed with international education consultant Stuart Scott, the Library consists of 100+ activities, learning games and cards. Students can explore subject specific content whilst developing their communication and language skills. Subjects include sciences, geography, history, maths, music, literacy, language, arts and PSHE.
Modern genetics for the classroom
From Nowgen Nowgen works with researchers to bring recent developments in genetics into school. Our free, multimedia resources will engage your students with the science of genomics and its impact on both human health and the wider society.
FREE Resources for Schools: Safe - The Certificate in Safe Social Networking
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SRE Resource Package
From PDC Education In line with considerable research literature and government findings such as the Bailey Review (2010) we have developed a series of four SRE lessons for key stage 4 to explore and tackle contemporary psychosexual issues facing young people as they negotiate sex, relationships and sexual identities, with specific focus on cultural shifts in technology, media, communication and equalities and diversity.
Social Media Policy for Secondary Schools
From PDC Education In the current climate, teachers need to ensure they avoid actions which might cause others to negatively question their motives and intentions. To do this they need to use social media transparently & keep complete records of all interactions as well as keeping up-to-date with current DFE, LA & regulatory guidance. Our Social Media Policy provides the guidance & means to ensure that these areas are covered & evidenced for Governors, Ofsted & the wider reputation of the school & teaching staff.
Social Media Policy For Primary Schools
From PDC Education In the current climate, teachers need to ensure they avoid actions which might cause others to negatively question their motives and intentions. To do this they need to use social media transparently & keep complete records of all interactions as well as keeping up-to-date with current DFE, LA & regulatory guidance. Our Social Media Policy provides the guidance & means to ensure that these areas are covered & evidenced for Governors, Ofsted & the wider reputation of the school & teaching staff.
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From PDC Education Lesson Plans,Worksheets & Activities-Guaranteed to Save You Time. Choose from hundreds of teaching resources for key stages 3 & 4. Ready to use resources for careers education,teaching resources about citizenship,activities for PSHE ,enterprise worksheets & WRL lesson plans plus much more. These teaching resources are specially designed for use in traditional lessons,as part of a form time tutorial or for school assemblies. Sign up for a free trial and begin using the resources today!
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From Offbeat Theatre The JUNIOR SCHOOL BUGSY HIRE is ready to go! If you''re planning this show & your cast are aged 8 - 11 then this is the hire for you! Includes splurge guns. Judging by the amount of Junior Schools we hire the Bugsy costumes to this should prove popular. We''re already fairly booked up for December, so don''t hold back
Mortgage Calculator
From Teachers Building Society Easy to use mortgage calculator - find out how much you can borrow.
Schools Publishing identify App’etite for student communication system
From The Mathematical Association Education sector publisher, Schools Publishing announces the launch of the SPL Smartphone App. Recognising the huge challenge for schools, colleges and universities to communicate changes to scheduled events the app keeps websites and students updated with a calendar of events showing upcoming listings and a news feed enabled through push notifications. The monthly fee of £400 includes free updates & no additional costs, steve@schoolspublishing.co.uk
Pens for Creative Fabric Painting
From Stationery Market Ltd Fabric Pen with ergo grip, filled with wash-resistant light-fast water-based ink, applicable on nearly all textiles, The writing resists washing up to 60°C. Suitable for T-shirts etc. No ironing required. Ventilated cap, bullet tip, line width approx. 1,8 mm. Store in a horizontal position
De- Escalation techniques in and around school Inset day
From John F Solutions Education Consultancy
Online CPD Courses
From CPD Bytes As this session draws to a close you have until the end of the term to book next year''s CPD courses at a reduced cost. By the start of the new session the prices of all online courses are likely to be increased. Plan your professional development now and book low cost high quality courses in advance. To save even more (up to 40% discount) your school might consider Bulk Buys!
Towards a universal upper secondary education system in England: A unified and ecosystem vision
From Institute of Education This booklet argues for a universal upper secondary education system in England. It outlines the features of a system which will develop the potential of all and enhance the life chances of young people well beyond the current government’s policy aim of raising the participation age to 18 by 2015. This text suggests new ways of conceptualising upper secondary education as part of a ‘high opportunity progression eco-system’.
Preparing for Success: A practical guide for young musicians
From Institute of Education A practical and clear guide for music students in a variety of educational contexts who wish to pursue a career in music and the music industry. It looks at specific issues music students face in further and higher education and shows how to progress. It is a very useful resource for music teachers, lecturers and careers advisers in secondary schools, colleges, music services, conservatoires, universities and the music industry itself. It offers lots of practical tools and case studies.
The Adventurous School: Vision, community and curriculum for primary education in the twenty-first century
From Institute of Education Tells the stories of three primary schools who successfully took charge of renewing their vision, their place in the community and their curriculum. It describes each school’s five-year journey and gives real-life practical accounts of their improvement processes and professional and pedagogical practice. Using clear analogies it links practice to research and the philosophy of education. It provides tools and ideas that schools can use to plan and implement their own vision and approach.
Wettest drought: Y5 Geography resources
From Boardworks It’s now being called the ‘wettest drought in living memory’. To help you approach the theme of water with your Y5s, we’ve put a PowerPoint presentation based on QCA Unit 11 on our website for free. In the presentation, pupils learn about the water cycle, and who uses water and why.
Light and shadows: free Y3 Science resources
From Boardworks Our first free resource this term is a PowerPoint presentation on light and shadows for your Y3 science classes, based on QCA Unit 3f. In it, pupils will learn about the relationship between light, an object and the formation of shadows. Pupils will observe the apparent movement of the Sun and the associated changes in shadows.
Explanation texts: Y4 resources
From Boardworks Our first free literacy resource this term is a PowerPoint presentation on non-fiction explanation texts for your Y4 classes. The presentation features an audio-visual animation and an annotated explanation text. Free to download!
Mental maths: free Y6 resources
From Boardworks Download this PowerPoint presentation on mental multiplication and division for your Y6 maths classes! It features an animated function machine, a series of gap-fill questions and an example of using multiplication facts to divide.
Create the next generation of animators!
From Boardworks Making animations doesn’t have to be complicated; there is now a wide variety of software and web-based tools available to help your students create their own animations. To help you in your animation teaching, we asked an ICT teacher to share some of the key web-based resources they use to teach animation.
Corporate responsibility case study: business studies
From Boardworks It is becoming more and more important for businesses to consider the impact their products will have on the environment, and a number of new products are being developed with social and environmental responsibility in mind. To help you tackle this subject, we’ve created a corporate responsibility case study using the company Pavegen.
The Voice talent factor: business studies
From Boardworks BBC One’s The Voice launched on 24 March 2012, and whilst not well received by critics, it has undoubtedly been successful with viewers in the first few weeks. There’s plenty here that can be used in the Business Studies classroom, and the topic should engage students as many of them will be familiar with the shows involved. It particularly lends itself to looking at how the product life-cycle can be extended, as well as deliberate creativity.
Principles of Training poster: PE
From Boardworks Download this eye-catching ‘Principles of Training’ poster today, for free! Print it out and put it up in your classroom to remind your students of the key S.P.O.R.T. mnemonic.
Reaction time game: KS4 PE
From Boardworks Taken from our ‘Skill and Fitness Tests’ presentation, this game is designed to be a fun way of introducing students to the factors that influence performance in skill and fitness tests.
Set design free resources: KS4 Drama
From Boardworks The extensive and detailed stage directions of playwrights such as Ibsen and Chekov can prove a challenge for students when it comes to set design. How do they produce a set that stays true to the playwright’s vision and at the same time works on different types of stage? To help your students with such issues, we’ve created a free presentation on set design.
Drama careers poster
From Boardworks In the current economic climate, students can sometimes struggle to see the point of studying drama beyond KS3, overlooking the huge range of transferable skills they can develop through drama. To demonstrate to your students the wide range of careers studying drama opens up to them, we’ve created a ‘Top 10 Careers with Drama’ poster.
Gaudi activity: KS3 Art
From Boardworks In this interactive activity, ‘Gaudi’ suggests the changes needed to be made in order to make an ordinary building fit his aesthetic. Use as a plenary and ask students what changes they think Gaudi would make to the building, then have them press the hotspots to see if they were correct.
Landscape mini project: KS4 Art
From Boardworks As spring begins to roll into summer, the changes in scenery can provide great starting points for pieces of artwork. To help you inspire your students, we’ve put together a free presentation outlining a mini landscape project.
Music and celebration: free Jubilee resources
From Boardworks With the release last week of the official Diamond Jubilee song ‘Sing’ by Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber, now is the ideal time to introduce your students to the tradition of commissioning music to commemorate special events. To help your students understand the relationship between music and celebration, we’ve created a free ‘Celebration and Commemoration’ PowerPoint.
Body image, cosmetic surgery and society: RS lesson idea
From Boardworks In this thought-provoking piece, Kirsten suggests a range of lesson activities to help you tackle this sensitive topical issue. With weblinks to video clips and recent news articles, Kirsten''s lesson ideas are also accompanied by detailed questions and discussion points.
Remembering VE Day - lesson ideas
From Boardworks In this thought-provoking piece, one history teacher suggests a range of lesson activities and online resources. Accompanied by detailed questions and discussion points, these lesson ideas aim to give students a greater insight into the complex reactions of the time.
10 reasons to study geography poster
From Boardworks Download this eye-catching ‘10 reasons to study geography’ poster today! Featuring reasons such as ''Be informed – widen your understanding of topical events and issues'' and ''Immerse yourself in the culture of others'', why not print out the poster and put it up in your classroom to remind your students of the value of studying geography?
Volcanoes lesson plan: KS3 Geography
From Boardworks Geography teacher Victoria Barton has written a lesson plan to introduce your KS3 students to the topic of volcanoes. In a lesson that explores the interdisciplinary links between science and geography, Victoria’s lesson plan includes instructions for an extension activity where students can make their own volcano!
Careers with languages poster
From Boardworks To help inspire your students in their language learning, we’ve created a ‘Careers with languages’ poster. Put the poster up in your classroom to show students the range of careers their language skills could open up for them, from video games translator to geoscientist.
Food safety and hygiene lesson plan: D&T
From Boardworks This lesson features a variety of different food handling scenarios, encouraging students to think about every step of the food handling process and whether it can be classified as ‘safe’ or ‘unsafe’.
Scientific milestones poster
From Boardworks Why not print out and display this poster, using it to introduce your students to a range of scientific discoveries? From the unknown metalworkers who created bronze in 2000BC, to Einstein’s special theory of relativity discovered in 1905, our scientific milestones poster highlights a variety of scientific discoveries from the past 4,000 years.
Parallax activity: transit of Venus
From Boardworks Another transit of Venus is happening on 5th/6th June and this once-in-a-lifetime event (the next transit will be in December 2117 and December 2125!) is the perfect opportunity to introduce your students to the principle of parallax. Taken from Boardworks A2 Physics, this parallax animation helps students visualise the phenomenon used to perform the calculation of the astronomical unit.
Area formulae worksheet: KS4 Maths
From Boardworks Download this set of question and answer worksheets on area formulae for free. Use as homework or in class to test your students’ knowledge of area formulae. The worksheet progresses from asking students to identify area formulae, to testing their problem-solving skills by putting this knowledge into practice.
Sequences in context lesson plan: KS3 Maths
From Boardworks In a lesson that covers identifying and creating sequences using tiling patterns and leaping frogs (!), students learn through group and discussion work to feel confident with this topic in algebra.
Parts of a sentence poster: English
From Boardworks Download this colourful ‘Parts of a sentence’ poster for free. Print it out and put it up in your classroom to remind your students of the different elements of a sentence.
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PBM: Lesson Observation Primary DVD with supporting materials
From PBM Training and Consultancy Aimed at Lesson Obersation in the Primary School, the Lesson observation pack contains a DVD plus training materials and tasks which are designed to be used in school, under licence. The training manual is focused on the use of lesson observation to support school self-evaluation. The materials and tasks are designed to enable participants to sharpen their observation skills, and to make accurate judgements consistent with national criteria.
Making mathematics phenomenal
From Institute of Education Mathematics is often portrayed as an ''''abstract'''' cerebral subject, beyond the reach of many. In response, research with digital technology has led to innovative design in which mathematics can be experienced much like everyday phenomena. This booklet examines how careful design can ''''phenomenalise'''' mathematics and support not only engagement but also focus on key ideas so learners can gradually develop fluency and connected understanding.
School Leadership for Public Value: Understanding valuable outcomes for children, families and communities
From Institute of Education This book is a timely contribution to the debate about the purpose and structure of schooling in England and internationally. It draws deeply upon the work of ten schools and describes how they created strong alliances with local communities. These alliances helped to raise the academic attainment of pupils and improve the much wider range of outcomes for children and young people. In turn, the school''s resources were deployed to encourage community growth and regeneration.
Climate Change and Carbon Footprints: BTEC Travel & Tourism
From Boardworks We’ve created a PowerPoint presentation and an accompanying worksheet about the effect of travel and tourism on the environment, exploring the following issues: - What impact will climate change have on tourism? - How big is your carbon footprint? - What advice would you give to tourists looking to reduce their impact on the climate?
Personalize your free resources: how to insert images
From Boardworks Did you know that your free resources are editable? All Boardworks products are completely flexible, so you can tailor them to the needs of your students. You can edit or reorder the slides, or even insert your own images and multimedia to tailor the material to the needs of your class. Click play below to watch a tutorial video or download a useful guide on how to insert your own images.
Research Methods and Day Care activity: AS Psychology
From Boardworks Psychology teacher Carol Brown has created this activity introducing students to the topic of day care and the use of questionnaires in research. This activity draws together the topic of day care and the use of questionnaires in research.
Recognising your learning style
From Boardworks To ensure your students get the most of their BTEC, it is important that they recognise their learning style. To help your students discover whether they learn best by seeing, listening or doing, we’ve created some free resources that are easy to download from our blog page.
World Holiday Destinations Lesson Plan
From Boardworks When teaching learners about worldwide travel destinations, its important that information is presented to them in a relevant way that draws on industry-specific anecdotes to which they can relate. Mary Diamond, a teacher of Level 2 and Level 3 BTEC Travel & Tourism, has kindly provided us with a great lesson plan to offer BTEC learners an interactive and engaging session on the topic of European Holiday Destinations, which you can download for free!
Customer Service Skills activity: Travel & Tourism
From Boardworks It is more important than ever for tour operators to keep existing customers on board through high-quality customer service. To help assess your students’ knowledge of customer service skills, Boardworks BTEC First Travel & Tourism is packed with engaging summary activities, and can be used to test students’ knowledge of key customer service skills such as dealing with complaints and when best to use a formal/non-formal approach.
Recognising your learning style
From Boardworks To ensure your students get the most of their BTEC, it is important that they recognise their learning style. To help your students discover whether they learn best by seeing, listening or doing, we’ve created some free resources that are easy to download from our blog page. The presentation includes a VAK dominance quiz, which provides a personal analysis based on students’ answers to situations including how they relax, how they solve problems and how they remember people.
Communication Cycle: Health & Social Care resources
From Boardworks If you teach the Communication Cycle to Health & Social Care students, you’ll be interested to know that we’ve created some free resources for you to download below. The free PowerPoint presentation and accompanying worksheet teaches students about the language barriers that can prevent communication, specifically slang, dialects and jargon. The resources can be used on an interactive whiteboard, a projector or in an ICT Suite, or can be printed off to be used as handouts.
Individual Rights: Health & Social Care resources
From Boardworks n the wake of several care home abuse scandals highlighting the mistreatment of residents, it is important to focus on the ethical considerations involved in Health & Social Care. We’ve created some free resources about individual rights in Health & Social Care for you to use in your classes.
Dramatic openings activity: KS3 Music
From Boardworks To help your students understand the importance of music in setting a scene, we’ve taken an animation on dramatic openings from Boardworks KS3 Music and put it up on our blog page for you try. Using Rimsky-Korsakov’s arrangement of Mussorgsky’s ‘Night on Bald Mountain’, this animation is an entertaining introduction to music’s role in the creation of a particular atmosphere, and can be used as a prompt for your students to think about their emotional response to music.
Study skills: cross-curricular resources
From Boardworks How can teachers maximise students’ learning potential? This is an important topic for teachers of all levels and all subjects to consider. To help your students understand what kind of learner they are and the best ways they can use that knowledge to work well throughout the year, we’ve created some free resources for your teachers to use during assembly, during form time, or PSHEE lessons.
Spelling, punctuation and grammar resources: English
From Boardworks From September 2012, the Government is planning to award specific marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar in GCSEs with a sufficient written English element. To get your students ahead, we’ve produced a free presentation on spelling, punctuation and grammar. Download it by following the weblink.
Outbreak of WWI: free history resources
From Boardworks The critically-acclaimed stage production of War Horse featured a boy’s much-loved horse, Joey, who is sold to the cavalry at the beginning of World War I. To help your students understand the tensions in Europe which precipitated the outbreak of World War I, we’ve produced some free resources for you to download.
Plate tectonics: KS3 Geography
From Boardworks Ready to use with your KS3 students, Tony Cassidy’s lesson plan illustrates the general geological theory of tectonic boundaries by discussing the actual causes of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Download the lesson plan and accompanying Boardworks slides by clicking the links below.
Modern Materials activity: KS3 D&T
From Boardworks To introduce your students to a variety of different materials and their properties, Boardworks D&T contains a range of activities such as this animated introduction to waterproof fabrics, taken from our KS3 D&T ‘Modern Textiles Material’ presentation. Follow the link to try out the activity.
Storing data game: KS4 ICT
From Boardworks CDs, DVDs, blue-ray, hard disks, optical, solid state. With so many different keywords to learn when studying data storage, it can be difficult for students to understand the differences between each term. To help cement your students’ knowledge of all these different terms, Boardworks KS4 ICT is packed full of exciting end-of-topic games that help summarise important content and remind students of key terms and their meanings. Try out a sample activity by following the link!
Spelling, punctuation and grammar: free English resources
From Boardworks From September 2012, the Government is planning to award specific marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar in GCSEs with a sufficient written English element. To get your students ahead, we’ve produced a free presentation on spelling, punctuation and grammar. Follow the link to download the resources.
CPD: how to embed Excel worksheets into PowerPoint presentations
From Boardworks Excel worksheets are a great way to present numbers, data, lists and more to your maths students. We’ve made a video and step-by-step instruction guide to help you embed Excel worksheets into your PowerPoint presentations. Follow the link to watch the video and download the instructions.
Maths trigonometry lesson plan: KS4 Maths
From Boardworks Maths teacher Paul Corrie has written a KS4 lesson plan about applying trigonometry. In a lesson that covers calculator usage, trigonometric ratio and solving triangle problems, students learn through group and discussion work to feel confident with trigonometric terms and processes. Follow the link to download the lesson plan and the accompanying Boardworks activities.
TC Trampoline Award Scheme - Schools Pathway
From Trampoline Central Both pathways are challenging and while following both pathways in the document is not required to achieve an award, it can be motivating and challenging for the participants to be learning a second routine while perfecting another. The scheme has been created by a fully qualified/experienced lecturer to meet the needs of teachers and students. The Schools Pathway is also intended for use as an individual learning plan, teaching resource and GCSE scheme of work.
FREE Titanic Lesson Material
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Britannica is giving you free access to our Titanic spotlight, which provides you with a small taste of the exciting primary resources available in Britannica Online School Edition. Click for free access to our Britannica Titanic Spotlight.
Free Captain Scott Lesson Material!
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Britannica is giving you free access to our Captain Scott of the Antarctic Spotlight, which provides you with a small taste of the exciting primary resources available in Britannica Online School Edition. Click for free access to our Britannica Scott of the Antarctic Spotlight.
Stress Inoculation Training activity: AS Psychology
From Boardworks Stress forms a large part of students’ work on biological psychology, and so it’s important that they understand the causes, effects and strategies for managing stress. Here’s a useful worksheet about stress inoculation training that you can use with your class. The activity should take about 20–30 minutes for students to complete and could be done in class or set as homework.
Motivation, ethics and the bonus culture: KS4 Business Studies
From Boardworks The recent recession and the banking crisis have brought the ‘bonus culture’ to light, and this provides a great opportunity to teach issues surrounding motivation, ethics and business ownership. Here, Head of Business Melanie Green shares some ideas for teaching the issues that surround the current bonus culture. To download Melanie''s lesson ideas, click the weblink below.
Performance Analysis lesson plan: KS4 PE
From Boardworks Analysing performance in the classroom can be tricky. Help your students develop this skill while off the pitch as well as on it by using PE teacher Claire Stearn’s performance analysis lesson plan. Using a range of techniques to help students analyse performance, including class Q&A, discussions, video clips and a downloadable worksheet, Claire’s lesson uses the Boardworks KS4 PE ‘Performance Analysis’ presentation to help students understand the key aspects of performance analysis.
Leadership in Sport: KS3 & KS4 PE
From Boardworks The performance of the English national teams in the 2010 Football World Cup and the 2011 Rugby World Cup was extremely disappointing. Both teams showed promise in the run up to the competitions, but then failed to live up to expectations. Were these unsuccessful team performances down to the players not being good enough, or were they a failure in the ‘leadership’ of their managers? Lecturer in Sport, Nigel Wright, shares some ideas for teaching Leadership in Sport.
Devising activity: KS4 Drama
From Boardworks From the prosaic: How can I tell you that you have terrible taste in music? To the dramatic: I lied. This devising activity offers a range of scenarios to help ignite your students’ imaginations when it comes to creating devised work. The free resource is taken from the ‘Skills’ section of our KS4 Drama resource which is designed to help students practice a variety of dramatic skills.
Gyotaku Activity: KS3 Art
From Boardworks Art teacher Amanda Gray shares her lesson ideas on Gyotaku, the Japanese art of fish painting. The aim of these activities is for students to learn about Gyotaku (guh-yo-tah-koo); the Japanese art of fish painting. It was developed by fishermen who wanted to record the size and species of their catch. Since that time, Gyotaku has become an art form, with the prints now colourful imitations of the original species of fish. To download Amanda''s lesson ideas, click the weblink below.
KS3 Music: Consoles in the Classroom
From Boardworks Given the social trend in collaborative gaming, we know how students enjoy interacting; this should also tell us a lot about how students want to learn. In this free resource, Music teacher Lynne Dearlove shares her lesson ideas for using Wii Music and other games resources in the classroom.
KS3 PSHEE: Consumer Rights lesson plan
From Boardworks Asserting consumer rights requires students to have both a knowledge of the legal aspects of consumer law, and the confidence to handle what can be a difficult social situation. With this in mind, PSHEE teacher Sam Guineas has created a lesson plan featuring a variety of engaging role-play scenarios to help your students practise asserting their consumer rights. To download the lesson plan and the Boardworks slides, click the weblink below.
KS3 and KS4 PSHEE: World AIDS Day
From Boardworks World AIDS Day is held on 1st December every year. A great way of raising awareness with your students is by dedicating a PSHEE lesson to teaching about it. Covering the following learning objectives, the PowerPoint presentation is fully editable so you can tailor the resources to your students: • What is HIV? • What is AIDS? • How is HIV spread? • What is World AIDS Day?
What do you believe? KS4 RS lesson plan
From Boardworks Encouraging tolerance and respect of others’ views is one of the most important roles of Religious Studies. With this in mind, RS teacher Clare Truman has written a lesson plan that aims to help students’ understanding of why some people believe in a god and others do not. Using interactive, all-inclusive techniques and fun voting activities, the lesson plan gives students the opportunity to share and compare their views with those of others in a respectful and thought-provoking way.
Birth Ceremonies activity: KS3 RS
From Boardworks To help maintain student interest right up until the end of a lesson, Boardworks KS3 RS contains a variety of plenary activities, like this interactive quiz taken from our KS3 RS ‘Birth Ceremonies’ presentation. In this interactive activity, students select an answer to each question, until all the answers have disappeared. Visually-engaging, this activity can be used to test students’ knowledge of the birth ceremonies, occupying them whilst you assess their progress.
Environment lesson plan: KS4 Spanish
From Boardworks MFL teacher Terry Atkinson shows how social networking sites can be a valuable teaching resource in this lesson plan. It begins with a grammar element – the study of modal verbs – before encouraging students to increase their vocabulary by using Twitter. Incorporating individual study, group work, and whole class interaction, Terry’s innovative approach to the topic ‘El medio ambiente’ also allows students to develop the key skills of reading, writing and speaking.
Leap year activity: KS3 and GCSE science
From Boardworks Dr Jeannie Moulton has written a question and answer activity to help you incorporate ideas about leap years into your lessons on the Solar System. Jeannie’s activity starts with some historical context, then uses questions to challenge students’ knowledge of motion in the Solar System and employ their mathematical skills. Adaptable for use with KS3 and GCSE students, all of the facts and calculations are provided for you. To download the activity, click the weblink below.
KS3 MFL core skills activity
From Boardworks At the heart of MFL studies lie the four key skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Why not try out this listening activity, which features: •A transcript of audio clips which can be displayed for visual learners, and can also be used to develop reading and speaking skills. •Several audio clips to engage auditory learners and to help students practice their listening skills. •A drag-and-drop activity which helps to maintain the interest of kinaesthetic learners.
KS3 D&T food safety and hygiene: free taster activity!
From Boardworks We’d like to thank so many of you for taking part in voting for the next topic we offer a lesson plan on. It was a close call, but 40% of you voted for a KS3 D&T lesson plan on food safety and hygiene! Next term, we’ll let you know where you can download the lesson plan along with the free content. In the meantime, why not try out this activity about different coloured chopping boards? Use as a whole-class activity to check your students'' understanding of food handling procedures.
Turn your Students into Computer Scientists: KS3 & KS4 ICT
From Boardworks Andy Clarke from Teaching Goodies shares his teaching tips for preparing your students for the upcoming ICT curriculum changes. As a conscientious teacher of ICT, concerned about these developments and wanting to deliver the best for your students (while brushing up on your own computer science at the same time), it might be worth trying out these great resources… Codecademy Try Ruby Scratch App Design
Photosynthesis lesson plan: A-Level Biology
From Boardworks Biology teacher Margaret Royal has written a lesson plan for you to use with your A2 students. Margaret’s lesson is accompanied by a range of interactive Boardworks slides, which feature a variety of visual aids to help illustrate the different parts of the leaf and their various roles in photosynthesis. To download the lesson plan and the Boardworks slides, click the weblink below.
Tetrominos activity: KS3 and KS4 Maths
From Boardworks Maths teacher Daniel Freyhan has created a fun, engaging tessellation and transformation activity for you to use with your KS3 and KS4 students whatever their ability. For most students, this ‘Tetrominos’ activity will be instantly recognisable and will help them apply their geometrical skills to something they’re familiar with outside of the classroom. To download the activity, click on the weblink below.
Environmental access toolkit for mainstream schools
From Positive Eye Ltd This audit toolkit supports the school in auditing the accessibility of the school environment for children and young people with visual impairment. Sections include classroom, corridors and entrance halls, outside areas, each offering an audit of access with low cost implications and higher cost implications to enable actions to be built into the school''s longer term planning
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Thumbs Up! Practical activities to support the development of social skills in children with visual impairments
From Positive Eye Ltd Thumbs Up!a range of simple activities to support children with visual impairment with appropriate body languge, starting and maintaining a conversation, understanding facial expression and more. Also be suitable for use with other children to develop social skills.
Whos in the Driving Seat?
From Positive Eye Ltd Whos in the Driving Seat? A training resource pack,to support professionals to reflect upon their role in maximising independence when working with children with special educational needs.
Intensive Revision Weekends for Students with Philip Allan Updates
From Philip Allan Events, part of Hodder Education Help your students get those top grades with one of our 2-day revision courses led by expert tutors and senior examiners. Courses available in: Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Physics, Politics, Psychology and Sociology Where: Hotel Russell, London, WC1B 5BE When: AS Revision Weekend: 21 → 22 April 2012 - £249 A2 Revision Weekend: 28 → 29 April 2012 - £279
RE Today e-newsletter
From RE Today Services RE Today’s email newsletter contains news of new RE resources, publications, courses, conferences, competitions, updates on national issues and initiatives and much more. Published five times a year, the newsletters are free - all you need do to receive them is sign up on the home page of the RE Today website. There is a primary and a secondary newsletter - so just let us know which you want when you sign up. Newsletters are delivered as a pdf direct into your mailbox.
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Careerscape
From CASCAiD Ltd Careerscape is a detailed database of careers which encourages careers exploration and research. Pupils age 14+ can also engage with real-life case studies, career videos and topical articles which consider subjects, education, training and lifestyle issues. A comprehensive resource for accessing up-to-date careers information and relevant topics.
Launchpad
From CASCAiD Ltd Launchpad helps students from age 11-14 with subjects, careers and skills. With a personalised skills profile pupils can look at how these relate to subjects at KS4. Over 30 subject videos and information on GCSE subjects also help pupils with their subject choice. Careers information also raises pupils aspirations. Ideal preparation for Year 10.
Does life exist beneath the ice sheet of Antarctica?
From Boardworks To help your geography students understand the significance of the discovery of a sub-glacial lake at Vostok, Antarctica, geography teacher Tony Cassidy shares his ideas for teaching about sub-glacial lakes. Download the ideas by clicking the link.
Vietnam War Poster: KS4 History
From Boardworks For a war such as Vietnam which stretched over several decades, it can be difficult to remember the order of key events and the subsequent consequences of each individual event. To help your students remember this key information, we’ve produced a colourful, informative poster which gives an overview of the Vietnam War from its origins in World War II to its final resolution in the 1970s.
Poster: 10 reasons to study business studies
From Boardworks In the current economic climate it can sometimes be difficult to promote a positive view of business to your students. To help encourage your students to study Business Studies at GCSE level, we’ve produced an eye-catching poster. Download and print out for your classroom!
Online safety poster: KS4 ICT
From Boardworks To help your students stay safe online, we’ve produced a poster about online safety packed with practical advice for staying safe online. Download it and print it out for your classroom!
Climate Week 2012: free Geography/Citizenship resources
From Boardworks 12th March marks the beginning of Climate Week 2012. What better time to discuss climate change with your KS3 and KS4 students? Download a presentation following the link. Featuring a carbon footprint quiz and advice on how to reduce your carbon footprint, the presentation is also mapped to the QCA Scheme of Work so you can ensure that your teaching is in line with the curriculum.
Business Ethics activities: GCSE RS
From Boardworks Ian Russell, RE teacher at Netherhall School in Cumbria, has written a blog post and downloadable PDF sharing his ideas on how to encourage students to think more deeply about ethical business practices. In his PDF of lesson ideas, Ian shares links to several engaging videos to promote discussion among students, and provides an idea for getting businesspeople into the classroom so that students receive first-hand information about the ethical issues that face real businesses.
Handel''s birthday: free KS4 resources
From Boardworks February 23rd marks what would have been the 327th birthday of the composer George Frideric Handel. To mark this occasion, we’ve produced a free presentation which features a fact file focusing on Handel’s life and work. Treat your students to some interesting facts about this famous composer and spark their interest in the Baroque period.
International Women''s Day: humanities ideas
From Boardworks March 8th is International Women’s Day, when organizations around the world choose different themes each year to reflect global and local issues facing women, and to recognize women’s contribution to the world stage. Here are some ideas that you might want to use when teaching about this event.
Unseen poetry lesson plan: KS4 English
From Boardworks English teacher Nicola Brown has written a lesson plan for you to use with your KS4 English students, introducing them to the techniques and skills needed when responding to unseen poetry. Getting students to use drama to interact with Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’, Nicola’s lesson employs a kinesthetic style of teaching which focuses students’ attention on the emotions created by the poet. Students then develop their findings by analysing the poem’s language through close reading.
Sustainability case study: KS4 D&T
From Boardworks We’ve produced some free resources which profile Pavegen paving slabs. Guiding students through how to write a design brief, a series of questions also accompany the Pavegen case study and get students thinking about how to address the increasing need for sustainability in their own design briefs.
Monoprinting lesson plan - KS4 Art
From Boardworks Art teacher Lizzie Allen has written a lesson plan for you to use with your KS4 art students, introducing them to the techniques needed to record observations using monoprinting. Getting students to start with short ‘timed monoprints’, Lizzie’s lesson aims to free up students’ observational drawings through experimentation. Students then move on to creating more detailed monoprints, using different tools and marks, whilst creating their own ‘criteria for success’.
Perilous Tales - versatile drama for teenagers
From Offbeat Theatre ...a mad, silly and inventive peek into a world of twisted fairytales where not all stories end happily ever after. Perilous Tales consists of 4 sketches sewn together to provide about 50 minutes of entertainment. Versatile, strange and very unique these tales will test your imagination and creativity.... dare you?
2012 Olympics - in Primary RE
From RE Today Services If you are looking for ideas for how to include something on the 2012 Olympics in primary RE lessons then do check out Issue 5 of Primary Subjects, published by the CfSA. It includes a four-page curriculum leaflet specifically on RE that was written by NATRE. Issue 5 also contains equivalent leaflets for other subjects in the primary curriculum. For more information, see the CfSA website.
Free online resource from RE Today
From RE Today Services RE Today has recently launched a new online resource to support RE - a searchable database of web-based resources with suggested activities for the secondary classroom. The resource is accessed from the yellow box on home page of the RE Today website. There is also the facility to submit your own ideas for web-based resources and suggested activities. RE Today looks forward to hearing from users to help this resource rapidly grow with more tried and tested ideas for the secondary classroom.
Kudos Inspire
From CASCAiD Ltd Special offer for schools - Deliver careers guidance to all your students with ‘The Schools Package’, costing from as little as £50p per student*. The Schools Package offers access to online solutions for Year 7- 11 and Post 16 which includes; Launchpad, Kudos and Careerscape for £569 pa (saving £125) or £769 pa for Launchpad, Kudos Inspire and Careerscape. *based on a student roll of 1,133. Prices are for an annual site licence +vat.
FREE Dinosaurs Lesson Material
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Britannica is giving you free access to our Dinosaurs Spotlight, which provides you with a small taste of the exciting primary resources available in Britannica Online School Edition. Click for free access to our Britannica Dinosaurs Spotlight.
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FREE Sketches for Performance
From Offbeat Theatre Offbeat Theatre work with young people all the time and specialise in slightly offbeat dramatic performances and scripts. We''d love you to get a taste for what we do - take a look at our FREE STUFF page!
Unusual Sketches for Teenagers
From Offbeat Theatre Offbeat Theatre now have a selection of sketches available for performance of class work. No PR for class work and these sketches are fairly tasty and a bit unusual. Browse the sketches page to see what we have and have a look at the FREE page while you are there...
Managing motivation lesson plan
From Boardworks “The aim of this lesson is for students to be able to identify the main factors that affect staff motivation, and then to be able to explain the differences between the three main motivation theories [...].” Download the lesson plan with accompanying Boardworks activities by following the link.
Sustainable development lesson plan: KS3 Geography
From Boardworks “Sustainability is a key geographical concept in all key stages. It is always topical, and gives students an opportunity to address big issues that affect them, their future children and their grandchildren.” After starting with the basics of what natural resources are, geography teacher Stephen Schwab’s lesson then engages students in current geographical debate.
Biological Psychology activity
From Boardworks It can be difficult for some AS Psychology students to grasp the complex physiological processes that are involved in the study of biological Psychology. To show how Boardworks AS Psychology can help clarify these biological aspects of psychology, we’ve added this animation on the sympathomedullary pathway to our blog page for you to try.
Literary devices activity: KS3 English
From Boardworks To introduce your students to the idea of genre, and the literary devices which define particular genres, we’ve taken an activity from our KS3 English presentation on Genre for you to try out.
Olympic-themed drama activities
From Boardworks On July 27th you will either be out of the country or watching the Olympic opening ceremony. Or both. The Olympics will be inescapable this summer so it would only be sensible – and fun – to capitalise on your students'' enthusiasm and curiosity by teaching some Olympic-themed lessons. Why let your PE department have all the fun? You will be spoiled for choice, but here are a few ways that you could approach this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
La Publicite: GCSE French extension material
From Boardworks Adverts tend to split opinion, making them great discussion-starters. With this in mind, we’ve produced some free resources on advertising for you to use with your higher-level students, encouraging them to use higher-level vocabulary more spontaneously.
Lent: free KS3 RS resources
From Boardworks This year, Lent runs from 22nd February to 7th April. To help your KS3 students understand what Lent is, why Christians observe Lent and what Easter commemorates, we’ve created a free presentation and worksheet for you to download.
Dickens'' 200th brthday: free English resources
From Boardworks With the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens on the 7th February 2012 and with Dickens adaptations filling our TV screens, there’s never been a more apt time to introduce your students to one of Victorian literature’s most popular authors. To help you introduce your students to studying Dickens, we’ve produced some free resources on the opening of Great Expectations.
ICT in Business: free KS4 resources
From Boardworks The clothing retailer Next has reported on-target pre-Christmas sales despite a 2.7% fall in high-street store sales, due to online sales. Welcome to the magic of online business! We’ve produced a free presentation to get your students thinking about how using ICT can benefit businesses.
TI-Nspire CX
From The Mathematical Association Developed in line with independent classroom research and teacher feedback, the TI-Nspire CX handheld and associated software have been designed to help develop pupils’ conceptual understanding. With functionality that specifically addresses core areas of each subject, the resource helps teachers bring crucial concepts to life so that pupils can reach greater levels of understanding within mathematics and science.
FREE Charles Dickens Lesson Material!
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Celebrate Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday in the classroom! The Victorian writer’s childhood and adult life, his most famous literary works, and the artist George Cruikshank’s unforgettable illustrations of Dickens’ stories all feature in the Britannica Charles Dickens Spotlight. In the Activity Centre there is a video tour of Dickens’ London, plus puzzles, games and images to keep your pupils engaged.
Teaching and learning in the twenty-first century: What is an ''institute of education'' for?
From Institute of Education Explores the extent to which teaching is changing in response to external pressures and the implications for teachers, schools and learners. Shows how an ''institute of education'' can face the major challenges of education today and best respond to the social and economic context of educational provision in a global context; optimise the organisation of schools as regards school improvement; and achieve a step-change in the way it supports effective teacher practice.
Parenting: Responsibilities, risks and respect
From Institute of Education Draws on research projects conducted over the last twelve years, involving families from different social class and ethnic groups. It explores factors identified in current policy, media and other social and political forums as the risks and responsibilities of contemporary parenting, with a particular focus on parents'' engagement with schooling and teachers.
MyWorks KS3 RS
From Boardworks MyWorks KS3 RS is a brand-new, innovative homework product that will transform your classwork and homework setting. MyWorks KS3 RS covers all the QCA units. As all the quizzes are ready-made, self-marking and teaching students as well as testing them, MyWorks is perfect for both specialist and non-specialist teachers.
MyWorks KS4 Spanish
From Boardworks MyWorks KS4 Spanish has just been published, providing formative student assessments online or on your VLE! MyWorks KS4 Spanish supports teaching of the major 2009 GCSE specifications (AQA, OCR and Edexcel) and is mapped to the Languages Ladder at Preliminary and Intermediate level. MyWorks is suitable for both specialist and non-specialist Spanish teachers
Editing PowerPoint presentations: video and instruction guide
From Boardworks Excel worksheets are a great way to present numbers, data, lists and more to your students. We’ve made a video and step-by-step instruction guide to help you how to embed Excel worksheets into your PowerPoint presentations.
New to Vocab Express: Oxford University Press language resources in French, German and Spanish
From Vocab Express Vocabulary from Oxford University Press will become available in the distinctive Vocab Express format for Key Stage 3 to 5 in French, German and Spanish. The new resources from Oxford University Press that will become available on Vocab Express are: • At Key Stage 3: Zoom español, Zoom Deutsch, and Clic! • At GCSE: AQA and OCR French, German and Spanish • At AS/A2: AQA and OCR Élan, Zeitgeist and Ánimo
New to Vocab Express: Nelson Thornes language resources
From Vocab Express Resources soon to be available on Vocab Express include the vocabulary lists for Nelson Thornes AQA French, German and Spanish books for GCSE, AS and A2, Kerboodle Succès (French) for Year 9 and Tricolore Total 1 to 4 at KS3 and GCSE, which will be available for direct subscription on Vocab Express and via Kerboodle.
Castles – the “hole” story
From English Heritage Planning a castle trip for KS1 or KS2 students and anxious you don’t know much about them? English Heritage''s new online resource, ‘Castles – the “hole” story’, promises to make your trip a fun, self-guided learning experience for all. Holes are great because they are an easy way in to interpreting castles and students can enjoy finding, recording and drawing conclusions about them – the best way to discover what castles were, how they functioned and who lived and worked in them.
Win an annual subscription for your school!
From JCS Online Resources The Competition: Entries of no more than 500 words may be submitted from students, teachers and librarians from a school or 6th Form College in the UK or Worldwide.
Three-dimensional design: free art resources
From Boardworks For GCSE Art and Design students working on projects that have a three-dimensional design focus, their designs must also focus on the purpose of the object they’re designing. To help your students achieve this, we’ve produced some free resources on theatrical mask design.
Product analysis: free KS4 D&T resources
From Boardworks Successful product analysis is essential when designing new products and improving old ones. To introduce students to the questions that they should be asking when carrying out a product analysis, we’ve put together some free resources for use with your KS4 students.
FirstBuy properties postcode finder
From Teachers Building Society FirstBuy is a Government equity loan scheme aiming to make more affordable homes available to first-time buyers. Use our handy site finder tool to find FirstBuy developments in your area.
Buying Your First Home booklet
From Teachers Building Society Containing handy tips and information to guide you through the whole home buying process.
FREE Chinese New Year Lesson Material
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Britannica is giving you free access to our Chinese New Year Spotlight which provides you with a small taste of the exciting primary resources available in Britannica Online School Edition. Click for free access to the Britannica Chinese New Year Spotlight.
Win a free annual subscription of an online resource for your school!
From JCS Online Resources Entries of no more than 500 words may be submitted from students, teachers and librarians from a school or 6th Form College in the UK or Worldwide!
Philip Allan Magazines – Online Archives
From JCS Online Resources
Philip Allan A-Z Handbooks Online
From JCS Online Resources Content includes access to all 14 titles A-Z Accounting A-Z Business Studies A-Z Biology A-Z Chemistry A-Z Economics A-Z Economics and Business Studies A-Z Geography A-Z Health and Social Care A-Z Law A-Z Physical Education A-Z Physics A-Z Psychology A-Z Sociology A-Z UK Government & Politics
Helicopter and Monsters & Superheroes - Special Offer
From MakeBelieve Arts Based on the work of Vivian Gussin Paley, this illustrated 30 page booklet outlines the Helicopter Technique for Storytelling and Story Acting. This professionally produced documentary shows the Helicopter Technique in action. The DVD focuses on a Peer Group Education project where 10 year olds were trained by MakeBelieve Arts to lead Helicopter sessions with Nursery and Reception children, scribing stories, and leading the class in acting out.
Monsters & Superheroes DVD
From MakeBelieve Arts This professionally produced documentary shows the Helicopter Technique in action. The DVD focuses on a Peer Group Education project where 10 year olds were trained by MakeBelieve Arts to lead Helicopter sessions with Nursery and Reception children, scribing stories, and leading the class in acting out.
The Woman Who Cooked Everything
From MakeBelieve Arts This text features stories written and illustrated by 3 - 7 year olds during Helicopter Technique sessions in schools across London. The illustrations were selected from over 1000 competition entries and the book was produced to accompany The Woman Who Cooked Everything tour in 2008. Welcomed as a standalone resource by teachers, but also a great accompaniment to the Helicopter Resource Pack.
Dramatic Mathematics
From MakeBelieve Arts Based on the work of Professor Kieran Egan, this package includes 5 beautifully illustrated story books and a teacher''s pack with photocopiable materials. The books develop pupils'' understanding of concepts in maths including place value, addition, subtraction, standard and non-standard measurement, positional and directional language, multiplication, division, reasoning, data handling and fractions. The package makes maths a journey of learning through storytelling, play and make-believe.
MyWorks KS3 Music
From Boardworks MyWorks KS3 Music is a brand-new online package providing ready-made, self-marking quizzes that teach as well as test. Providing skills quizzes that support the key areas of the Programme of Study, MyWorks is ideal for classwork, homework, assessment and cover lessons. Perfect for both specialist and non-specialist teachers.
Drama in Literacy
From MakeBelieve Arts Based on 15 popular modern classic texts, this publication includes lesson plans, suggested warm up and practical exercises and photocopiable materials for Foundation and Key Stages 1 and 2.
Helicopter Resource Pack
From MakeBelieve Arts Based on the work of Vivian Gussin Paley, this illustrated 30 page booklet outlines the Helicopter Technique for Storytelling and Story Acting. Recognising the potential of Foundation Stage and young children to tell stories, this is a step by step teachers guide to the process of scribing stories verbatim and inviting children to act them out on a simple stage - creating instant theatre in the classroom. The pack also includes guidance on handling issues arising from a Helicopter session.
Teaching Mathematics Creatively
From MakeBelieve Arts Trisha Lee''s brand new book Teaching Mathematics Creatively is co-written with Linda Pound and published by Routledge.
The new eInstruction Touchboard™ interactive whiteboard
From eInstruction The eInstruction Touchboard™ interactive whiteboard provides touch-screen benefits at an investment-friendly price. The high-resolution, multi-gesture board pen-and-finger system allows students to write and draw with natural gesturing for interactive, hands-on learning. Designed to be sturdy and rigorous for day-to-day use, stationary or mobile options with the Adjustit Pro™ Stand means it suits any learning environment. For more information visit stand S36 at BETT or www.einstruction.eu
FREE Christmas Lesson Material
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Britannica is giving you free access to our Christmas Spotlight which provides you with a small taste of the exciting primary resources available in Britannica Online School Edition. Click to learn more about Britannica''''''''s Christmas Spotlight and for access to the material.
From Exam Factories to Communities of Discovery: The democratic route
From Institute of Education This book passionately calls for educators to challenge the dominant market-led model of education and instead build a more democratic one, better able to face threats such as environmental damage; intensified global competition; corrosive social inequalities in and between nations in the world; and the need for a new, just and sustainable economic model. It is for educators in schools, colleges, universities, in work-based learning and within communities and those interested in education policy
FREE 10-Day Trials of Britannica SmartStudy
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering schools FREE 10-day trials of our new online resource Britannica SmartStudy. Britannica SmartStudy is a games-based revision system which motivates learners in homework, independent study, revision, assessment and exam practice. Click to learn more.
Free Ancient Rome Lesson Material
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Britannica is offering you free access to our Ancient Rome Spotlight which provides you with a small taste of the exciting primary resources available in Britannica Online School Edition. Click on the title for more information and free access to Britannica''''s Ancient Rome spotlight.
FREE Britannica Kids Apps
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. The first five to email office@britannica.co.uk will receive a promotional code to download one of our award-winning Britannica Kids Apps for FREE, suitable for iPhones, iPads and iPods. Click below to read about our Britannica Kids Apps.
Investigating Industrial Heritage Teacher''s Kit
From English Heritage Free 22 page kit to develop an understanding of the form and function of industrial structures and processes and look at the many ways Britain''s industrial heritage can be used to inspire students.
Free Remembrance Day Lesson Material
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Bring history to life and teach your students about Remembrance Day. The traditions of the day, when and why it is observed and an explanation for why poppies have become a symbol for the loss of life and suffering during war are all covered in the Britannica Remembrance Day Spotlight. In the Activity Centre there are puzzles, games and relevant images of the day, including: a Word Search, a Crossword and a Quiz. Click below for free access to our Britannica Remembrance Day Spotlight.
Food, Glorious Food Anthology Definitive Guide
From ZigZag Education Unique commentaries designed to help A Level teachers and students working on the AQA Language and Literature B anthology Food, Glorious Food. It can be used in several ways. Students and teachers can read through the commentaries on each text as reinforcement for their own study of each text, or as a starting point for individual work. Commentaries can also be used as models for students when considering ways of approaching the analysis of a text. Provides students with complete coverage.
How to get an A* for Edexcel GCSE Drama
From ZigZag Education In the words of the author Mick Haining: "I’m not Johnny Depp or Keira Knightley and nor are you. This book isn’t about becoming a star, it’s about getting a grade A* in a GCSE Drama exam. Becoming a star would obviously help, but remember, Johnny Depp has not won an Oscar... yet (2010). Getting an A* in Drama will come from a combination of three things – bottle, understanding and skill. Call it BUS for short... get on the BUS and you’ll get there."
Free Bonfire Night Lesson Material
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Celebrate Bonfire Night in the classroom with a bang! Guy Fawkes, the gunpowder plot and fireworks and bonfires are all covered in the Britannica Bonfire Night Spotlight. In the Activity Centre there are puzzles, games and images of the historical event and celebration, including: a Word search, a Crossword and a Quiz, plus much more to keep children entertained and make learning fun. Click below for free access to our Britannica Bonfire Night Spotlight.
Research Engagement for School Development
From Institute of Education Examines the new and growing phenomenon of the "research-engaged school" - schools that not only encourage their staff to carry out their own research, but also use published research to inform practice and improve the quality of education. Reflects on current debates and thinking in this arena and argues for new ways for schools to understand and practise research engagement as part of school development. In-depth case studies from schools are featured throughout.
Free Halloween Lesson Material
From Encyclopædia Britannica (UK) Ltd. Britannica Halloween Spotlight brings scary spooks and haunted castles to life in your classroom. Trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving and frightening fancy dress are all covered in the Britannica Halloween Spotlight! In the Activity Centre there are puzzles, games and activities and a step-by-step guide on how to make a witch’s hat! Click below for free access to our Britannica Halloween Spotlight.
Motivational Badges
From Westfield4schools Ltd NEW Holographic Badges Now made from highly reflective holographic materials. Fast Delivery 4 - 5 Working Days. Minimum order only 25 from any mix of Shape, Colour or Title.
Use animation in your teaching - case studies
From Moviestorm Access a range of real life case studies from teachers using Moviestorm''s 3D animation software in their teaching. From media studies and music technology through to languages, Moviestorm is being used by teacher''s across the curriculum.
In Deep: Learning to Learn in Physical Education
From Association for Physical Education (afPE) Incorporate Learning to Learn principles in your school sport! Written for physical education teachers and coaches in schools that want to develop their own practice, this resource explores aspects of Assessment for Learning, Learner Voice and Learning How to Learn. Blending theory and practice, it uses examples from classrooms, reflective activities, key messages and summaries.
Factors that affect communication: free Health & Social Care resources
From Boardworks Each culture has its own rules about general behaviour which affect both verbal and non-verbal communication. These differences can lead to communication problems. As a carer, it is important to recognise that cultures or social groupings different from your own will have their own behaviour patterns. We’ve created some free teaching resources for you to use with your students. Follow the weblink to download the resources.
National Parks: Travel & Tourism/Geography lesson
From Boardworks More and more people are choosing to take their holidays in the UK, rather than travelling overseas. As a result, a relatively new staycation industry has opened up in the UK, catering for those who want to holiday at home. We’ve created some free resources, suitable for both Geography and Travel & Tourism lessons, that are ideal for exploring this topic with your students.
MyWorks KS4 PE: brand-new homework and assessment resource
From Boardworks Based on the current GCSE specifications for AQA, OCR and Excel, and providing helpful animations and audio throughout to encourage the learning of theory, MyWorks KS4 PE is the ideal homework and assessment solution for your department. Students can learn, students can answer and students can revise. Recap screens after incorrect answers go back over the information; study pages test comprehension skills; and revision content can be used flexibly before or after a quiz.
MyWorks KS3 PSHEE
From Boardworks Exciting homework and assessments set and marked in seconds! MyWorks is a motivating assessment solution designed to appeal to students of all abilities and learning types, and perfect for both specialist and non-specialist teachers. Up-to-date case studies, statistics and examples provide context for students’ learning, and dozens of audio and video clips inspire students in their learning. The quizzes are ready to assign, easy to use and self-marking, saving hours of preparation time.
Online Courses Special Offer July 2011
From CPD Bytes All courses have recently been revised to take account of changes in legislation and to help prepare classroom staff (teachers and TAs) for some of the changes suggested in the government Green Paper for supporting learners with SEN in the mainstream classroom. Payment would have to be with an order - staff would have 6 full months from the date of registration to complete the course.
Classroom Display Resources - Get your classroom ready for next year!
From The Primary Teacher Resource Centre Looking for tray labels, book labels and peg labels without all the fuss. Let us do all the work for you with our personalised services.
An Introduction to Understanding Autistic Spectrum Condition
From Concept Training This online course aims to raise awareness of Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) in children and young people and introduces the learner to some positive strategies to support those on the spectrum. The course is suitable for everyone who comes into contact with children. For full course info and pricing please visit http://www.concept-training.co.uk/page/170/Online-Courses.htm
Will Powers Online
From Children's Safety Education Foundation Drugs Education – Will Power’s Beware addresses key elements of a child''s personal and social education. Topics covered include smoking, alcohol, drugs, my body, taking control and bullying. Teachers’ notes, lesson plans, curriculum references, and suggestions for further activities are also provided.
Anti-Bullying – The Young Person’s Guide Online
From Children's Safety Education Foundation Anti-Bullying has been endorsed by the NSPCC and provides a unique insight into both the tactics by bullies and the effects on victims of bullying and harassment. It underpins the anti-bullying work in schools and uses a series of characters to explore a range of situations which may reflect the readers own experiences and encourages them to help themselves and their peers within their environment.
Respect Online ''Your Life, Your Choice''
From Children's Safety Education Foundation Respect ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ explores many of the major issues encountered by young people in their everyday lives. It uses real life situations and examples to examine various citizenship issues. Topics include anti-bullying, hate crime, substance misuse, anti-social behaviour, gangs, guns and knives, staying safe and domestic abuse. Teachers’ notes, lesson plans, curriculum references, and suggestions for further activities are also provided.
Out and About Online - Accident Prevention and Young People
From Children's Safety Education Foundation Out and About has been designed to support Child Safety Week, Walk to School Week and Road Safety Week by advising on all aspects of travel safely - foot, road, rail, canal and plane. The activities are designed so that they not only stimulate discussion but also link closely to the child''s own experiences. The lesson combines group work, individual thinking and debate. Teachers’ notes, lesson plans, curriculum references, and suggestions for further activities are also provided.
Junior Citizen Online
From Children's Safety Education Foundation Junior Citizen addresses a number of key topics including personal safety, home and fire safety, water, drugs, alcohol, smoking, first aid, hate crime and knife crime. Information can be accessed via the internet or downloaded onto a desktop. Teachers’ notes, 60 lesson plans, curriculum references, and suggestions for further activities are also provided.
MyWorks KS3 Geography
From Boardworks Over 70 engaging quizzes comprehensively cover the KS3 Geography Programme of Study and Framework, with different quizzes to test knowledge, understanding and skills. Animations, Flash activities and pop-ups explain difficult concepts in an engaging way. Providing the complete online solution for setting and marking effective Geography homework and revision, MyWorks saves hours of preparation time. See www.myworks.co.uk for more information.
Free Moviestorm lesson plans
From Moviestorm In order to help you integrate Moviestorm into your teaching, we have compiled a selection of lesson outlines and ideas suitable for a range of different courses, ages, and curricula. These suggestions have been developed in association with teachers around the world, educational organisations, and members of the Moviestorm Education Academy.
Paws in Jobland
From CASCAiD Ltd Paws in Jobland raises aspirations of KS2 children and helps them to develop careers awareness. This online tool develops their ICT and literacy skills whilst learning about themselves and the community around them. Children can explore 20 work environments such as a hospital or airport and read the work activities of 100 jobs with on-screen text and audio. Pupils can answer a short interests quiz, explore different jobs and play a game-style quiz. Supported by 21 worksheets and teachers’ notes.
Dear Parents
From Inclusive Solutions UK Ltd Description:The title of this book is deceptively simple and conceals the fact that the reader is about to encounter voices that will speak of the relationship between disabled children and their parents. The first voice is Micheline’s. Disable person & parent of a disabled child
Incurably Human
From Inclusive Solutions UK Ltd Description:By piecing together a personal journey of discovery, the author explores the deeper meaning of inclusion. She looks at how communities, families and schools are being fragmented by the focus of global economics, rekindling the past eugenic polices which have been changed
Seeing The Charade
From Inclusive Solutions UK Ltd Description:Seeing the Charade: What We Need to Do and Undo to Make Friendships Happen Written by Carol Tashie, Susan Shapiro-Barnard, and Zach Rossetti Conclusion by Jamie Burke Original art by Kristína Holúbková Published by Inclusive Solutions; Nottingham
MyWorks AS Biology
From Boardworks MyWorks is an innovative assessment solution that sets and marks homework in seconds! Accessible via any computer, MyWorks saves hours of preparation time with hundreds of interactive self-marking quizzes that are ideal for students of all abilities. MyWorks is available for AS Biology, mapped to the AQA, OCR and Edexcel exam boards. It provides the complete online solution for setting and marking effective Biology homework and revision. See www.myworks.co.uk for more information.
The Proofreading Pack
From ZigZag Education Thinking of becoming a proofreader? What to improve your student''s own grammar and spelling? Essential notes, advice and worksheets provide detailed information and help strengthen invaluable proofreading skills. Comprehensive notes with advice, examples and common mistakes give you a detailed understanding of the rules to follow. 18 carefully selected worksheets cover all aspects of spelling, grammar and punctuation to put your knowledge into practice.
An Inspector Calls - Activity Pack
From ZigZag Education One in the range of 68 new GCSE (2010) resources for teaching GCSE English Prose, Drama and Poetry. A wealth of engaging activities, including an activity for every main event in this engaging play including focus on exam style questions.
Introducing Stanislavski for A Level Drama
From ZigZag Education Worksheets and exercises which introduce Stanislavski’s ‘system’ in 10 developmental stages. Clear understanding and application of Stanislavksi’s influence as a theatre practitioner. Packed with practical exercises - all photocopiable.
GCSE Maths Practice Papers (new specs)
From ZigZag Education 40 Practice Papers for Foundation & Higher: the best possible revision. Clear and detailed answers to help students check their own work. Write-on and non-write-on formats. Address the new question types thoroughly.
Online Revision for AQA A Level ICT
From ZigZag Education New interactive revision package tailored for AQA ICT and AQA Computing UK A Level specifications. Fully interactive revision practice, consisting of thousands of online revision questions written specifically for AS & A2 AQA Computing and ICT. The 1 year site license includes single-user access to the eRevision.co.uk website (using log in details provided).
Circle of Adults DVD
From Inclusive Solutions UK Ltd Description:Circle of Adults: New and Revised VersionTeams reflecting and problem solving about emotional and behavioural needs at a deeper level This DVD provides: 1. Full 90 minute Video of real time Circle of Adults in action in a secondary school
Circle of Adults
From Inclusive Solutions UK Ltd Circles of Adults¹ offers the practitioner a 10 step process for facilitating team problem solving around issues of challenging behaviour and emotional needs. Problems are addressed further upstream than conventional approaches to problem solving.
GCSE Mandarin resources now on Vocab Express
From Vocab Express Vocab Express, the online modern foreign languages (MFL) vocabulary learning application has added GCSE Mandarin to its ever-growing bank of online vocabulary learning resources. The minimum core vocabulary lists for both foundation and higher tier from the AQA GCSE Mandarin Specifications are now available. In the coming months, the Edexcel GCSE specification will also become available.
Circles of Friends DVD
From Inclusive Solutions UK Ltd Created By Colin Newton and Derek WIlson - with video footage contributed from students, parents and young people. An inclusive approach to meeting emotional and behavioural needs This DVD provides: 1. Three field video recordings of real Circles
Creating Circles of Friends
From Inclusive Solutions UK Ltd Description:Creating Circles of Friends By Colin Newton and Derek Wilson - Inclusive Solutions This is a revised version of the original text by the authors: ‘Circles of Friends’. The book is a must for anyone interested in building friendships and relationships
Keys to Inclusion
From Inclusive Solutions UK Ltd 8 Keys to Inclusion are described in this inspiring and practical book.
afPE Launch Safe Practice Poster Set
From Association for Physical Education (afPE) Aimed at 11-14 year olds, schools can use these posters around the physical education and sport facilities as a reminder of the students’ responsibility to consider health and safety issues. The 3 key messages illustrated in the posters are: 1. Preparation is key in physical education – Have you checked your equipment? 2. Physical Education – Have fun but keep focused. 3. Physical Education, prepare with care - Have you checked your kit?
afPE Publications & Resources - Spring/Summer Sale
From Association for Physical Education (afPE)
Read with Espresso friends!
From Franklin Watts A fantastic range of books produced in association with ESPRESSO EDUCATION, the leading digital curriculum provider. Phonic readers: graded fun stories with suggestions of further activities on the Espresso Primary service. Storytime: beautifully illustrated stories in familiar and fantasy settings. Ideas Box! - a wealth of info using a cross curricular approach.
New this month!
From Franklin Watts We are the leading publisher of educational books for children, providing essential support for the curriculum in schools, libraries and the home. We have something for everyone – from top-quality non-fiction, perfect for classroom projects or homework help, to excellent reading resources, which really get kids turning the pages. Franklin Watts aims to give children of all abilities a life-long love of learning and books. Check us out for new books, free teaching resources and more!
FREE poster - Espresso Education
From Franklin Watts Decorate your walls with this new poster celebrating our new partnership with Espresso Education!
The Seaside Interactive Whiteboard CD-ROM
From Franklin Watts The CD contains two sections covering aspects of Geography, History and Science for KS1 on the topic of SEASIDE. 1) Seaside Holidays: Hotel, Pier, Seaside food, Seaside holidays now and then, Seaside shops. 2) At the Seaside: Birds, animals and plants, Coastlines, Lifeboat station, Pebbles, Pollution, Port, Waves, Weather, Sand. Images allow teachers to design their own lesson plans. A teacher''s guide gives ideas for extension activities.
Free Spanish games
From Languagenut Several interactive games covering family members. You can explore the full range of resources anytime through a free 2 week trial - simply register through the home page!
Free French games
From Languagenut Take a look at our free French games, featuring family members, with full audio support. Superb for the interactive whiteboard. Languagenut features songs, stories and games to bring languages to life.
GCSE Edexcel Music - Set Works
From ZigZag Education A comprehensive guide to all 12 pieces, addressing every point of the Edexcel specification. Detailed notes and differentiated tasks for listening, performing and composing. Additionally: Unit 1: Whole score analysed section-by-section, to aid understanding for all Unit 2: Step-by-step composition task Unit 3: Special activities to improve music vocabulary for weaker students. Plus Practice exam paper for Sections A+B with full mark schemes
GCSE French Practice Papers (avilable for OCR, AQA and Edexcel)
From ZigZag Education 12 practice papers. 3 Reading, 3 Listening for both Foundation and Higher. Covers every topic in the new spec. Everything you need: Answers and mark schemes Audio CD and transcripts of listening exercises Write-on papers look like the real exam
GCSE Religious Studies OCR Practice Papers for B601 Philosophy 1 (Christianity)
From ZigZag Education 4 Practice Papers for the new specifications. Reproduces the exact style of the new OCR B exams from June 2011. 4 papers on your chosen religion - condensed on a single sheet for ease of photocopying Paper 1 also comes as a full 6-religion paper - ideal for mock exams Detailed mark scheme for every question Exam technique section with ''''common questions'''' answered
GEO4B (Topical Cyclones in Bangladesh) for Summer 2011
From ZigZag Education Guide students through the pre-release with Thorough Workbook provided in A4 & A5 booklet Revise related key skills with Skills PowerPoints! Set the issue in context with Background Material Stretch and challenge A* students with Discussion Springboards Exam practice paper with mark scheme
Pre-Release Scenario Exam Preparation Pack for AQA GCSE PE (Summer 2011: Rachel)
From ZigZag Education Maximise exam performance: all the prep material students need for Section B pre-release scenario: Intro to the scenario – what is there and what does it mean? Key terms highlighted & explained. Clear & concise revision notes, related specifically to ‘Rachel’ in spec order. Activities to develop exam skills and consolidate learning. Full Section B mock exam, with useful ‘what is the question asking you do to’ sections, model student answers & marking tips.
Business Studies F292 Pre-Release Resource Pack (Just4Kids)
From ZigZag Education Guide students through the pre-release with analysis of stimulus material Engage students with the material through focused activities Two exam practice papers with mark schemes! Structured approach for you and your students to prepare them for the exam. All specifically written for the 2011 case study Just4Kids Ltd Just £39 for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days. Preview every page before you buy.
Channel 4 Learning
From Channel 4 Learning
KS2 SATs Revision and Display Resources
From The Primary Teacher Resource Centre At the PTRC, we offer a range of great KS2 SATs resources. These include bookmarks, success criteria posters and resource mats. All at great prices and all available for instant download.
Back 2 Basics Activity Cards - Summer Subscription
From The Primary Teacher Resource Centre Back 2 Basics is a carousel of activities aimed at giving children regular practise at the basic skills of reading, writing and number work. Each activity is planned to last approximately 10-15 minutes, and is ideal to be completed first thing in the morning or straight after lunch. Only £14.99 for 12 weeks of activities.
Oddizzi
From Oddizzi Oddizzi is a multimedia website for primary schools that builds knowledge and understanding of the world. It is a complete resource for teaching geography and supports literacy, art, social sciences, PHSEE, and global citizenship topics. With a free child-friendly interactive map, live news feed, 500+ pages of interactive content, over 1000 images, online ClassPals’ that enables classes to link with each other, geography games that test global knowledge it is a refreshingly different resource.
Le Grand Mystère Français
From La Jolie Ronde Le Grand Mystère Français is an internet based resource with an entertaining cartoon style storyline, that sees pupils at "Hollins Grove Primary” turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious young French Teacher from Paris, Mademoiselle Martin! Offer 1 - FREE no obligation 10 day trial available Offer 2 - Purchase Le Grand Mystère Français before the end of the 10 day trial period at a reduced price of £135 + VAT, a saving of 10% Call 01949 839715 opt 1
La Jolie Ronde''s Le Grand Mystère Français
From La Jolie Ronde Le Grand Mystère Français an internet based resource driven by a cartoon style story, that sees the lives of pupils turned upside down by a mysterious French Teacher from Paris, Mademoiselle Martin! Conforms to KS2 framework, uses modern language, pre-prepared flexible lessons, activities by cartoon characters, ticks all National Language Strategy targets, access via the internet by username & password, 10 other usernames for use in school, complements La Jolie Ronde''s SOW Yrs 5&6
ParentPlanner
From ParentMail The ‘ParentPlanner’ app has been developed by ParentMail +Pay, the UK’s leading school communications service, to make it easy for parents to connect with and co-ordinate all their children’s activities, both inside and outside of school. Available in September 2011, parents will soon be able to stay on top of communications from their child’s school or club, pay dinner money, and even be alerted that kit is needed for football or gym, all through an easy ‘app’ on their mobile phone.
Poddely
From Charanga Poddely encourages children to make something new. It epitomises imagination, presents endless opportunities to children and delivers learning outcomes in a fun way without boundaries. Designed for both outside and inside use, Poddely comes with a handy, portable storage solution, as well as suggestions for projects to get everyone started. Children can make a den. Or the longest marble run. Draw a masterpiece. They could even train for the Olympics on an obstacle course!
MoviePlus X5
From Serif MoviePlus X5 combines exciting, powerful new video tools with a new, easier interface - making high end video editing accessible to every pupil. Full of the latest tools in powerful video editing, yet still easy to use - MoviePlus X5 enables every pupil to create a professional layered video to communicate ideas, while more able students can learn the key skills used in industry. MoviePlus X5 is ideal for quick editing activities, podcasts, and even recording and reviewing performances in PE!
LITTLE LANGUAGES
From La Jolie Ronde Little Languages is a new resource for introducing languages to EYFS2 & KS 1. Perfect for introducing some of the different languages & cultures from around the world. As a support the non-specialist & a guide to the expert language teacher. Activities demonstrated in French & Spanish with additional activities in Italian, Chinese, Hindi & African Shona. Includes play-based activities such as IWB material, real life DVD clips from around the world
Teaching Values Through Leadership
From Sports Leaders UK In the run-up to the London Games in 2012, Sports Leaders UK firmly believes that all candidates should make the link between being a Sports Leader in their community and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. In order to achieve this, candidates must understand the importance of the values that underpin both their own leadership activities and the Olympic and Paralympic movement. Age: Nine years and over Tutored hours: 3-4 hours Costs: FREE
SPECIAL OFFER - Up to 10% discount on electronic TRPs and first courses run as Tutor/Assessor when you attend Sports Leaders UK Tutor Training.
From Sports Leaders UK In recognition of increasing budget demands Sports Leaders UK has also frozen all candidate registration and resource fees until 30 September 2011, and will absorb the VAT increase until 31 March 2011, maintaining value for money across its full range of awards and qualifications.
Ipevo P2V USB Computer to Projector Camera
From DST UK Ltd The IPEVO Point 2 View (P2V) USB Camera is an affordable and easy-to-use alternative to make your classroom and presentations more interactive and dynamic. Simply plug the P2V in to your existing Mac or Windows computer connected to a projector and use the P2V to display notes, math problems, maps, and share printed articles and clips without having to spend money on copies.
WJEC GCSE English Foundation Student Book
From Oxford University Press Endorsed by WJEC and written by trusted author-examiner, Roger Lane, WJEC GCSE English offers the next generation of this popular series, fully matched to the 2010 GCSE changes. This book covers all three specifications and is written to help Foundation students tackle exams and controlled assessments, and achieve their individual potential.
Turning your ideas into a film.
From Dialogics Explains the various ways in which film can be used to influence people through either a drama or documentary approach. Contains practical advice on all key ingredients, from interviews and vox pops to hard-hitting drama. Essential for media studies and CRAM (creative and media diploma) courses.
What's the solution? A three stage approach to problem solving.
From Dialogics Video based activity which explains a universal three-stage approach to dealing with problem situations of all kinds. Once the process has been understood, students can use it to come up with practical solutions to the issues that concern them. Develops students'''' skills for creative thinking, group work, planning and goal setting. Highly creative activity but with sound, practical advice.
What's the problem? How to have great group discussions
From Dialogics An activity using video that shows students how to have constructive group discussions even when individuals have strongly differing views. The students use the “golden Rules” established by the video to guide them as they discuss the issues that concern them the most.
WJEC GCSE English Student Book
From Oxford University Press Endorsed by WJEC and written by trusted author-examiner, Roger Lane, WJEC GCSE English offers the next generation of this popular series, fully matched to the 2010 GCSE changes. The student book covers all three specifications, supporting both exams and controlled assessment and offering ultimate flexibility and value for money.
GCSE English for OCR Skills and Practice books
From Oxford University Press The Skills & Practice Books give students the confidence to tackle exams and controlled assessment. -Up-to-date content written specifically to cover the 2010 OCR GCSE English specification and endorsed by OCR -Clear explanations of the course requirements and Assessment Objectives in student-friendly language -Coverage of Functional Skills and AfL -Handy reference guides to all set texts -Students don''t write in the books which makes them more affordable
OCR GCSE Poetry Anthology Student Book
From Oxford University Press The OCR GCSE Poetry Anthology Student Book provides comprehensive support for all poets included in the new 2010 OCR GCSE English Literature specification.
Need revision resources or activity books for your students?
From Letts and Lonsdale To use the 30% discount simply enter the code LETTS7 when you view your basket before checkout. Remember to log in - registered teachers will also receive our special schools prices, which can be up to 50% off the retail price. Visit www.lettsandlonsdale.com to use your 30% discount today. Offer ends 30/11/2010.
BT's Big Voice
From Dialogics A unique competition for 11-19 year olds. We’re looking for innovative yet practical ideas on diversity and inclusion. How could your community become a better place for all the people who live, work and go to school in it? And how can your students communicate their ideas through an inspirational film? Free video-based resources will help students develop the skills of communication, collaboration, problem-solving and media awareness needed to complete these tasks. Go online to register now.
Edexcel GCSE Science 2011 Early Starters Book available now!
From Edexcel We know that many of you want to start teaching Edexcel’s GCSE science specification to your Year 9 students this term, so we’ve produced an Early Starters Book to help you. This book contains a term’s worth of material from our Edexcel GCSE Science Student Book and you can view this on the Edexcel website now, along with the accompanying draft lesson plans, worksheets and schemes of work.
Top up your A Level resources and save!
From Edexcel Visit our website to replenish your stock of A Level Science resources – and save 15% on online orders over £200 or more! And remember, by ordering online you can also email your shopping basket to your bursar for processing and order using your credit card or through your school account.
Deliver BTEC Level 2 First Children’s Care, Learning and Development with confidence
From Edexcel Combining the expertise of the BTEC team with the practical experience of CCLD qualification writers and verifiers, these resources are designed to help you support your learners every step of the way to BTEC success. Reserve your FREE* Evaluation Pack today for BTEC Level 2 First CCLD, and get ready for teaching BTEC in 2011! The Evaluation Pack contains one FREE copy of the Student Book and sample material from the Teaching Resource Pack. You can already see free sample material online.
The Dream Makers a full length play with dreams
From Offbeat Theatre A Full length play for a cast of 24+ that involves dream sequences. The dreams offer an opportunity for the cast to develop ideas and add special effects or music. Just about anything goes here from special effects, lighting, sound, music, recorded voices, projected images or film. Great story too!
Longman School Shakespeare for GCSE
From Longman Pearson Education Our new Longman School Shakespeare for GCSE editions bring you unbeatable support for the new GCSE English specifications.
BBC Eyewitness dvd £15.00
From Uniview Worldwide Three films for only £15.00 produced by the BBC and Open University covering Eyewitness. Ideal for use when teaching psychology to students at GCSE level plus. Can also be used with law students. Order now from www.uniview.co.uk.
End of term fun!
From Uniview Worldwide Teaching resources for end of term fun! Resources ranging from brain sweets and prize packs to thinking caps and badges, ideal for end of term games and rewards for your students.
Online Hazard Awareness Course
From Esky Learning Ltd The Esky Hazard Awareness online course (Level 1 Health & Safety) is suitable for all members of staff but especially useful for induction level. Once the course has been completed online, learners take an assessment, and once that had been passed they can print their certificate. Course duration: approx 2hrs. Discounts available on large orders. Other courses available.
Westfield4Schools School Leavers Gifts
From Westfield4schools Ltd A large selection of popular Leavers Gifts including Scrufty Bear, Autograph Books, House Money Box, Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals, Mugs and Presentation Pen Sets etc.
Bugsy Malone Splurge Guns and Costumes for Hire
From Offbeat Theatre Thinking of putting on Bugsy Malone? You''ll need splurgable suits and dresses! We have a range of suits to fit a good range of ''hoods'', as well as some pretty amazing showgirl dresses. We also have 10 Bugsy Malone Splurge Guns plus the backfiring gun for Knuckles. We have special offers for costumes and splurge guns when hired together. Visit our website to view pictures of the guns and all the costumes we can provide for your production.
Puberty and Sexual Health teaching resources
From Uniview Worldwide Sexual Health and relationship resources ideal for teaching students aged 8 years plus to adults. Resources include best selling “Growing Up a guide to puberty” dvd ideal for teaching students changes happening to a child''s body as they approach adolescence. See also for resources covering sexual health, contraception, safe sex, responsibilities, love, sexually transmitted infections and more. Models, posters, videos, games & CD-ROMs.
Online Health & Safety Course
From Esky Learning Ltd The Esky Health and Safety in the Workplace online course is suitable for all members of staff as it is mandatory training. Once the course has been completed online, learners take an assessment, and once that had been passed they can print their certificate. Course duration: approx 3.5hrs. Discounts available on large orders.
Online Manual Handling Awareness Course
From Esky Learning Ltd The Esky Manual Handling online course is suitable for members of staff who lift and move heavy or awkward objects regularly, such as kitchen staff, caretakers and maintenance staff. Once the course has been completed online, learners take an assessment, and once that had been passed they can print their certificate. Course duration: approx 1.5hrs. Discounts available on large orders.
Free Citizenship resource - Your Justice Your World
From Ministry of Justice Your Justice, Your World is a free Citizenship and PSHE resource targeted specifically at the new curriculum. It uses lots of interactivity, discussion and dialogue to give primary and secondary students a balanced overview of the criminal, civil, family and administrative justice system. A real world setting introduces issues in the lives of residents of a typical town. A voiceover, glossary and comprehensive teachers’ notes have been provided for use with mixed ability groups.
Online Basic Food Safety Course (L2)
From Esky Learning Ltd The Esky Food Safety Level 2 online course is suitable for staff and year 9/10/11 students alike. The course content is audited and recognised by Environmental Health Officers, and many schools use this course as it is a convenient and cost-effective method of training. Once the course has been taken online, learners take an online assessment, and once that had been passed they can print their certificate. Course duration: approx 2hrs. Discounts available on large orders.
Westfield4Schools announce new ''Lunch Box" size Water Bottles
From Westfield4schools Ltd Clear plastic Child''s ''Lunch Box'' Sized Water Bottle. Manufactured in strong, hygienic PET* with easy pull-push cap and clear disposable cover, (top colour=White). With every order you will recieve 10% EXTRA TOPS FREE. Size of Lunch Box Bottle: 55mm x 170mm, holds 250ml.
3 for 2 on all christmas classroom rewards & treats!
From Uniview Worldwide Buy three for the price of two on all Christmas classroom fun from brain sweets, prize packs and badges to finger puppets and models. Ideal for end of term rewards.
ConductOnline Behaviour Management Software
From 3 Square Associates Ltd ConductOnline provides online behaviour management tools to record, monitor and manage incidents of negative and positive student behaviour for unlimited users anywhere. Record, track, respond and analyse behaviour in seconds. Free trial available.
For Teachers - Advice for Private Tutors
From The Tutor Pages Tutoring: The Complete Guide is quickly establishing itself as the definitive guide to becoming a private tutor in the UK. As well as featuring in the Times Ed Masterclass Series last month, it has now been made available by Careers Services such as those at Cambridge University and London University. The Guide contains relevant information and advice for new and established tutors alike. And what’s more, it’s free to download.
NEW Star Motivation Badges from Westfield4Schools now made from headlight catching - highly reflective material.
From Westfield4schools Ltd Highly Reflective Coloured Star Motivation Badges in headlight catching colours. These Reflective Star Badges look like Traditional Star Badges but vibrantly reflect light at night. High quality Gold plated metal badges with rubber grip fastener. Taken home as tangible evidence of your pupils achievement, they form a constant reminder of their ability to succeed and progress. Available in Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Violet and Orange.
PsyKits, Psychology related teaching lessons in a box!
From Uniview Worldwide A varied collection of classroom activities and practical teaching materials to give you several lessons in one box! Designed to include everything you need along with full instructions to save you time. Useful for Open Days, club meetings and presentations as well as lessons. Total value over £90.00 plus many months of content preparation! Yours for only £49.00.
PSHE resources for compulsory Sex and Relationships lessons.
From Uniview Worldwide A wide range of resources ideal to implement in to the new compulsory Sex and Relationships lessons. Resources range from DVDs and models to posters and CD-ROMs. Subject areas include sex and relationships, sexual health, puberty, and more.
For Teachers – A Guide to Becoming a Private Tutor
From The Tutor Pages At last! A proper guide to tutoring in the UK. ''Tutoring: The Complete Guide'' is an online resource for teachers wishing to set up as a private tutor in the UK. It’s useful for academic, music and any other self-employed teacher. The guide consists of 65 pages of impartial advice – who is eligible to tutor, how to promote yourself and stay safe, how to understand tax and insurance, and how to tutor one-to-one effectively. The resource can be downloaded free of charge from thetutorpages.com.
Motivation Courses - Opportunity for Ex-Teachers
From CUTTING EDGE MOTIVATION We are looking for ex-teachers who would like to run their own full or part-time Motivation Business using our course materials. We have been established since 1999 and over 50,000 young people from hundreds of schools and colleges have participated in our courses.
This is Citizenship 2 Dynamic Learning Network CD-ROM
From Hodder Education Now available! An unrivalled resource for Key Stage 3 Citizenship. This disc contains • every element of the Pupil’s Book in digital format – clickable and usable as you wish • additional resources to enhance lessons from the Pupil''s Book - such as interactive quizzes and games, PowerPoint presentations, video clips and weblinks • detailed teacher''s notes on how to use the digital resources in a whole class teaching context
Interactive English Year 9 Dynamic Learning Network Edition DVD-ROM
From Hodder Education Now available! An unrivalled resource for Key Stage 3 English. It contains a huge range of up-to-date digital resources such as interactive starter activities, PowerPoint® presentations, audio files, video clips, editable worksheets, images and formative assessment activities for whole-class or individual pupil use.
End of term fun!
From Uniview Worldwide Ideal resources for end of term fun! Resources ranging from brain sweets and prize packs to thinking caps and badges, ideal for end of term games and rewards for your students.
End of term fun!
From Uniview Worldwide Ideal resources for end of term fun! Resources ranging from brain sweets and prize packs to thinking caps and badges, ideal for end of term games and rewards for your students.
Texthelp offer new School & Home Licence
From Texthelp Systems Ltd Texthelp is delighted to announce the release of a new “Texthelp School & Home licence” which offers full literacy support for pupils at school AND at home, through a range of reading, writing and research tools. The software is already benefitting pupils in hundreds of schools in the UK as part of Inclusion & Development Strategies. Special Offer: 10% off School & Home Licence orders before 31st July 2009! Email schools@texthelp.com for further details.
Philip Zimbardo's ground breaking Psychology research
From Uniview Worldwide A unique opportunity to watch Dr Zimbardo talk about his recent discoveries and also expand on his life’s work to try and understand why ''good'' people can do ''evil'' actions. Zimbardo calls this “The Lucifer Effect” being the title of his latest publication described by The Sunday Times as “An important book”. This not to be missed material is now available to own on dvd and is ideal for addressing key syllabus topics in your AS/A-level classes to deliver original and memorable lessons.
Complete guide to study skills, revision methods and exam techniques.
From Uniview Worldwide Packed with useful concepts & techniques, Uniview Worldwide have exclusively commissioned Cara Flanagan (author of key Psychology textbooks & regular guest speaker at revision conferences nationwide) to produce the amazing “Train Your Brain”. A concise dvd ideal for use with your AS/A-level students and complete guide to study skills, revision methods and exam techniques that really work. Use for summer exam preparation or to motivate and organise your students for the new term this September.
Magic Studio - from Lexara
From Lexara Limited Magic Studio has been developed in conjunction with museums, publishers, teachers and pupils to provide an easy to use and highly engaging approach to visual, web based learning.
BBC Active Find Out About Problem Solving Age 5&6
From BBC Active El Nombre, Little Juan & their Santa Flamingo friends, from the popular BBC Numbertime programmes, engage young children and make learning fun as they explore the world of numbers in the delightful new resource for your whiteboard.
Autograph Activities Books with CD-ROMs
From Southern Electric Museum The Old Power Station "Autograph Activities: Teacher-Demonstrations for 16-19" The fifteen teacher demonstrations will allow you dynamically to introduce, review, extend or illustrate important topics or concepts in ways not previously possible. They are intended for use on an interactive whiteboard or by means of a digital projector. The demonstrations are presented in an easy to follow, step-by-step manner, complete with full colour screenshots, suggested questions and prompts, thus allowing even a first time user to feel confident enough to deliver them. "Autograph Activities: Student Investigations for 16-19" Autograph is an excellent tool for investigation, and mathematics is at its strongest and most appealing when students can embark upon such journeys of self-discovery. The ten activities are designed to allow students to fully utilise Autograph's power to explore, investigate and ultimately understand concepts at a depth which the normal classroom setting would not allow.