Category Archives: Whole curriculum development
A Podcasting Quest
The year 3 pupils at St James’ CE Primary School, Bradford, spent the morning podcasting movie trailers linked in to their creative curriculum theme ‘Quests’. We started by listening to the persuasive language used in two film trailers – E.T. … Continue reading
Professionals online safety helpline
The Safer Internet Centre has been funded by the European Commission to provide a Helpline for professionals who work with children and young people in the UK, specifically tackling the area of e-safety. The Helpline provides support with all aspects of digital … Continue reading
New CEOP / ThinkuKnow video resource
CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre) have produced many high quality resources for supporting schools with their E-safeguarding curriculum through the ThinkuKnow website and their video resources are always of a very high quality. On the 31st October they … Continue reading
Data Protection guidance from ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office)
The ICO recently released a document entitled ‘Report on the data protection guidance we gave schools in 2012’ available here. The document highlights how the ICO helped several schools earlier in 2012 to comply with data protection rules and highlights the … Continue reading
Curriculum ICT Supports Successful Schools
The Curriculum ICT team support nearly 100 nurseries, primary and secondary schools across Bradford and in other local LAs. We always like to celebrate school successes. Two particular recent successes have been at Shirley Manor Primary School, Bradford and Miriam … Continue reading
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Geograph British Isles
The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect a geographically representative photograph for every square kilometre of the British Isles and you can be part of it! Click here to visit the site
Summary of Gove’s KS4 proposals
Removing controlled assessment and course from the six EBacc subjects (though “practical” subjects such as art will retain them) No teacher assessment in these subjects at all: 100% externally marked exams. No separate higher and foundation tier papers – everyone … Continue reading
ClassDojo
ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improve behaviour in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data on behaviour that teachers can share with parents and administrators. Better learning behaviours, smoother lessons and hassle-free data … Continue reading
Online P.E. planning tool for Primary schools
I have always enjoyed teaching PE in primary schools and have seen first-hand the impact it can have on pupil development both physically and emotionally. I remember starting a new job at a school in Special Measures where the behaviour … Continue reading
Bradford Digital Leaders Conference 2012
A sample of Digital Leaders from some of the 36 Bradford Primary Schools now active with the programme demonstrated how they can work confidently with new technologies; communicate ideas clearly, and in some instances help to upskill school staff … Continue reading
