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Innovative ideas from an international consultant on leadership, careers, science and use of the new technologies from around the world. Observed many distant learning lessons during lockdown and shares her learning with educators across the world.

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Innovative ideas from an international consultant on leadership, careers, science and use of the new technologies from around the world. Observed many distant learning lessons during lockdown and shares her learning with educators across the world.
Resources to teach solar energy
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Resources to teach solar energy

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A range of imaginitive resources to teach solar cells, including lesson plan and resources, word clouds and 'If this is the answer- What is the question? technique.
Cross curricular 5 - geography and science
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Cross curricular 5 - geography and science

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Knowledge does not exist in little compartments and nor does learning. This is one of eleven documents in a cross curricular series of subjects with science - cc 5 geography and science. Cross curricular learning is important for students enabling them construct their understanding of the world. These are: Art and science; 2. Drama and science; 3. Food technology and science; 4. English and science; 5. Geography and science; 6. History and science; 7. Maths and science; 8. MfL and science; 9. Music and science; 10. ICT and science; 11. PE and science designed to help teachers make links between subjects. Schools could organise projects so that every subject is covered at least once during a student’s stay in the school. Enriching both the student and the teachers. Ideas are listed as basic, intermediate and advanced. In primary schools suggestions in the basic area and for more able students in the intermediate area are suggested. Secondary schools younger students or those with learning difficulties may benefit from basic and intermediate suggestions. Advanced project ideas can be used with older or more able students. In addition, the ideas can be used for enrichment and extension activities. Students who have been given opportunities to study topics of particular interest to them have on occasions gone on to do a PhD in those areas. Teachers using these resources may be interested in the series of careers linked to specific subjects. Subject teachers may not be familiar with careers in their subject, indeed may never have considered it. Jobs available have changed radically since many teachers were trained. The resources are designed to help subject teachers update their knowledge on this topic and achieve the Gatsby Benchmarks particularly number 4 linking curriculum learning to careers - Try Careers bundle Careers advice for primary schools and Transferable skills
CC1- Cross curricular ideas for art and science
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CC1- Cross curricular ideas for art and science

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Knowledge does not exist in little compartments and nor does learning. This is one of eleven documents in a cross curricular series- art and science. Cross curricular learning is important for students enabling them construct their understanding of the world. These are: Art and science; 2. Drama and science; 3. Food technology and science; 4. English and science; 5. Geography and science; 6. History and science; 7. Maths and science; 8. MfL and science; 9. Music and science; 10. ICT and science; 11. PE and science designed to help teachers make links between subjects. Schools could organise projects so that every subject is covered at least once during a student’s stay in the school. Enriching both the student and the teachers. Ideas are listed as basic, intermediate and advanced. In primary schools suggestions in the basic area and for more able students in the intermediate area are suggested. Secondary schools younger students or those with learning difficulties may benefit from basic and intermediate suggestions. Advanced project ideas can be used with older or more able students. In addition, the ideas can be used for enrichment and extension activities. Students who have been given opportunities to study topics of particular interest to them have on occasions gone on to do a PhD in those areas. Teachers using these resources may be interested in the series of careers linked to specific subjects. Subject teachers may not be familiar with careers in their subject, indeed may never have considered it. Jobs available have changed radically since many teachers were trained. The resources are designed to help subject teachers update their knowledge on this topic and achieve the Gatsby Benchmarks particularly 4 linking curriculum learning to careers - Careers bundle Careers advice for primary schools Transferable skills
Back to school - triage
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Back to school - triage

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So you students are back! How do you find out what happened to their learning during lockdown and how are you going to help them catch up? This resource help you clarify your thinking and produce an effective strategy to help students catch up as quickly as possible according to their learning needs. By using the three tools provided you can take simple steps to identify the best groupings and strategies needed. There is detailed guidance to use the triage concept favoured by hospitals: **Step 1 **Use Student Audit to find out about their learning during lockdown Step 2 Use Blank triage sheet to classify them into three groups Step 3 Use complete triage sheet to get ideas and strategies for your nine subgroups. Other post pandemic resources available: Audit parents Audit teachers Advice to parents Benefits of distance learning Catch up after lockdown Family projects Knowledge audit International learning opportunities SEN modifications for distance learners Software to enhance distant learning Virtual biology lab virtual chemistry labs Virtual physics Virtual visits
Post pandemic audits
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Post pandemic audits

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Find out what happened during lockdown! KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! What has happened to students’ learning; teachers’ skills and parents’ perception of education during lockdown? HOW did students learn? Use this series of customisable audits to help you.
Benefits of distance learning - after lockdown
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Benefits of distance learning - after lockdown

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Preparing to return to your school buildings? Ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems? These documents are designed to help senior leaders. Distance learning has catapulted teachers into the 21st century. As in many other professions, teachers have had to rapidly learn new skills and adjust their approaches in a few short weeks. School leaders have discovered many benefits of distance learning which must NOT be lost when schools return to their buildings. These advantages are listed here and need to be discussed by senior, middle and aspiring leaders to ensure they are not swamped by the practicalities of social distancing and virus eradication. There are five main benefits of distance learning seen during the lockdown: possibility of learning anywhere/anytime; students can take control of their own learning; there is an increase in the diversity of learning opportunities; greater involvement of parents in the learning process; real life experiences of working in the world of work. • Why not use the checklist to see how far your school has journeyed into the world of distance learning? • Ask different stake-holders to complete the document and compare their scores. • Complete the audit when school re-opens, then at the beginning of the next two terms. What does the result tell you?
Teacher audit - post pandemic
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Teacher audit - post pandemic

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As Senior Leaders prepare to return to their school buildings and get ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems these documents are designed to help understand what has been happening to learning. The documents are based on current monitoring of over fifty Distance Learning lessons in a wide variety of schools, across all ages and abilities. The resource consists of a series three audits; one for parents, one for students and one for teachers. These will help you to identify some problem areas and some positive areas on which to build! This one is for teachers. To find audit for parents. To find audit for students. Further help is available Advice to parents Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown
Audit parents about distance learning
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Audit parents about distance learning

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As Senior Leaders prepare to return to their school buildings and get ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems these documents are designed to help understand what has been happening to learning. The documents are based on current monitoring of over fifty Distance Learning lessons in a wide variety of schools, across all ages and abilities. The resource consists of a series three audits; one for parents, one for students and one for teachers. These will help you to identify some problem areas and some positive areas on which to build! This one is for parents. One for teachers; one for students Further help is available Advice to parents Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown
student audit -  post pandemic
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student audit - post pandemic

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As Senior Leaders prepare to return to their school buildings and get ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems these documents are designed to help understand what has been happening to learning. The documents are based on current monitoring of over fifty Distance Learning lessons in a wide variety of schools, across all ages and abilities. The resource consists of a series three audits; one for parents, one for students and one for teachers. These will help you to identify some problem areas and some positive areas on which to build! This one is for students. One for teachers. One for parents, Further help is available Advice to parents Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown
Catch up - After lockdown
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Catch up - After lockdown

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Preparing to return to your school buildings? Ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems? This document is designed to help senior leaders devise strategies for helping students catch up and consolidate their learning. There are three strategies listed: Independent Research Projects Cross curricular projects Collaborative learning projects By setting simple research project teachers can help students to learn a lot about a subject very rapidly. Independent research opportunities are one of the best chances students can be given to deepen and widen their knowledge. Students who have been given opportunities to study topics of particular interest to them have on occasions gone on to do a doctorate in those areas! Knowledge does not exist in little compartments and nor does learning. Cross curricular learning is important for students enabling them construct their understanding of the world. As we seek ways to help students catch up, CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HELP TIME CONSTRAINTS – MORE CONTENT CAN BE COVERED. Collaborative learning is a much under-used technique in schools. . By talking and writing at the same time students can cross-fertilise ideas and produce much better material than any single student could do. When consolidating learning these experiences will provide opportunities to fill the gap in learning. If students are asked to produce a paragraph on a particular topic, then each student may have accessed different information during their home studies. By putting together three different collections of information, the students are able to share knowledge. • Why not use the checklist to see which strategies your school is using to help students catch up and consolidate their learning? • Ask different stake-holders to complete the document and compare their scores. • Complete the audit when school re-opens, then at the beginning of the next two terms. What does the result tell you?
solar word cloud creative
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solar word cloud creative

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A word cloud creative activity on the topic of solar energy. This simple worksheet explains to students (and possibly their teachers) how to make a creative word cloud using text relevant to a lesson or series of lessons. It can be used as a differentiated activity for a whole range of students. More able can import text from an essay, a Scheme of Work, a curriculum document. Suitable for all curricula e.g. UK, USA, IB Word clouds can be used in books, folders and on notice boards.
Support for free solar lesson
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Support for free solar lesson

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Differentiation made easy! This resource provides differentiated practicals and quizzes for the FREE solar lesson. The higher level practical develops students investigative and team working skills; their report writing skills and prepares them for the world of work. These differentiated resources not only saves teachers time but provides Professional Development for newer teachers with ideas and strategies to help them improve their teaching skills. A strategy to stretch the more able students is a resource which aims to encourage independent research skills. There is a blank template and teacher guidance https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/independent-research-project-advanced-12192493 Another approach is ‘If this is the answer - what is the question (WITQ) in a word and visual form. The resource consists of a PowerPoint slide with a series of ‘answers’ relating to Solar Energy. Students are asked to create questions that would give these answers. The technique develops thinking skills as there are NO RIGHT QUESTIONS. The visual example is particularly appealing to students with dyslexia to students with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and those with reading difficulties; lower ability students and a range of Special Educational Needs (especially if you allow them to speak their answer – not write it! Try using a digital recorder or voice to text for example); The blank template provided allow teachers to design their own resources. Word clouds appeal to a students’ creativity. The simple worksheet explains to students (and possibly their teachers) how to make a creative word cloud using text relevant to a lesson or series of lessons. It can be used as a differentiated activity for a whole range of students. More able can import text from an essay, a SOW, a curriculum document. Can also be used on display boards or in folders or exercise books… https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/solar-12272012
Magnetism repertoire
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Magnetism repertoire

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A range of resource types to extend a teacher’s repertoire and enrich the teaching of magnetism. Independent research project template suitable for extending the more able students What is the question? Slide giving six answers related to magnetism for students to answer; a page long teachers guide on a range of possible answers - basic, intermediate and advanced; teachers guidance offering advice for using the activity for a range of students; blank template for students to write their own Word cloud with simple to follow instructions for students (and their teachers). Word searches for higher ability and average students. Word searches for lower ability and SEN visually impaired students
Magnetism - word cloud
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Magnetism - word cloud

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A word cloud creative homework. This simple worksheet explains to students (and possibly their teachers) how to make a creative word cloud using text relevant to a lesson or series of lessons. It can be used as a differentiated activity for a whole range of students. More able can import text from an essay, a SOW, a curriculum document. Suitable for all curricula e.g. UK, USA, IB
Primary Careers
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Primary Careers

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Careers advice for primary schools. This resource is to support primary school teachers delivering KS2 careers and PHSE (Personal, Health, Social Education). There is a detailed advice sheet for teachers to find enterprise and financial resources and to help pupils find information about jobs, careers, and their future. In addition there is a record sheet for pupils to fill in during years 4,5 and 6. It should also provide feedback for teachers to see if pupils raise their aspirations. National Careers Week is in early March each year.
Digital Literacy
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Digital Literacy

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The resources provides a series of audits for schools derived from the UK government Essential digital skills framework. There are 12 FREE documentsThe resources provides a series of audits for schools derived from the UK government Essential digital skills framework. Shown is one of 12 FREE documents: Digital Foundation skills audit for teachers & for students Digital Communication skills audit for teachers & for students Digital Handling Information and content audit for teachers & for students Digital Transaction skills audit for teachers & for students Digital Problem-Solving skills audit for teachers & for students Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills audit for teacher & for students The wording for teachers is taken from the framework. Also there is detailed teacher guidance about how these documents can be used in schools, including strategies to develop skills gaps found through the audits and ideas about comparing and addresses mismatches between teachers and students’ digital skills. Digital Foundation skills audit for teachers & for students Digital Communication skills audit for teachers & for students Digital Handling Information and content audit for teachers & for students Digital Transaction skills audit for teachers & for students Digital Problem-Solving skills audit for teachers & for students Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills audit for teacher & for students The wording for teachers is taken from the framework. Also there is detailed teacher guidance about how these documents can be used in schools, including strategies to develop skills gaps found through the audits and ideas about comparing and addresses mismatches between teachers and students’ digital skills.
Digital Literacy
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Digital Literacy

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This is a detailed five page teacher guide about how to use the audits if Essential Digital Skills of both teachers and students, including strategies to develop skills gaps found through the audits and ideas about comparing and addresses mismatches between teachers and students’ digital skills. After lockdown, when people return to school, suddenly digital literacy has become really important for both students and their teachers. As education is catapulted into the 21 century digital skills are at a premium and are developing rapidly. This resource provides a series of audits for schools derived from the UK government Essential Digital Skills Framework which defines the digital skills adults need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world. There are 12 FREE documents in the series: • Digital Foundation skills audits for teachers • Digital Foundation skills audit for students • Digital Communication skills audit for teachers • Digital Communication skills audit for students • Digital Handling Information and content skills audit for teachers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/digital-handling-information-and-content-skills-audit-teachers-12408412 • Digital Handling Information and content skills audit for students https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/digital-handling-information-and-content-skills-audit-teachers-12408412 • Digital Transaction skills afor teachers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/digital-transaction-skills-audit-for-teachers-12408454 • Digital Transaction skills for students https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/digital-transaction-skills-audit-for-students-12408460 • Digital Problem-Solving skills for teachers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/digital-problem-solving-skills-audit-for-teachers-12408432 • Digital Problem-Solving skills for students https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/digital-problem-solving-skills-audit-for-students-12408437 • Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills for teachers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/digital-being-safe-and-legal-online-skills-audit-for-teachers-12408953 • Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills for students https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/digital-being-safe-and-legal-online-skills-audit-for-students-12409120 The wording for teachers, as the adults, is taken directly from the framework and turned into a checklist for schools to use. In the students’ checklists the wording has been slightly modified and the changes, made by the author, shown in red. The documents are in Word format to allow teachers to easily simplify and modify for their settings.
Digital Handling Information and Content skills audit - teachers
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Digital Handling Information and Content skills audit - teachers

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After lockdown, when people return to school, suddenly digital literacy has become really important for both students and their teachers. As education is catapulted into the 21 century digital skills are at a premium and are developing rapidly. This resource provides a series of audits for schools derived from the UK government Essential digital skills framework which defines the digital skills adults need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world. There are 12 FREE documents in the series: • Digital Foundation skills audit for teachers • Digital Foundation skills audit for students • Digital Communication skills audit for teachers • Digital Communication skills audit for students • Digital Handling Information and Content skills for teachers (this one) • Digital Handling Information and Content skills for students • Digital Transaction audit skills for teachers • Digital Transaction skills audit for students • Digital Problem-Solving skills audit for teachers • Digital Problem-Solving skills audit for students • Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills audit for teachers • Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills audit for students The wording for teachers, as the adults, is taken directly from the framework and turned into a checklist for schools to use. In the students’ checklists the wording has been slightly modified and the changes, made by the author, shown in red. The documents are in Word format to allow teachers to easily simplify and modify for their settings. Also available is detailed teacher guidance about how these documents can be used in schools, including strategies to develop skills gaps found through the audits and ideas about comparing and addresses mismatches between teachers and students’ digital skills.
Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills audit for students
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Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills audit for students

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After lockdown, when people return to school, suddenly digital literacy has become really important for both students and their teachers. As education is catapulted into the 21 century digital skills are at a premium and are developing rapidly. This resource provides a series of audits for schools derived from the UK government Essential digital skills framework which defines the digital skills adults need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world. There are 12 FREE documents in the series: • Digital Foundation skills audit for teachers • Digital Foundation skills audit for students • Digital Communication skills audit for teachers • Digital Communication skills audit for students • Digital Handling Information and Content skills audit for teachers • Digital Handling Information and Content skills audit for students • Digital Transaction skills audit for teachers • Digital Transaction skills for students • Digital Problem-Solving skills audit for teachers • Digital Problem-Solving skills audit for students • Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills for teachers • Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills for students (this one) The wording for teachers, as the adults, is taken directly from the framework and turned into a checklist for schools to use. In the students’ checklists the wording has been slightly modified and the changes, made by the author, shown in red. The documents are in Word format to allow teachers to easily simplify and modify for their settings. Also available is detailed teacher guidance about how these documents can be used in schools, including strategies to develop skills gaps found through the audits and ideas about comparing and addresses mismatches between teachers and students’ digital skills.
Digital Handling Information and Content students audit
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Digital Handling Information and Content students audit

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After lockdown, when people return to school, suddenly digital literacy has become really important for both students and their teachers. As education is catapulted into the 21 century digital skills are at a premium and are developing rapidly. This resource provides a series of audits for schools derived from the UK government Essential digital skills framework which defines the digital skills adults need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world. There are 12 FREE documents in the series: • Digital Foundation skills audit for teachers • Digital Foundation skills audit for students • Digital Communication skills audit for teachers • Digital Communication skills audit for students • Digital Handling Information and Content audit for teachers • Digital Handling Information and Content audit for students (this one) • Digital Transaction skills audit for teachers • Digital Transaction skills audit for students • Digital Problem-Solving audit skills for teachers • Digital Problem-Solving skills audit for students • Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills audit for teachers • Digital Being Safe and Legal Online skills audit for students The wording for teachers, as the adults, is taken directly from the framework and turned into a checklist for schools to use. In the students’ checklists the wording has been slightly modified and the changes, made by the author, shown in red. The documents are in Word format to allow teachers to easily simplify and modify for their settings. Also available is detailed teacher guidance about how these documents can be used in schools, including strategies to develop skills gaps found through the audits and ideas about comparing and addresses mismatches between teachers and students’ digital skills.