Name one thing that has inspired you this year.
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:26:38 -0700
What has inspired you this school year? For me it has been some of the
teachers who taught me the importance of smiling. I realised that if
you smiled at a child in school, you may be the first person to smile
at them that day. No matter how troubled a back ground a child has, a
welcoming smile will always give th ...
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At last!
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:09:19 -0700
I've finally past my second teaching practice and got my first real
teaching job! Yeah!!!
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Biodiversity Resource Pack Special Offer for Schools
Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:27:09 +0100
This special reference package contains 5 CD-ROMs and has been designed for UK schools, to promote an appreciation and understanding of biodiversity.
Five Kingdoms - a multimedia guide to the phyla of life on earth
Birds of Europe version 2.0.2
The Interactive Guide to Butterflies of Europe
Interactive Guide to M ...
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Suggestions for KS2 story types - got any?
Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:48:50 GMT
I'm putting together a package for storytelling at KS2 - I've set up
materials for all the john-rers, but I wanted to set up some more
specific one's too - so I've got dinosaurs (obviously), ponies, ghosts
- what other suggestions can people come up with? I guess I'm looking
for classifications tighter than the jo ...
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how to say 'be quiet'!
22 May 2007 16:41:52 -0700
Are there any tips on how to tell a class to be quiet and to get them
to settle down quickly to work? They are secondary level (ages 11-16).
I accidently caught myself telling the class to shut it the other
day!!! How rude!!!
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Lazy child molesters want 10% or ¡ê3000 more a year!
Mon, 28 May 2007 19:32:33 +0100
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6693415.stm
The National Union of Teachers has made a 10% pay claim for staff in
England and Wales from September 2008.
It wants a minimum award of ¡ê3,000 and an end to the separate,
performance-related upper pay scale. ...
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In search of Lucy!
Sun, 20 May 2007 22:03:38 -0700
Hi-
Couple of yrs ago I was visitng Uk and shared a train ride with a
math/science teacher from Leeds. Her name is Lucy and she studied
archeology/Egyptology in college. I like to correspond with her if she is
located.
Regards, Fred
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School Adminsitration/Standardized Testing
Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:02:46 -0000
Hi everyone! I'll be studying abroad in Brighton this July, and in
preparation I have to write a paper adressing several questions
already prepared. One of them is to write about the administration
positions in the British school systems. I can't seem to find what
exactly they are (I only have heard of a head m ...
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TES down?
Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:40:00 GMT
Hi there,
I've not been able to get on to the TES website (and specifically, the
forum) for a few days...
Anyone else having the same problem?
Know anything about it?
cheers
Steve ...
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instructors vs teachers
Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:56:37 -0700
Hi,
After some 35 years working in industry, I started at a Further
Education College as a part-time (3 days per week) ICT Key skills
instructor about nine months ago. I have about 100 students in 8 tutor
groups varying in size from 8 to 23 students.
All the students (aged 16 - 18) are studying vocational co ...
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