Q15 Know and understand the relevant statutory and non-statutory curricula, frameworks

Sci-tutors: Sustainable Development and Citizenship

Sustainable development and citizenship are two educational dimensions to which science has much to contribute. This article from the Sci-tutors website provides guidance in both statutory and non-statutory aspects for provision in primary and secondary schools.

05.06.10

Music-ITE: Teaching Music in Cross-Curricular Contexts

This resource on the Music-ITE website is an attempt to begin the process of clarification as to what cross-curricular learning might look like in the context of primary music, post-Rose review.

30.05.10

Teachers TV Early Years Week

Teachers TV has a week of programming focusing on Early Years, w/c 17 May. Included in the schedule are two new programmes: "Children's Centre Leadership - Child Poverty" explores the range of strategies employed by a Children's Centre to alleviate child poverty, and "Professional Knowledge - The Montessori Method", which looks at how a primary school has introduced Montessori methods for Early...

17.05.10

Music-ITE: Using a composing workshop as an opportunity to explore pedagogy

'Understanding music through composing' was a workshop run for trainee music teachers and music subject mentors at Birmingham City University on 29th January 2009. As shown on the Music-ITE website, the aim of this workshop was: To identify pedagogy that will help young people to think creatively through music and to understand how composers think. The workshop was based on the findings from a...

16.05.10

This article is a briefing on sources available for Careers Education and Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG).

04.05.10

Teachers TV History Week

Teachers TV has a week of programmes (w/c 3 May) of history lesson starters, ideas and documentaries. Featured programmes include the series 'The Witness', which looks at some of the key moments of the 20th century as seen by the ordinary people who were there.

03.05.10

Music-ITE: Assessment for Learning and Teacher Education

This resource on the Music-ITE website looks at Assessment for Learning. AfL is an aspect of the work of all teachers. For trainee music teachers, AfL is a key feature of the way in which learning can be taken forwards, and should form a normal part of their everyday work in the classroom. In order to understand what assessment for learning is, Fautley begins by reflecting about the nature of...

02.05.10

Music-ITE: Considering ‘Making more of music: An evaluation of music in schools 2005/08’ – a resource for teacher educators in music

This resource on the Music-ITE website examines some of the issues raised in the Ofsted report through key questions and tasks. Some of the key questions and tasks are supported by video of a discussion which took place at Leicester University on June 28th 2009 between a group of teacher educators in music.

25.04.10

Language Learning at Key Stage 3: The impact of the Key Stage 3 Modern Foreign Language Framework and Changes to the Curriculum on Provision and Practice

This resource is a report on a two year study into language learning at Key Stage 3 in England, carried out at Cambridge University at the behest of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The study was commissioned to investigate both provision and practice, and was to look particularly at the impact of the Key Stage 3 Framework for Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and other...

09.04.10

Secondary Special Needs - Inclusion and Autism

This is a Teachers TV programme about the inclusion of pupils with autism in a secondary school. This resource is ideal for newly qualified secondary school teachers or experienced teachers who have not worked with individuals with ASD before. This resource could also be used as part of a CPD (Continual Professional Development) day in a primary school to look at transitions for individuals with...

26.03.10

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

Music-ITE: Composing in the Primary Classroom – Supporting Primary Generalist Trainees

This resource on the Music-ITE website attempts to identify some of the generic process involved in classroom compositions. Far from aiming to offer a series of specific tasks, it sets out to identify generic starting points from which student teachers can identify personalised tasks. The resource offers some examples of activities and there is support for discussion and reflection throughout.

20.03.10

Teachers TV Science and Engineering Week

During National Science and Engineering Week 2010 (w/c 15 March), Teachers TV is showing a week of programmes showing innovative practice in the teaching and learning of science including a new series featuring a whole range of science lesson ideas for primary teachers; a brand new 3-part series on urban engineering, and a whole range of new science programmes for use in primary and secondary...

14.03.10

Planning for change: the impact of the new Key Stage 3 curriculum

This is an Ofsted report which evaluates the progress of the implementation of the new Key Stage 3 curriculum. The report draws on visits to 37 schools between May 2008 and March 2009. The new National Curriculum for Key Stage 3 came into effect for Year 7 pupils from September 2008, and carried with it a clear expectation that schools develop a more integrated approach to curriculum planning and...

26.02.10

Teaching about Religions in European School Systems

New Book on Religion and Education in Europe: Teaching about Religions in European School Systems - Policy issues and trends by Luce Pépin.

09.02.10

Article published to Re-Net

STRATEGIC NEWS FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NATIONALLY

Friday 29th January 2010 will be seen as a significant day for Religious Education in the United Kingdom. RE-Net congratulates all concerned with communicating the importance of the subject at all ages and stages of education.

06.02.10

Article published to Re-Net

The Myth of Racist Kids (Hart, 2009) - Discussion activity

Outline of discussion activity which aims to engage trainee teachers in considering the implications of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act (2000) and the importance of the monitoring and recording of racist incidents.

04.02.10

Article published to Multiverse

The New Primary Curriculum live on the QCDA website

The new Primary Curriculum went live on the QCDA website on 31st January 2010. In addition to information on the components of the framework, the site includes a video tour of the website itself, plus an interactive guide to the new curriculum, and seven video case studies focusing on different aspects of curriculum provision. The curriculum design tools include the opportunity to compare up to...

03.02.10

Music-ITE: Cross curricular teaching and learning at KS3

This resource on the Music-ITE website provides an example of a whole day session for Music and History students on an 11-18 PGCE programme which was devised to promote effective cross-curricular, collaborative teaching and learning.

31.01.10

Music-ITE: Musical Pathways 14-19

This resource on the Music-ITE website sets out to help student teachers understand the current context and explore the different pathways available to young musicians aged 14-19. By helping them understand the background and context of reform as well as the range, content and structure of different qualifications, they will begin to get an angle on the implications for teaching and learning.

23.01.10

Languages are becoming 'twilight subjects' at state schools

This news article from the Guardian reports on the latest Language Trends survey from CiLT. This indicates that the take-up of languages in secondary schools continues to be in sharp decline.

22.01.10