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September 2006 - August 2007

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July 2007

Visualiser...St Lukes School in Redbourn is a Special School for children and young people with moderate learning difficulties and associated needs. Recently a number of the classrooms have been equipped with GeneeVision 6100 Visualisers.

Inclusion / ICT: Visualisers - cross curricular

June 2007
(Project ran during 2005/06)

slideshow at Camp School

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at Camp School

Developing Speaking and Listening skills

A number of schools took part in a project to develop their knowledge and understanding of the role of speaking and listening in learning. In particular on the explicit and creative teaching of speaking and listening skills.

KS1 & 2 – Speaking & Listening

 

June 2007
(Case studies written 2005/06)

Achievement for Low Attainers in Literacy - Intervening for Success imageAchievement for Low Attainers in Literacy - Intervening for Success

The case studies describe whole school approaches that resulted in a low percentage of children achieving below Level 3 in English at the end of KS2. They provide an overview of good practice that can be drawn upon by all schools. 

Literacy

May 2007

Heathlands School logo...Heathlands School
Story Telling Video Conference
Heathlands School is an all age community special school for deaf children. On March 26th 2007 children from the Primary department in St. Albans took part in Video Conferencing event for hearing impaired children, hosted by the London Grid for Learning (LGfL.)

Video Conferencing / Literacy / Drama

Apr 2007

Whitehill Junior School logo...Whitehill Junior School

ChickCam – Using Video Conferencing technology to observe chicks hatching in an incubator.

This little project at Whitehill Junior School (046) in Hitchin is a superb example of using technology in an imaginative way. 

Video Conferencing / Science

March 2007

Tring School logo

Tring School Case Study

In March 2007 we used one of year 10’s allocated Life Skills days to visit Hemel Hempstead magistrates Court as part of their Citizenship education.

Magistrates day incorporating Amnesty International / Citizenship

2006/07

Beaumonth School logo

Beaumont School

As part of our Language College Status, Beaumont employed a coordinator for the International Dimension. One of the aims was to promote international work across curriculum areas.

Comenius Project – One World, One Europe / History, ICT, Geography, Citizenship, Environment

February 2007

Colney Heath logoColney Heath School trialled a Promethean ACTIVote voting system during the autumn term 2006.

Using a Voting System for Pupil Voice / Cross curricular

February 2007

Pressdales logoPresdales School The results of an evaluation of the ease of use of a voting system in the classroom.

Voting System / Cross curricular

January 2007

Roundwood Park logoRoundwood Park School As a Mathematics and Computing College, our focus is very much on encouraging all students to take an interest in ICT. At KS4 and 5 there has been a definite imbalance in the amount of girls who would like to pursue an ICT based course and so the club was started to try and remedy this in the future. 

Computer Clubs 4 Girls (CC4G)

December 2006

Sir John Lawes School logo

Sir John Lawes School

SJL had an off-timetable international day. Different faculty areas ran activities with an international theme and use was made of outside visitors.

Secondary School International Day

December 2006

The Valley School Using video-conferencing to enable pupils in a book club to discuss books they have read with pupils in another school.

ICT - Video Conferencing in a Special School

 

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