Date |
School and Subject |
Subject Coverage |
Jun 2010 |
 The Reddings Primary & Nursery School
Using Nintendo DS Handheld Gaming Devices in Year 6.
During the Spring term 2010 The Reddings Primary and Nursery School in Hemel Hempstead ran a project in Year 6 using Nintendo DS gaming consoles, together with brain training software: More Brain Training by Dr. Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?
Across a 9 week period the children carried out 10 to 15 minutes of mental cognition exercises using the games, and their “brain age” score was recorded on a weekly basis. More... |
KS2
ICT, Mathematics & English |
October 2009 |
 Whitehill Junior School - Literacy Art & ICT Project
This project at Whitehill Junior School (046) in Hitchin was undertaken as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s ‘Take One Picture’. A film was made bringing the characters in the painting to life. More... |
KS2
ICT & Literacy |
October 2009 |
 St Mary’s Junior School
St Mary’s Junior School has 15 Year 6 pupils involved in the Hertfordshire One to One Tuition pilot. Their tuition sessions take place outside of the school day, and the school has also arranged for some tutoring to take place in the school holidays. Tutors were sourced from within the existing staff team, as well as through an external supply agency. More...
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KS2
One to One Tuition
Mathematics & Literacy |
April 2008 |
 Review of Art & Design Work in 2007
This review presented for the Governors and staff of the school drew together all the cross-curricular aspects of a wide variety of class and whole school activities throughout the year. More...
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Art / Design & Technology / ICT / Literacy / Numeracy / History / Geography / RE / PSHE / Citizenship |
July 2007 |
 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.
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ICT / Inclusion / Visualisers - cross curricular |
May 2007 |
 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.)
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Video Conferencing / Literacy / Drama |
Mar 2007 |
 Achievement 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 |
2005/6 |
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.
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KS1 & 2 – Speaking & Listening
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September
2005 |
 Peartree
Spring Infants School
The staff of Peartree Spring Infants School have worked on
developing children’s writing |
English |
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March 2005 |
 Watford
Playing for Success
Playing for Success (PfS) is a DfES funded national initiative
which uses sport to motivate young people to become successful
learners. |
Literacy, Numeracy and ICT
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January 2005 |
 Cunningham
Hill Infants School
Methods of linking subjects
using display boards and Big Books |
Literacy/Cross Curricular links |
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October 2004 |
St
Andrew's CE VA Primary School
Creating a stimulating environment for writing at KS1 |
Literacy |
Shepherd Primary School
Boys' Writing Project
