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Touching the future – kids join in staff development

Touching the future – kids join in staff development

Teacher educator Steve Bunce attends innovative professional development where learners star
“It wasn’t like this in my day,” was the dry, opening under-statement from primary headteacher Carl Faulkner who has seen many changes in technology. “Remember the big old VHS video cameras that the teachers carried around on their shoulders? Compare that with making videos on the iPod touches –  the children are now producers, with the power to make films.” 

At an innovative continuing professional development (CPD) event in Middlesbrough, these future Hitchcocks amazed school leaders and teachers by teaching them how to use the new technology.  

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UK's Xmas treat – a regeneration of STEM innovation

UK's Xmas treat – a regeneration of STEM innovation

UK learning is dislocated from national priorities and it's time for a major rethink, says Adrian Oldknow 
The UK has a crisis – what’s new? No, it’s not just the collapse o...

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Lords' ICT rearguard action gets Coalition response

Lords' ICT rearguard action gets Coalition response

Debate on ICT for learning is more effective in the House of Lords than Commons, reveals Tony Parkin

Are the messages about the need for clear government policy and effective a...

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Microsoft shows routes to cloud in 'School in a Box'

Microsoft shows routes to cloud in 'School in a Box'

West London Free School and Harris Federation buy into Microsoft's 'School in a Box' concept
Microsoft's UK education team has signalled the move to cloud computing for its sch...

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Milestone or millstone? BBC and computer literacy

Milestone or millstone? BBC and computer literacy

Can the BBC restage its milestone 'Computer Programme', or should it 'think different'? asks Tony Parkin
In an exciting reminder of its ‘golden era of educational computing’, t...

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