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BESA BECTA NAACE TES Free Resource Over 2951 resources added in the past month DCSF Teachernet Education Scotland Classroom Monitor KS3& KS4 Classical Music Resource MFL - Theatre Productions School Calendars Classroom Organiser Listen & Make Storytelling Pop-ups Banners & Displays Foldaway furniture from Innovate Furniture Simply Lamps School Prospectuses Copiers & Printers Aquariums for Schools Embeded ICT PE Video Analysis Solution for teaching and coaching Dual Purpose Desking Solution from Folio BBCi: Javascript is not available on this browser [IMAGE] Espresso Education CEO, Lewis Bronze, awarded âOutstanding Achievementâ Award at 2010 Education Resource Awards At the ERAâs 12th annual ceremony, Lewis Bronze, co-founder and CEO of Espresso Education, was presented with the industry âOutstanding Achievement Awardâ. This is awarded to an individual who has given outstanding service to the education sector. On behalf of the judges, Ray Barker, BESAâs Director announced: âThis yearâs winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award is a man with a vision. Someone who has transformed the world of learning through his blending of visual media and interactive resources. Ranging from his work with the BBC â remember Blue Peter? â to the new world of broadband, he has been at the forefront of innovation. Even before electronic learning credits and interactive whiteboards, his vision created a world of e-learning that is now recognised as the norm in the majority of primary schools. Please congratulate: Lewis Bronze of Espresso.â Lewis, former editor of BBCâs âBlue Peterâ & producer of âNewsroundâ, co-founded Espresso Education in 1997. He was inspired by the idea of delivering video news to the classroom that would be regularly updated, adding meaning and relevance to the curriculum being taught in schools. The idea soon expanded to include the creation of browser-based, video-rich, multimedia educational âmodulesâ, with video at the âheartâ to demonstrate hard-to-teach concepts. Today, over half of Englandâs primary schools subscribe annually to the Espresso Primary service, and almost a quarter of secondary schools subscribe to the companyâs Clipbank service. Since the establishment of the company, Lewis has worked tirelessly, not only to the benefit of Espresso but also to advance the âbest use of ICTâ in classrooms across the UK. Through his passion for education, his willingness to explore emerging trends and his commitment to working at a national level with DCSF, Becta and BESA, Lewis has contributed greatly to shaping the development of ICT in education. Over the last 13 years, the company has grown substantially and won numerous awards and accolades both inside and outside the educational industry. Espresso has also featured three times in the Tech Track 100, the index of fastest-growing privately held technology companies. Mr. Bronze states: âI am very grateful and surprised to have been honoured by our industry with the Outstanding Achievement Award. In turn, I congratulate all my dedicated colleagues, past and present, who have been on this journey with me. At Espresso, we strive to ensure we bring a level of content, service and support to our customers that sets a wonderful standard in the industry. It is simply a privilege to be able to feed childrenâs enormous appetite for learning with creative and innovative materials. It all adds up: 35 per cent more children attain their targets in maths A pioneering new software system has been found to significantly raise pupilsâ on-target achievement and increase understanding of mathematics in trials across 150 UK schools. Initial testing of i-Progress found a 35 per cent increase in on-target attainment, using the latest intuitive and interactive technology. The groundbreaking software system was developed by award-winning educational publisher Rising Stars UK Ltd and educational innovator Alta Systems and uses sophisticated adaptive technology to raise attainment in primary and secondary school mathematics. The system is simple to use and manages the assessment process for teachers, offering greater clarity and enabling personalised education for all learners. Game Based Learning 29-30 March London In just 2 years this conference has become one of the largest events focused on the positive impact that video games and social media are having on learning. Confirmed speakers for this years conference include: ⢠Ed Vaizey, Shadow Minister for Culture and the Creative Industries ⢠Matt Mason, Author, The Pirates Dilemma ⢠Siobhan Reddy and Kareem Ettouney, Media Molecule ⢠Alice Taylor, Commissioning Editor, Education, Channel 4 ⢠Ewan McIntosh, CEO, NoTosh ⢠Stephen Heppell, Heppell.net ⢠Jonathan Stewart, Director, Hollier Medical Simulation Centre ⢠Major Roy Evans, British Army ⢠Derek Robertson, Learning & Teaching Scotland ⢠Michael Acton Smith, CEO, Mind Candy With themes exploring how social media, commercial off the shelf and serious game technologies are improving learning in schools, universities, healthcare, military and corporate training the conference will bring together more than 600 international thought leaders, innovators and practitioners from the education, entertainment and technology sectors. Combined with one to one developer sessions, European bid speed-dating and an evening social networking reception delegates will gain razor-sharp knowledge of best practice across a number of disciplines as well as connect with the leading community of interest in the GBL field. Register now [IMAGE] 16 March 2010 Edu-zone Information and Resource Bulletin - Repaired Links This email is an important communication to schools with all the official information releases from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (repaired links) Every expectant parent will now get a personal introduction to their local Sure Start centre and their own Sure Start contact to give them advice throughout pregnancy and early years, the Government announced today. And as part of a package of measures to help young families and children, the Government also announced today: ⢠improvements to maternity and early years services for families here ⢠the right of parents to ask for more flexible free childcare here ⢠a review of standards of nursery food here Yesterday Ed Balls set out funding increases for schools- average annual increase of 2.1 per cent in cash terms per pupil in 2011-13. Publishing a document on what the Pre-Budget Report means for schools, alongside launching a comprehensive consultation on how to make schools funding fairer in the future, he said the Government will continue to give extra money for deprived pupils, and wants to see that money actually reach them. However, he backed a system run locally by schools and councils, not dictated by central Government. The Funding document can be found here The Consultation Document is available here As Six more local authorities have been given the green-light to join the groundbreaking Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, Schools Secretary Ed Balls and Schools Minister Vernon Coaker announced last week. Mr Balls said that #418.3m would be invested across Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Gateshead, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire and Sutton - as part of the once-in-a-generation programme to rebuild or refurbish England's entire secondary school estate. Full Story here. New Shakespeare assessments for 11- to 14-year-olds were launched this week at the world famous Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The new teaching and assessment initiative, launched by the Qualifications & Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) and Schools Minister Diana Johnson is called 'Active Shakespeare: Capturing Evidence of Learning.' Shakespearean and television actress Siobhan Redmond teamed up with Globe Education and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to endorse this approach, which will help young people engage with selected texts of the Bard's work in a meaningful and interesting way. The QCDA guidance; Active Shakespeare: Capturing Evidence of Learning, are downloadable from QCDA. Full Story here. [IMAGE] Struggling with your VLE? Let us help you. Join us on this unique training course. We invite you to take a guided tour of our highly acclaimed Secondary School VLE that has transformed every aspect of our school life. Let us help you do the same. Our award winning VLE is visited by more than a 1000 people per day accessing on average 15,000 pages of information. This course is presented by pragmatic and realistic School Leaders who will give you an honest description of how they have implemented their VLE to more than 970 students, teachers, parents, primary parnters and wider community. The Course focuses on the following issues: ⢠How to unlock the full potential of your VLE ⢠Tackling effective steak holder engagement ⢠A guided tour of our cluster VLE's ⢠Formalising the strategic plan and know unknowns All VLE implementation documents and a copy of the training course are provided in digital format on the day. Delegate Rate - #190.00 + VAT (limited places available) Full Information here. One day conference on Creative activities and social pedagogy: Lessons from Europe and the UK. The conference will be held in the Elvin Hall at the Institute of Education, London, 15th April 2010, 9.45-16.00. This conference brings together people experienced across childrenâs services and practitioners in the performing and visual arts to discuss what facilitates and what hinders participation in creative activities with children. There will be examples of good practice in England and lessons from the education and practice of social pedagogues in mainland Europe. This conference is part of the launch programme of the Institute of Educationâs Centre for Understanding Social Pedagogy (CUSP). Information flyer and registration form PDF download here. Computer Aid International is a registered Charity that takes unwanted IT equipment that is being upgraded in the UK, for reuse in schools, hospitals, and community projects in the developing world. We can reuse base units (1.4 Ghz and above) monitors, (both flat screens and large backed CRTs) mice, keyboards and cables. Every PC we reuse will provide over 6,000 hours of access. This is enough time to train 60 children to a vocational level of IT literacy, opening a world of education and employment opportunities. We aim to make donating your unwanted IT equipment as simple as possible. We have a UK wide collection service, offer full WEEE compliance and data wipe all equipment received to U.S Military Standards. Please visit www.computeraid.org to find out more. We also run a completely free cartridge and mobile phone recycling service. To request a collection box for your school, please visit www.computeraid.org/cartridge BBC Education News Headlines Link>> [IMAGE] Easter resources - 270 Free Resources Here is just a sample of whats available â¢Easter facts, traditions and Easter classroom activities resource. Find out all about the history, traditions and customs of the Easter festival. There are ideas for Easter activities including make an Easter basket. â¢Easter Assembly - The Missing Easter Eggsresource icon This is very short assembly for Easter, the characters confronted with the need to change â ânew beginningsâ. â¢Easter Activities Easter basket and Easter box - print , cut out and decorate with Easter clipart/images or own designs. Easter/Spring themed borders, etc. â¢POEMS FOR EASTER - A a wide range of Easter poems which you might like to try with your classes. They range from simple story poems right up to a more serious poem about Mary Magdalen. Since Edu-zone has been bringing you the 'TES Editors picks' the click through rate to this resource site has increased 10 fold. Read all the latest news released from the DCSF - links on the right. Use the Edu-zone website to read archived material. BBC Education News Headlines Link>> Enter in our Prize Draw for a case of our favourite Red or White*! Click Recommend-a-Colleague to be entered into the draw. Open to all teachers and educationalists. *An M&S voucher of an equivalent value is available as an alternative. Latest NEWS The Full DCSF Information Summary to the right for in the last 28 days brought to you by edu-zone.co.uk>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The TES link - 2951 resources added in the past month and the other popular organisations and information providers are in the top left column. Below left are the supplier links of the week. Proving very popular we have found more free resource sites for you to look at and some recommendation too. Use the links on the left to look at class and school resource and below are some highlights of resource which have recently come to our attention - - Feel free to email us if you have information which you would like to share with the education community through this Weekly Bulletin. What's the best way to assess your pupils using APP? Now with Secondary and Nursery capability. Save time by tracking your pupils electronically using the new APP and QCA Assessment Focuses Classroom Monitor is an online markbook that all your staff can use to conduct their record-keeping and end of year report-writing. It is simple and quick to use, while providing a consistent and efficient way of managing pupil assessment data across the whole school. Covering all the frameworks from Foundation to key stage 3 (including the new APP and P-Scales) you can now keep all your assessment together in one easy to manage location. Free demo disk available, simply click through to the website at www.classroommonitor.co.uk School Prospectus Now is the perfect time to plan your next prospectus. The School Prospectus Company is unique in creating a Pricing Menu to accurately cost your prospectus through each stage, based on format, number of pages and quantity even before you start. We have an optimum standard of finish and only use proven, environmental paper and print resources. In our Pricing Menu there is a format and quantity to suit your budget and school size. Our photography is natural, always of happy students in a safe learning environment. We don't do flash or complicated set-ups, but capture the atmosphere and ethos of the school, whether it is a small primary, cosmopolitan secondary, independent or specialist. 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Deputy Headteacher, L & S H Primary School, London Classical Destinations Educational Classical Music Resources for KS3 & KS4 Video, audio, interactive and printed materials combine in an ambitious multi-media resource that explores the sounds, styles and contexts of Western classical music. This is an innovative supplementary classroom music curriculum that requires students to use their visual and aural senses, and which develops their potential for creativity. Aimed primarily at 10 to 16 year-olds, the Classical Destinations series provides thousands of materials and 100 hours of classroom activities. Delivered on DVD and CD-ROM, the series encourages everyone to participate and to use both acoustic instruments and music technology.. . Learn more: http://www.cdeducational.co.uk/index.html Sign Systems Signsystems are a leading supplier of information and directional signs. 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Edu-zone is an EMAP Events Media Partner [IMAGE] 3500 Sure Start Children's Centres now open - reaching families in every community - More support for parents and guarantee of a personal Sure Start contact for all expectant parents - 16/03/10 Balls sets out funding increases for schools- average annual increase of 2.1 per cent in cash terms per pupil in 2011-13 - More help for schools to make efficiency savings - 15/03/10 Measures to be strengthened to prevent the promotion of racism by teachers in schools - Independent review calls for 'active' annual reporting - 12/03/10 More help for professionals to spot children and young people at risk of gang involvement Teachers, youth workers, and children's social workers will receive new guidance to help them spot the signs of gang activity, Schools Minister Vernon Coaker will announce at the Tackling Serious Youth Violence conference today. 11/03/10 Active Shakespeare Students act up to learn the Bard New Shakespeare assessments for 11- to 14-year-olds were launched today at the world famous Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. 10/03/10 A thousand more money saving experts to save schools millions of pounds - Schools in every Local Authority to have a School Business Manager - 10/03/10 #418.3m for six new BSF projects as once-in-generation project continues to accelerate - Buckinghamshire; Cornwall; Gateshead; Lincolnshire; Oxfordshire and Sutton get green-light for latest round of BSF projects -. 08/03/10 Extra money to help secure progress at ten schools Schools Minister Vernon Coaker has today announced nearly #7 million of extra funding to help secure progress at ten schools across the country. 08/03/10 Teachers to lead the way in preventing violence against women and girls Teachers and professionals working with children and young people will have new support and guidance to lead the way in cracking down on violence against women and girls, the Government announced today on International Women's Day. 08/03/10 Ed Balls acts to increase supply of teachers for most severely disabled children - Teach First and TDA to offer additional training to skill up new teachers to work with disabled children in special and mainstream schools -. 05/03/10 Inactive children get help to move more - A new team of specially trained coaches are being deployed to help children become more active - setting them on the path to a healthier future. 04/03/10 Schools Minister takes action to prepare young people for employment - Two top employers named as first 'Business Mentoring Champions' - 04/03/10 Extra transport funding announced as part of #90 million Diploma package Increased transport funding is to be given to the most rural areas in England to help young people study the Diploma. 04/03/10 DCSF and BIS respond to the Science for Careers Expert Group report The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) today welcome the publication of the report from the Science for Careers Expert Group. 03/03/10 Government programme improving lives of families and communities blighted by anti-social behaviour New report shows Family Intervention Projects have 'overwhelmingly positive' impact on families involved in anti-social behaviour. 03/03/10 Primary teachers + intensive maths training = world class maths pupils Schools Minister announces #11.8m for over 1,500 new maths specialist primary teachers. 02/03/10 More support and new centre for children who stammers - Ed Balls doubles funding to kick-start national fundraising appeal -. 02/03/10 Qualifications offer to be improved for young people Schools Minister Iain Wright today welcomed the publication of the Joint Advisory Committee for Qualifications Approval (JACQA)'s first biennial review of the qualifications offer for young people. 01/03/10 Ed Balls and Diana Johnson launch action plan on special educational needs Children's Secretary Ed Balls and Schools Minister Diana Johnson have today published plans to implement all the recommendations in Brian Lamb's landmark review on special educational needs. 24/02/10 Teenage pregnancies fall to lowest rate for over 20 years - New drive to reduce teenage pregnancies even further . 24/02/10 New Higher Education Mentoring Champion to help young people succeed Professor Chris Brink, Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University, was today appointed to be the first Higher Education mentoring champion as part of the Government's drive to inspire more young people to aim high. 23/02/10 New powers to parents and local authorities to use new chains - First school chains announced - 23/02/10 New youth centre for Kings Cross to give vulnerable young people a safe place of their own A youth centre to help some of London's most vulnerable young people was re-opened today in Kings Cross by Schools Minister Vernon Coaker and television news presenter Jon Snow. 23/02/10 Extra money to help secure progress at Sinfin Community School Derby Schools Minister Vernon Coaker has today announced #369,000 to help secure progress at Sinfin Community School in Derby. 22/02/10 Extra money to help secure progress at Westborough High School, Dewsbury Schools Minister Vernon Coaker has today announced #674,000 to help secure progress at Westborough High School in Dewsbury. 22/02/10 56 local areas to become pathfinders for nursery funding system A clearer and more consistent system of childcare funding, which will benefit children and families across the country, has been announced for 56 local authorities who will implement the Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF). 22/02/10 Dawn Primarolo: Get to know what activities are on offer through your school - New campaign to get more families using extended services - 17/02/10 Half-term crackdown on underage drinking - Government urges parents to help their children make sensible decisions about alcohol - 16/02/10 New members of the Board at Becta Schools Secretary Ed Balls today announced the appointment of three new members to the Board of Becta ' the government body responsible for ensuring technology is used at its best in the British education system.- 16/02/10 Ed Balls invites bids for new school chains School chains to lead improvement as Accredited Schools system is launched today 11/02/10 Government action to promote good behaviour and strong discipline in schools Parents will be asked to sign up to school policies like behaviour, attendance and uniform during application process. 11/02/10 All local authorities should provide short breaks for parents and carers who care for disabled children All local authorities will be required to provide short breaks for parents and carers who look after a disabled child, under plans announced today by Ed Balls and Diana Johnson. 09/03/10 New 'stepping-stone' learning to help thousands of pupils More than 30,000 pupils aged 14 and 15 who need extra time and support to reach GCSEs, Diplomas or Apprenticeships are to benefit from personalised help after the Government announced a #20m investment. 09/02/10 Parents stuck in online generation gap New adverts show parents how to keep their children safe online. Over a quarter of young people say their parents never talk to them about their time onlineit. 09/02/10 Thousands more to benefit from free school meals More primary school children across the country will benefit from a free healthy school lunch as Ed Balls today invited all local authorities to bid for cash to fund more universal free school meal pilots. 04/02/10 New board members of the Training and Development Agency for Schools appointed Schools Secretary Ed Balls today announced the appointment of Colin Dennis, Dr Michael Cresswell and Alison Drury as new Board Members of the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). 02/02/10 Appointment of a new member to the School Teachers' Review Body Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, today announced the appointment of Jill Pullen to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB). 02/02/10 Appointment of new chair to the School Food Trust Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, today announced the appointment of Rob Rees as the new Chair of the Board at the School Food Trust. 01/02/10 Government celebrates Apprenticeships and urges business to recruit in the recovery The government today launched National Apprenticeship Week, celebrating the commitment of employers to recruit apprentices and urging people to look at the benefits to their skills and career of becoming an apprentice. 01/02/10 Government publishes revised guidance for RE and a first ever programme of learning for primary RE Primary pupils should learn about Christianity and the other five world religions. 29/01/10 Ed Balls sets out Government action to turn schools green First ever zero carbon schools to be built across England. 28/01/10 Sir Roger Singleton to look further into the use of physical punishment in part-time educational and other learning settings Please see correspondence between Sir Roger Singleton, Chief Advisor on child safety, and Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on the use of physical punishment in part-time educational and other learning. 28/01/10 New members of the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services The Secretary of State Ed Balls today announced the appointment of four new members to the Board of the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services. 27/01/10 Children's Minister launches national directory of over 150,000 childcare providers and family services >From today parents across the country will be able to search for childcare providers in their region through one convenient website. 26/01/10 Ed Balls launches 21st century sex and relationship education Updated curriculum will deal with pressures posed by new technologies. 25/01/10 National Challenge maintains mission for improvement #1.8m to secure school progress in Sandwell and Lincolnshire 25/01/10 Disadvantaged communities to get more support - Government expands successful Family Intervention Projects to 88 areas - 21/01/10 Government sets out new package of measures to help the 21st century family Comprehensive review of the Family Justice system ' shift to resolve more family disputes out of court. 20/01/10 Government sets out new package of measures to help the 21st century family Comprehensive review of the Family Justice system ' shift to resolve more family disputes out of court. 20/01/10 Music star Kano and Diploma students launch new TV advert Multi award-winning British music artist Kano is backing the new Diploma qualification after starring in a TV advert. 19/01/10 Schools Minister launches 'Scimorph' New virtual science pack for all children starting secondary school. 14/01/10 Government campaign asks parents and young people ' why let drink decide' - Over 58,000 people see comedians highlight how alcohol can make young people vulnerable to dangerous risks - 14/01/10 New figures show further improvements in secondary schools in England - Number of National Challenge schools drops from 439 to 247 - 13/01/10 Ed Balls launches consultation on pupil and parent guarantees - Consultation launched on new role for school improvement partners - 11/01/10 Education Ministers from around the world visit the UK for technology conference - New taskforce to look at developing the overseas market for the UK's educational technology - 11/01/10 Free laptops and broadband for 270,000 families across the country in ground-breaking scheme - - Research shows pupils could improve by two grades at GCSE with a computer at home - 11/01/10 Schools Minister welcomes fall in surplus school balances but says still more to do - Schools Minister Vernon Coaker welcomed figures released today that show school surplus balances have fallen for the first time since 2002-03 07/01/10 Government sets out vision for high-quality child mental health services Children's Minister Delyth Morgan and Care Services Minister Phil Hope today reinforced the clear expectation for all local areas to deliver good quality mental health services for all children, including 24 hour cover. 07/01/10 New survey data on perceptions of anti-social behaviour published Shows residents most affected have seen increased police presence and youth services. 06/01/10 Over 53,000 free books for schools in bid to get young people hooked on reading #500,000 Government campaign to raise reading standards amongst 11-18 year olds. 05/01/10 One in three parents do not talk to their children about the risks associated with drinking alcohol Ed Balls: Underage drinking is the forgotten factor when young people are getting involved in risky behaviour. 05/01/10 Children to learn about money matters like saving, mortgages and the financial market Schools Secretary Ed Balls and money expert Martin Lewis today stressed the importance of children learning about money matters so that they learn the best way to save money and how to pick financial products. 05/01/10 Ed Balls confirms intention to end intervention in Bradford education services in 2011 Children's Secretary Ed Balls today confirmed his intention to end intervention in Bradford local authority education services and has endorsed their preferred option to drive forward improvements to the quality of education in Bradford. 05/01/10 Edu-zone Bulletin is compiled from published internet resources and edited by Edu-zone.co.uk Edu-zone is an independent publisher and the materials and information published may not reflect the opinions of the publishers. 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