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Creating extra classroooms
In the US, 34 of the 50 states play host to a new form of schools known as ‘Virtual Schools’. They have no classrooms or playgrounds…
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Play equipment beyond KS2
Mention the concept of ‘playing’ to anyone over the age of about eight and you’re likely to be faced with a look of aggrieved…
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Opening doors through educational trips
With finances tight, the demands of the curriculum pressing and league tables an ever-present menace, it can take an Herculean effort to…
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Why it’s important to learn outside the classroom
The importance of going outside at early years settings is largely taken for granted; indeed free flow is recommended good practice…
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Lesson Plan: KS3/4 PE leadership and differentiation with circuit training
Today you will… Come to understand the concept of ‘progressive overload’ and the FITT principle Develop communication and leadership…
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How exotic school trips can improve students’ outcomes
For Nigel Mountford, head teacher at Harwich and Dovercourt High School, ‘off the shelf’ simply means ‘not good enough’. When he was…
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School trips: Effective learning outside the classroom
How many times have you or a colleague talked yourself out of delivering an educational visit because there was too much paperwork; there…
