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It is with great pleasure that I can announce the launch of our dedicated Gapforce website for schools at the address and link below.
www.gapforceschoolgroups.co.uk
The aim is to provide ideas and inspiration for your future trips across the globe and we would be delighted to assist with any enquiries that you have for future programs at the school.
By way of introduction, we run subject specific trips such as Biology as well as general education, adventurous activities and volunteering, all tailor-made to meet each school’s requirements.
We work with a number of UK and International Schools each year and I would be happy to provide sample itineraries and references
Our Expedition leaders are highly qualified and enjoy making your trip an amazing experience. They are what makes us unique and are central to what we do. Not only do they ensure your schedule is carried out to the letter as booked, but they add immeasurable value to every trip with their enthusiasm energy and knowledge.
If you are considering launching an overseas trip at your school, please do contact us for some ideas and quotes
We would relish an opportunity of working with you in the future.
Kind regards,
James Catterall • Manager
Hurlingham Studios, Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham, SW6 3PA United Kingdom
Mainline: +44 (0)207 736 2769 | Email: james@gapforce.org | Website: www.gapforce.org
Teachers can be under-confident when teaching foreign languages in the classroom because they do not have the language skills. What’s the most effective way of supporting your staff in the teaching of French, Spanish or German?
Avoiding the trap …
Have you been in the scenario where the teachers have been informed that they have to teach a language and seen the panic on their faces? Suddenly they have to read, write, speak and teach it to the children. Most teachers race on line to hunt through the mixed bag of resources. Imagine their surprise if they could be provided with a proven resource that enables them to teach a language, they do not know, effectively.
Finding the resource …
What is the right resource? A resource which gives instant lessons, lesson plans and games, with sound, which are effective and fun. A resource which promotes linguistic confidence.
EDpaX offers …
Lessons that develop the teaching of French, Spanish or German in the Primary classroom.
There are 28 topics specially developed for teachers required to teach a foreign language using the interactive whiteboard. No preparation is needed! There are 500+ teaching pages, with sound, including games and activities. Each language introduces and reinforces initial language, spelling, vital verbs, simple sentence structure and small paragraphs. Colourful and effective interactive whiteboard language lessons and games at your fingertips! These instant lessons bring fun to language learning for both the teachers and the children. Ideal for all Primary school teachers.
Photocopy Workbooks each containing 56 differentiated photocopy pages which reinforce and consolidate every topic are included as a SPECIAL OFFER. Planning grids detailing the language used in each topic are there too.
Check out the product at http://www.edpax.com/languages-mfl/
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One language product contains 2 disks plus the photocopy workbook for only £350
(excl. VAT and p&p). One-off purchase with full site licence.
One of the most common observations made by teachers who have tried to improve pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development is that there are too few resources and material available to help make an impact.
For them this is not another lesson in a subject that they have experienced a number of times before. This is different – learning about what’s happening in the world right now!
Children love to learn about the world around them and about news stories unfolding right now in our changing world.
Unfortunately, it can be hard for staff to find content, ideas or even know exactly how and what to teach from the quite frankly, overwhelming and shocking stories that are found in our news bulletins.
Thus the question arises: how can we help and inform our staff with ideas and resources for teaching about what is going on in the world around them?
This is the problem that we have faced head on. And as a result we have produced Picture-News. Designed for Primary schools with lesson plans and activity ideas for KS1 and KS2 and linked to the national curriculum.
Each week our schools receive a very current news topic; a large A2 poster; access to the image online; key questions and a wide range of lesson ideas and activities based around the main news story from that week.
If you would like to learn more about Picture News there is an immediate opportunity on the website – just click “Free Sample” at www.picture-news.co.uk.
And if you have any questions or queries about Picture News please do call 01765 620498 or email help@picture-news.co.uk .
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What’s the point of music?It’s easy to think that by limiting the arts in school there will be more time for important subjects such as literacy and numeracy. So, what’s the point of music? Experienced teachers tell us that playing Ocarinas in music lessons gives their children a massive sense of achievement, develops their physical co-ordination and improves their mental alertness; more than in any other subject or activity. ✔ Reading, counting, language, increased intelligence…Playing the Ocarina is as easy as 1-2-3. When children follow Ocarina charts, they are rewarded with familiar tunes as they read each finger pattern correctly. Early years experts observe that this prepares young children for reading-readiness. And dyslexia specialists claim that Ocarina charts encourage reluctant readers because of the simple eye movements and interpreting involved. As soon as beginners of all ages start to play tunes on the Ocarina, they are involved in counting and feeling the rhythm – thus brain and body work together to produce a musical end-result. And what an end-result! A recorder peripatetic listened to an Ocarina group that had been playing for two hours in total, and told us it would have taken him a year to reach the same point on recorder. Imagine if you could make a year’s worth of progress in two hours in every subject? ✔ Invest for now and the futureOcarinas are the only tuned musical instruments that give pupils immediate musical success. They are UK-made, colourful, robust and ready-to-play. The holes are small enough for little fingers, each note is easy to produce with a steady breath, and ocarina music shows exactly which holes to cover for step-by-step musical tuition. For boys, girls and teachers too… The thrill of achieving something new in class should be a regular experience for children, and for their teachers. However, general class teachers often feel that they are “not musical” or “only able to sing”. Ocarina-playing offers Music for every Child and every Teacher™ ✔ A sound opportunity for everyoneAs teachers ourselves, we have made sure Ocarina-playing can be taught by any teacher to any group of children. And this accessibility for both children and staff is the reason the Ocarina was identified as the Best Music Education Product in 2015. A class set of Ocarinas and Ocarina music books will last for decades and can be played by each succeeding year group. Ocarina Rainbow Starter Boxes are just £10 per child and come with free teaching resources, or the Star Buy equips every child with an Ocarina and two books with over 50 proper tunes to play, for just £15 – and of course the teacher is fully resourced for free, to teach whole class music, keeping your music budget in-house. With Ocarinas, music lessons become something everyone looks forward to. Ocarinas are Tuned, Durable, Musical, Accessible and Ready-to-play … for Boys, Girls and Teachers too music@ocarina.co.uk | ocarina.co.uk | 01536 485 963 |
We understand a big concern of Schools nowadays is rising to the challenges faced in engaging children with healthy eating, as well as keeping in line with the National School Food Standards.
Since the mid-noughties we’ve seen a grand change in school meals. From ‘Turkey Twizzlers’ to meals you may even be tempted to tuck into yourself.
Quite disappointedly however, we have seen a dip in the Tuck Shop within schools, especially Primaries.
With the ever changing Food Standards we understand it’s hard to find snacks and treats that check all the boxes. Trust us, we struggle and we’re the ones supplying them!
But that’s exactly why you needn’t worry! For years schools have been enjoying our beautifully healthy range of school compliant snacks to go in their reinvigorated tuck shops. We’ve always had positive feedback on all our range but there was one little point that kept cropping up!
Our range was good, but we needed to expand it!
So we listened and spent some tireless months scouring the earth for a bounty of new products to provide to you lovely ladies and gentlemen… and we think we’ve come up trumps.
We’ve kept all of the old favourites and added a massive 22 more tantalisingly tasty treats to our range.
Take a look at our new leaflet here
You can either order online here, or equally give us a ring on 01206 391179 or send an email to orders@tastytubs.co.uk.
Also, we’ve just completed our first month with B1G1 – the Global Giving Initiative, with our customers help, together, we’ve supplied schools in rural India with 176 days of e-learning for their children. You can find out more here, we’d love to have you involved!
All the best,
The Tasty Tuck Team
It is common to hear announcements of new funding initiatives with comments stating how difficult and hard work it is to get through the loops and hoops of the process. It can feel that is is far too much work and the odds of being awarded such funds are slim.
Inviting a speaker to do a special day in school sounds like a great idea. The children will have a special time, the teachers get a break from the routine of everyday teaching and a few more boxes get ticked. Where do we start in choosing a speaker or activity if they haven’t been recommended or seen in action? And of course there is a cost. A parent of a pupil may be a great choice for an assembly if they work in a field that promises to inspired the next generation, if they know how to talk to a large audience of young people. Perhaps a STEM Ambassador or an academic from the nearest university will be available. All of these free of charge. Of course with cost-free speakers it is harder to negotiate the event details, the style of talk or activity and make requests on the persecutions itself. This is where hiring a professional makes a difference. A professional activity provider will ask the client what is the goal of the event, what is the overall message the students are to take with them. It will also try to understand the dynamics of the school and if there are particular aspects to be touched on.
So when we receive enquiries from schools wishing to apply to the Maths E&E grants the Royal Institution of Great Britain to cover our costs we know our approach to bookings will help the school succeed in the application. It is a very simple process asking for the teacher to show they have thought on how the event will impact in their teaching and what the legacy will be. For more info about Maths Busking and examples of our material just click the little images icons for each trick at http://www.mathsbusking.com. To request a brochure please do call 078 430 21 209 or email maths@mathsbusking.com. |
Dr Sara Santos, Mathematician and performer
