What’s the simple way to help maths lessons be more productive, both for teachers and students?

Every now and again I get to chat with teachers and one of the topics that often crops up is why many students don’t  bring a pen, pencil, ruler, etc to their lessons.

In an attempt to solve this problem there’s now a product called the “Value Maths set ” which, as the name suggests, contains all the basics that students need for their maths lessons.

Consisting of  two quality black ink ballpens, a full length HB pencil, eraser, 15 cm ruler, 180 degree protractor, metal compass and half pencil, and a metal sharpener, all packed in an A5 size, clear PVC “exam friendly” wallet with a zip slider.

From just £1.25 each (ex vat) the “Value Maths set” is a convenient and cost effective solution to the problem of students who haven’t brought the correct kit to their maths lessons.  Ideal to give (or sell !) to students at the start of a lesson or at the start of a school day………  also very useful for exams.

Full details of the “Value Maths set” can be found on the website:

     www.signposteducational.co.uk

You can order by email:  info@signposteducational.co.uk  

by phone tel: 020 7515 1797  or  fax:  020 7515 4420

Signpost Educational Ltd.,   PO Box 999   London   E14 6SH

Reduced Cost Teacher Planners

I wondered if you’ve ordered your Teacher Planners for 2017/18 yet?

With budget cuts a challenge for most schools at the moment I thought you’d be interested to know about our range of Budget Teacher Planners.

Starting at only £4.95, our planners come in B5 or A4 and include the following:

  • Durable twin loop wire binding
  • Double sided fold out dated year planner
  • Undated diary pages printed in black
  • 6 period day layout
  • Attendance & assessment registers

For more detail and a tailored quote simply let me know your requirements and I’ll be in touch right away.

Alternatively, you can contact me on 0113 231 0995, I’d be delighted to help.

Olaf Surtees
Education Planning Consultant
PENSTRIPE
Tel: +44 (0)113 231 0995
www.penstripe.co.uk

Britain’s Best Story-Telling Show

http://www.stratfordfestivalofsalonarts.co.uk/

Top Traditional Story-Teller Jim MacCool is on tour throughout this Summer Term. He’ll be performing in Primary Schools all over Britain.
Bards in the true sense, Celtic Yarn-Spinners enrich and entertain all ages with interactive stories, poems and songs.
If you’d like to have Jim MacCool and his Traditional Story-Telling Shows come to your school, please telephone me, Joy Atkins, on 020 8688 6951, or you may prefer to email:
The Stratford Festival of Salon Arts organises
The National Tour of Traditional Celtic Story-Tellers
running now till Friday 21st July 2017
http://www.stratfordfestivalofsalonarts.co.uk/
Dates of Interest
National Poetry Day Thurs. 28th Sept 2017
October is National Poetry Month
Joy Atkins
Stratford Festival of Salon Arts
15 Warwick Road Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6YW
Tel. 0208 688 6951
celticyarnspinner@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.stratfordfestivalofsalonarts.co.uk

Improving pupils’ learning through gamification

The number of young people becoming involved in gaming is ever increasing. This is often concerning for educators, who see games as distracting pupils from their studies, when this is not necessarily the case.

Our aim at EDArcade is to promote and support pupils’ learning through fun and engaging games. Rather than trying to cut down pupils’ gaming hours, we instead harness its educational potential.

Our platform provides 85 educational games, each featuring a range of puzzles and questions that have been designed based on criteria from any National Curriculum. We cover a range of core and non-core subjects including English, maths, science and internet safety.

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We can help your establishment in promoting and supporting learning through our platform by enabling:

Instant tracking of pupils’ answers, understanding and progress, allowing you to easily identify their strengths and weaknesses and plan lessons accordingly.

Customisable multiple choice questions, giving you the ability to quiz individuals on specific topics, match our content with your lesson plans, or edit a game’s difficulty levels based on pupils’ needs.

Social elements to encourage interaction between pupils and creating an incentive for learning to beat the class’s high score.

All of our games are available in additional languages on request

For more information about how EDArcade can help students through game based learning, please contact us on 01909 776 915 or by email at mail@edarcade.com.

Sam Warnes
Creator of EDArcade
T: 01909 568 338
F: 01909 568 350
E: mail@edarcade.com
W: www.edarcade.com

Cut your teachers’ workload with Doddle

Teachers spend too much of their time coordinating homework and assessment systems, completing administrative tasks, and marking work that doesn’t need detailed feedback. It’s little wonder that over 40% of teachers plan to leave the profession in the next five years.

We’ve designed Doddle to help teachers dedicate more time to the things that matter.

Our new homework features give your teachers one system for assigning and tracking homework, assessing student progress, and reporting to parents, SLT and inspectors.

Self-marking, formative homework tasks and assessments cut down on marking time while providing detailed, meaningful data across 18 subjects. What’s more, our parent features allow schools to communicate more effectively with parents, and engage them in their children’s progress.

To find out more about Doddle’s single system for teaching, homework and assessment, book an in-school visit.

Have we got enough exam desks?”

What can you do if you suddenly find that you need more exam desks with only a few days to go before the exams  start?

     How can you obtain exam desks at short notice?

Central Educational Supplies Ltd have been supplying folding, cantilever and “zimmer” style desks from 2001, with prices from  £ 13.95  ex vat,  as well as transporters for folding desks. They can usually supply exam desks within a couple of days although it’s always easier if you give them a few days notice!

Central Educational Supplies Ltd.,  PO Box 999,  London E14 6SH

You can see the range of exam desks by visiting their website:

www.centraleducational.co.uk

You can contact them on  tel:  020 7515 1797    Fax:  020 7515 4420

email: info@centraleducational.co.uk 

PS.  Sometimes it’s helpful  to have an extra supply of chairs available so that lessons aren’t disrupted while exams are taking place.  Folding chairs are particularly useful as they can be moved easily and stored in confined spaces.  Once again, details  on  their website.

If you’d like more information about any of their products please call Martin Evans on 020-7515-1797 who will be pleased to help and provide more information if required.

Central Educational Supplies Ltd.,  PO Box 999  London  E14 6SH