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The Leading Improving Inclusive Gifted and Talented Education 2008 - 2009 is OUT!!

 

APEX Summer Opportunities 2008

Summary details can be accessed from here. More than 200 children and young people took part this year in the opportunity based in Bath from Monday 28th July until Thursday 31st July inclusive. The Presentation Ceremony this year was held on the final day from 4-6pm at the Guildhall.

Learning beyond the curriculumLeading Teachers

There are draft Class Quality Standards with subject amplification in English, Mathematics, Science and ICT. If you wish to make your views on these known visit the DCSF consultation web site can be found at the following website addresses:

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/secondary/keystage3/issues/wholeschool/ws_cqs_gt_consultation/

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/features/inclusion/ws_cqs_consultation/

Next Leading Programme session for teachers will be Tuesday 20th May 8.45 for 9.00-12.30, Fry's. We will share our developing inclusive gifted and talented educational practice and our practice based research, update on national strategies and responses, and Jenny Short will be running a training session on peer coaching. More details to follow shortly.

APEX website

We now have a short - easy to remember web address - http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/apex I want to develop this so it is a really useful resource for teachers and young learners but I need your help with content. If you find material, resources, websites... useful tell me and I can add it. Just a short email and you could save someone hours of frustration by sharing what you have found helpful - and they may feel inspired to help in return.

Learning Beyond the Curriculum

The Widening Learning Web has been given a new, simple to remember address http://www.livinglearning.org.uk and will soon be undergoing an update. Let me know how it works for you - test out your curiosity and find out what is on there.

 

Up Up and Away

We want to know what you are doing, what your pupils are doing, what you are thinking and how we can have a good conversation! Visit the wiki space that Rob Sandel at Camerton has set up for us http://banes-apex.wikispaces.com and send in your contributions - do not delay

 

Mathematicians

There is still a space on the collaborative maths enquiry project. If you are looking to stimulate your budding mathematicians and develop and share your own enthusiasm as an enquiring mathematician now is your chance. Contact me for more details if you have missed this one!

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families asked Sir Peter Williams to undertake a review into the teaching of mathematics in primary schools and early-years settings.

The interim report of the Williams Mathematics Review was published on 19 March and a final report is due to be published in June 2008. Following the publication of the interim report, there will be a consultation period of six weeks until 30 April. The DCSF welcomes contributions from schools through the consultations area of its website.

Visit the consultations area of the DCSF website to respond to this consultation on

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1532

Budding linguists?

Launched this week, the search is now on to find the Junior Language Challenge (JLC) champion for 2008. Any child who will be 11 or under on September 1 this year is eligible to take part - either at school or home. The challenge is to learn up to three languages in nine months, starting with Dutch. The competition has the backing of CILT, the National Centre for Languages.

All entrants are given a free Learn Dutch CD-Rom worth £20, and those children who get through to the next round will also receive additional free software. The competition is now in its sixth year and the organisers say that more than 10,000 children have taken up the challenge in that time. Schools interested in installing the JLC software on the RM network or entering the challenge, should email jlc@eurotalk.com or visit the EuroTalk website.

Visit the EuroTalk website for more information on  http://eurotalk.com/jlc/

Readers

Looking to stimulate your passionate young readers? Try checking out the year of

http://www.yearofreading.org.uk/