May 8th, 2008 by p.johnson

I have got 20 single computer licence copies of Inspiredata to give away - yes - for free, gratis, zilch. If you or any of your colleagues are focussed on data literacy for use in maths or science then Inspiredata is the latest tool for you. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 8th, 2008 by p.johnson

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On 24th May the cultural beacon of the Eurovision song contest reaches our TV screens. Whilst pushing the boundaries of kitsch, and some might say, taste, it does provide an ideal opportunity for an engaging exercise to exploring the UK’s position within Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 8th, 2008 by p.johnson

We have come across this great resource from a small development company based in Devon called Tuitionzone. Tuitionzone Inspiration us series of bite sized tutorials Read the rest of this entry »
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April 7th, 2008 by p.johnson

On April 21st Inspiration launch the latest release of their UK version of Kidspiration. Kidspiration 3 has some great new features for Primary schools for improving reading, writing and thinking skills, but the big difference is the launch of a maths view which helps to develop numeracy skills using visual learning. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 7th, 2008 by p.johnson

With celebrity marriages and more often divorces all over the newspapers over the last month here’s an Inspiration diagram created by Ian Jamison, religious education teacher from Kingsbridge community college in Devon. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 7th, 2008 by p.johnson

It struck me whilst watching the Brit awards last month on the telly that popular culture provides an ideal basis for encouraging writing. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 7th, 2008 by p.johnson

This month I’ve received some really nice resources for use in Key Stage 2 Science from Fran Greenaway who works with Worcestershire LA… Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: flowering plant, primary, science
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March 5th, 2008 by p.johnson

Last Friday February 29th I attended the launch of an exciting project at Coed Y Lan Primary School in Pontypridd. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 3rd, 2008 by p.johnson

Ian Jamison (pictured above) from Kingsbridge Community College near Plymouth and previous winner of the Guardian Teacher of the Year award has been kind enough Read the rest of this entry »
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February 21st, 2008 by p.johnson

Jane Finch (pictured above), one of Inspirations leading evangelists and a good friend of both Inspiration and TAG Learning has published a very interesting article on the MirandaNet site. Jane works at Worcestershire local authority as Teacher Adviser Learning Technologies. She is also the author of the “Inspiration in the Classroom: curriculum based activity plans” . Read the rest of this entry »
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