February 6, 2018
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This year marks 100 years since women gained the right to vote in the UK. This was a monumental point in history. The suffragettes forged the way for us to make this world an equal place. If we all exercised our right to vote we could achieve true equality; not even just on the bases […] Continue reading
February 5, 2018
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Reflecting on this first semester I have realised that I, as a person, have changed professionally and personally. I used to be quite an anxious person and found the thought of starting University quite daunting. But now, I am relishing in the fact that I am here, and I should be enjoying every moment! Which […] Continue reading
February 3, 2018
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Comments Off on Providing a Structure to Eliminate Fear – The Drama Lesson
Drama is one of the curricular areas in which many teachers fear teaching. They don’t want to take the risk that if they bring their class onto the school stage, chaos will erupt, and behavioural management becomes more difficult to implement than ever before. With these assumptions, I ask how are we to encourage children […] Continue reading
January 31, 2018
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Technology is a part of our everyday life, I am using my laptop to write this, with my phone sitting beside me, in a café with a TV in front of me, with music playing from a computer into various speakers and surrounded by people using all sorts of tech. In todays society, not being …
January 30, 2018
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Comments Off on Year One Half Done – The Moment That Made Me Think
If I was asked to describe my first semester in University, I would do so by describing it as not what I expected, but eye opening and thought provoking nonetheless. I anticipated starting my Higher Education by delving straight into the pedagogy of teaching, however instead I was obliged to undertake two interdisciplinary modules with CLD and Social […] Continue reading
January 29, 2018
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Following Derek’s input on reflection in practice, I have been reflecting on my experiences and development throughout semester one. The beginning of semester 1 was challenging for me, as i am sure it was for others, in terms of finding my feet socially and gaining the confidence to speak out and have an input in so […] Continue reading
January 26, 2018
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Health and Wellbeing: This blog post is written as a reflection on a lecture about keeping our students active, fit and healthy. Diet? What’s that word? Remind me again. Children should never hear those four letters blended together in the perimeters of a classroom – unless it’s for The Times National Spelling Bee (for tiny-tots, … Continue reading “Kefi for the Kids” Continue reading
January 26, 2018
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Comments Off on If you can’t love yourself…
One of the most important parts of being a teacher, at any stage in your career, is reflection. Anyone looking into teacher education does so with the knowledge that they will always be learning; both in terms of the curriculum areas and in terms of bettering themselves to ensure the best outcome for the children […] Continue reading
January 22, 2018
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Comments Off on It is beyond doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience
Philosophy Comes from the Greek. Philo – love. Sophia – knowledge/wisdom. Education Comes from the Latin of ‘educare’ – meaning to ‘bring up’ or to ‘bring forth’. There is no clear definition to Philosophy or Education. But if we look at where the words originated from, and what they literally mean, we can see that the Philosophy of …
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January 19, 2018
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Comments Off on Critical Reflection on Semester 1
Semester 1 was a whole new learning curve for me, especially working with other prospective students in the Social Work and Community Learning and Development courses for the ‘Working Together’ module. Myself and seven others from the 3 professions came together to produce a presentation based on our visit to a Social Work agency and how well […] Continue reading
January 19, 2018
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One of the most important moments that I reflect on from semester 1 was from my elective module. The base moment from this was the moment I received notification that I had failed my first Politics essay. This essay was micro essay made up of 750 to test our knowledge and effort towards this course. This devastated me as … Continue reading Reflection on Semester 1 → Continue reading
November 8, 2017
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There is a general conception that primary teaching is a female job; surely women are more caring and more suited to working with young children? School is a very very important place for children. It not only educates them and gives them the skills and abilities needed for later life, but it is where they … Continue reading Equality in the classroom → Continue reading
October 30, 2017
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We all like to question our surroundings especially if young and things don’t make much sense to you. It is fascinating to see how children approach situations and the different ways they explain it. Having my nephews around me really gets me thinking about so many different things and how they work. Children have such intuitive […] Continue reading
October 25, 2017
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When in the classroom it appears children are really innocent and do not realise what is expected of them. To some extent this is true but, without children realising, they are being socialized into what society expects them to be. Children of any age, size, race, ethnicity, gender should be allowed to be who they […] Continue reading
October 25, 2017
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STORIES FROM DRAMA: Writing in Role (2 hours) Choose a character from the past (it doesn’t have to be a famous person). Research that character and the time that they lived. Use the drama convention visualisation to explore what it would be like to be that character. What would they hear? What would they see? Smell? Experience? […] Continue reading
October 15, 2017
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A range of books, through which Science. Have a look. Notes from SWAY click on settings, and view ! Continue reading
October 13, 2017
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During a recent values workshop, led by Derek, we were put into five tables and given an envelope with various stationary supplies. Although at the time I didn’t think much into the point of this, we were actually going through a valuable process that would teach us the importance of equality and unconscious/conscious bias. We …
October 12, 2017
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Comments Off on I know the caterpillar is hungry but do I need to know why?
Another fun filled expedition with my Ruby to delve into the world of science. This time it was another impromptu discussion brought up by the world around us. The location was the cycle path along by Barry Buddon (army base), a lovely contrast of environments: golf and a train track on one side and gunfire […] Continue reading
October 12, 2017
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Comments Off on Hartsford Uniform Conflict
Last year at the beginning of the first school term it became nationwide news when Hartsford High School in Kent had refused to let pupils enter school grounds because of their ‘inappropriate’ uniform which did not follow the school code of conduct. While the head teacher of Hartsford had received positive feedback from local parents …
October 12, 2017
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When we first arrived in the seminar we were told to disperse ourselves among the tables so that we would be equally divided into 5 groups. The task to complete in our groups was to create an item which students like us would be able to use on welcome week to help guide us throughout …
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