005 : Hear how NQT George Billington is transforming his class with respect, interest and positivity
George, an NQT at Hardingstone Academy, has in a few short weeks created an atmosphere of mutual respect and a strong work ethic. His class environment is transforming into a supportive and inspiring place to learn, led by a positive peer group of children.
Hardingstone is a village in Northamptonshire, UK.
http://www.hardingstoneacademy.northants.sch.uk
https://www.classdojo.com/en-gb/
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/02846/pgce-primary/
004 : Changing your words can change your classroom with Andrea and Seth Gardner
It was a failed sales pitch that was put online. Little did they know how it would go on to affect over 25 million people worldwide. This global viral video shows how it is not your circumstances that have the biggest impact on your life, but how you frame and communicate it.
003 : How to nurture aspirational, ambitious and curious learners with Janice Mardell, Headteacher of Overstone Primary School.
Overstone Primary School is like a family. You are welcomed and invited to dine at their table, where they share a kindness and tender care that comes from knowing what every child needs. This is a school with a heart, that truly understands that people are the school. Pupils, staff, parents and the community.
Overstone Primary School Website
002 : How can our resident educationalist help make a difference in your classroom with Peter Cansell
Peter has been in education professionally for 35 years, teaching in middle schools in Oxford, doing advisory work, teaching higher education and as a Primary Headteacher at Harwell Primary School. He retired from that post in September 2014, but has continued as Chair of OPHTA (Oxfordshire Primary Headteachers’ Association), was elected to become Chair of the National Network of Chairs of Headteachers’ Groups in June 2014 and was delighted to have become a NAPE council member this year, serving on the editorial board for Primary First. In January of 2015 he co-founded the Oxford School of Thought, an independent education think tank. He is a trustee and chairs the management committee of another charity, Full Circle, which is well regarded for its ground breaking intergenerational work.
001 : Positive Education Training and NAPE with Lynn Hannay
Lynn became chair of the National Association for Primary Education in November 2014 having been a member of NAPE for almost 30 years and a member of council for 6 years. Lynn started as a primary school teacher in the late 1970’s in London in ILEA days and spent her entire career in London schools having experience in both state and Independent sectors. She was a head teacher until July 2014, leaving to become an independent education consultant. Lynn has worked in residential field centres, ran a variety of CPD, been a consultant working on resources for teachers, and at present provides CPD for teachers from abroad entering our work force as well as running residential arts experiences for children.
http://schillereducation.co.uk