Contents Dear Reader,
With the Education Today office busily working through hundreds of news releases, it’s hard to believe that Christmas was only a few weeks ago…
Find out about upcoming competitions, initiatives and campaigns in our regular news section (p4-7); get the latest on sport in schools (p16); find out how Tottenham Hotspur Foundation is helping to motivate young people to learn in our exclusive interview (p12), and take note of recent findings about standards of Literacy (p18). As Education Today went to press I visited BETT 2012, where Michael Gove made a major announcement about IT teaching which seems
to support the advancements in technology being made, creating a very positive atmosphere at the show! Read my review in full in Education Today, out next month!
Becci Knowles - Editor In this issue... 4 - 7 NEWS
Adobe call for entries; OCR new generation ICT qualifications; Shakespeare Found in Translation; Pioneering film project told through the eyes of African children; Primary and SEN pupils celebrate progress on their new school; BESA ‘support for all’ website
8 - 11 NEW PRODUCTS
Why use badge holders and lanyards with your Access Control cards or fobs?; A dynamic and interactive learning experience; Audio visual products from Stage Sytems; LearnersCloud supports classroom delivery and helps raise achievement; Jonathan Wall presented with Ransomes Jacobsen cup
12 - 17 SPORT & PLAY
Motivating young people to learn - Education Today talks exclusively to Joe Lyons, Education, Employment, Enterprise and Skills Manager at the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation; Motor racing – getting girls fired up to win; Education carpet specialist Heckmondwike introduces its sporty sister Playrite; Sport Relief FREE Schools Fundraising Resource Packs available now!
18 - 21 LITERACY
Making sense of Literacy - Policy, teaching and opinion
22 - 23 HEALTHY EATING
Aimia Foods gives pupils the chance to win ama’zing’ prizes; 3663 launches first delivered foodservice ordering app
24 - 25 AUDIO VISUAL
Clockaudio Show Wireless Conference System at ISE; Explore interactive digital media solutions in education – brought to you by the Media Development Authority Singapore
26 - 29 WASHROOMS
Amwell Systems - New Year, New Washrooms; Polyrey unveils its Cubicle & Washroom collection; Portable washrooms keep hand-hygiene easy; Schools can stay top of the class for infection prevention
30 RESOURCES
Schools urged to doodle their bit for epilepsy charity
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