Education Round-Up
Save the date for Shakespeare Week
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he Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is launching Shakespeare Week, an annual cultural and learning campaign for British primary schools.
On 16th April 2013 the Trust will launch the campaign with the inaugural Shakespeare Week taking place in March 2014, to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. Shakespeare Week will be officially launched by The RT Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, in London. The aim of Shakespeare Week is to bring Shakespeare’s stories, language, historical backdrop and his creative influence vividly to life for more than three million children in the UK and ensure that his cultural legacy is a central part of the primary education learning experience.
Primary school teachers will have access to online resources that can be used across the curriculum. Pupils at participating schools will receive a ‘Passport to Shakespeare’ that will encourage children and their families to go on to explore their cultural heritage beyond the classroom at their local museums, galleries, theatres, concert halls, libraries and historical places. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is working with cultural partners at a national and regional level to deliver Shakespeare- themed events and activities for this significant cultural celebration, as well as recruiting some high profile ambassadors to add weight and voice to the campaign.
uFurther details will be announced at the launch of Shakespeare Week in April 2013. In the meantime, for further information, visit
www.shakespeare.org.uk
Playing for success with NETGEAR and Northampton Saints
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etworking specialists NETGEAR and Aviva Premiership rugby club, Northampton Saints, are hosting a day of learning and rugby for education professionals across Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire on Friday, March 8. The day will commence with a free-to-attend IT in Education Symposium, where education professionals can get advice on creating new opportunities for learning through technology, and will be followed by an evening of international rugby, as England Under-20s take on Italy in the 2013 Six Nations at Franklin’s Gardens.
Between 12pm and 6pm, NETGEAR, along with its partners Misco and
Capita.ITC, will host the free Symposium aimed at local education professionals. In addition to technology demonstrations and advice on in- school networking, attendees have the opportunity to join stadium tours of Franklin’s Gardens, including the Saints Study Centre. Teachers will be able to find out how the Study Centre can provide local schools with educational support.
All educational professionals that attend the Symposium will receive complimentary tickets to the England versus Italy Under-20s Six Nations game taking place the same evening.
Jonathan Hallatt, Regional Director, NETGEAR comments: “As a leading networking technology provider to the education sector, NETGEAR has many years of experience helping schools make cost effective and efficient use of technology in education. Ensuring education establishments are at the forefront of the evolving IT landscape is essential if pupils are to have the best learning experience possible. NETGEAR invites teachers to attend this event, to find out about the latest technology trends potentially impacting classrooms and to register for an On-Site Networking Survey at no cost to check the school network infrastructure is ready to support this.”
uFor further details email
studycentre@netgear.com
February 2013
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