December issue

Issue 35

Welcome to your December e-mail bulletin. Schools are getting ready for Christmas and there are plenty of exciting things going on. This month we look at connecting with teachers on Facebook, the TDA’s new continuing professional development database, a computer game that makes maths more fun, music lessons with a difference and a winning exhibit called ERNIE.

We hope you enjoy this issue, happy reading.

In this issue:

Teachers on Facebook  

People thinking about a career in teaching will soon be able use the social networking website Facebook to get in touch with practising teachers.

YouTube science lessons

The TDA has launched a video campaign on YouTube to show that science lessons can be fun, in a bid to recruit more science teachers.

Teaching young people leadership skills

New maths and literacy leadership awards have been launched by Sports Leaders UK.

Continuing professional development (CPD)

The TDA has launched an online database, the first of its kind in England, to provide a single source of information to schools on CPD provision across the country.

Online maths game

Thanks to a new online game, pupils from Blackburn are the top number crunchers in the UK – and second worldwide.

Music lessons with a difference

Rock lessons have boosted the popularity of GCSE music by 40 per cent, according to an evaluation by London University's Institute of Education.

ERNIE, the ground-breaking machine

An exhibition at London’s Science Museum allows pupils to see how the winning numbers were generated for one of the UK’s oldest lottery systems.