Please find the latest updates from LGfL, including a couple of newly launched resources & the opportunity to be involved in a pilot with immersive technology & more!
As you reach the end of September, we hope you have had a successful start to the new academic year. Please read on for more on:
NEW Bereavement Resource & Toolkit
BusyThings and Google Login
Just2Easy Update (J2 Code and J2Stars)
New Extremism Resource - Going Too Far?
Immersive Technology Pilot
ReadingZone Live Bookclub Events
FREE LGfL Training
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LGfL Launches Our NEW Bereavement Toolkit
'Having Honest Conversations About Death and Grief' is a free-to access training tool that has been developed to give staff in schools the confidence to talk openly and honestly about death and grief with students to support their long-term wellbeing and management of grief throughout their lives. It complements pre-existing resources on this topic which can also be viewed by clicking the button below and choosing 'Supporting a Bereaved Pupil' or 'Managing a Sudden Death in the School Community'.
Schools can now sign in to Busy Things using Google accounts! If your school uses Google logins, save time by using them to access your LGfL Busy Things account.
Teachers and pupils can easily set themselves up when they sign in, or you can quickly import entire classes from Google Classroom.
For further details please download their How-to Guideorvisit the BusyThings "Help" section (tab at the top of your screen when you login in teacher mode).
Please note - the BusyThings Team are also working on integration with Microsoft, we will of course keep you updated.
Just2Easy Updates
J2Code Update
There is now the option to add backgrounds to J2code. Go into j2code, chose the Logo app, then click the 'Backgrounds' button on the cursor board. You can choose to use a picture from MyFiles, Shared Files or from the ready-made library of images to get Logo coding with.
There are several new features in J2stars rewards app too, including:
Sorting your class in order of positive or negative points or combined points or by name.
Viewing points from a Day/Week/Month or All Time
Creating a Customised Certificate for a pupil (see image below) - view a pupil in J2stars to print a certificate and edit the award reason to anything you wish!
Remember the Just2easy Team are also running "Quick Bites" sessions.
You can sign up for these sessions and view the back-catalogue by visitinghere.
Going Too Far? - New Extremism Resource
Our new extremism resource 'Going Too Far?' has been developed in collaboration with the Department for Education and was launched on 20th September. This interactive classroom resource aims to help secondary school pupils understand online extremism and how certain online behaviour may be illegal or dangerous – it is also suitable for transition with elements easily adaptable for primaries and has a dedicated area with resources to support SEND and Inclusion.
Do you want to try the latest innovative immersive technology in your school? LGfL is the only partner in the world to be working on a pilot with Discovery Education on a platform that turns an iPad into a 'magic window' where users can view and interact with a 3D world. This is your final opportunity to get involved with LGfL's Immersive Technology Pilot with Discovery. (N.B You must have iPad’s that are 2017 or newer to access the new platform).
Register your schools' interest in the pilot project by clicking the button below and completing the Google form, spaces are restricted so sign up today!
N.B The Pilot Project's first session will be (online) on Thursday 14th Oct @ 4pm and will be recorded for those unable to attend the first session.
Join the ReadingZone Bookclub programme of free virtual author events this term. The bookclub is aimed at classrooms keen to develop a love of reading and is aimed at ages 5-11 years. The next upcoming event is:
Black History Month with Catherine Johnson, on Friday 1st October, 2pm - 2.45pm. For Years 5 & 6 (ages 9/10+) For Black History Month, Catherine Johnson will talk about her novels 'Freedom' and 'Race to the North', and discuss how the real events these books are based on have helped shape Black History in Britain.
The recent Training Newsletter outlined ALL the training currently on offer from LGfL and partners for this first half term. We hope you agree it is an extensive programme on offer. Some of the sessions are also displayed below, click on the link to book a place or click the red button below to explore the whole training programme.
Online training events are free for all school staff to attend (*with the exception of the Designated Safeguarding Lead Training which we offer to LGfL customers only). Please click the button below to see the extensive training programme available.
Additionally, a series of webinars have been curated by the Ed Tech Demonstrator Programme. For more information or to register for the webinars that are running through October, click the button below:
