We hope you had a successful September! Please read on for more on:
ReadingZone Live Bookclub Events
Near Space Launch and Picoh Pilot
Updates to YouTube in Schools Site
Adobe; MAX for Education, Become an ACE 2, Climate Change Writing Challenge, Autumn Camp and The Edit
Immersive Learning Pilot
FREE LGfL Training
Building an IT Strategy for Schools and MATs
Have Your Say
ReadingZone Live Bookclub Events
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:
MG Science Fiction with Alastair Chisholm, author of 'Adam 2', on Friday 15th October, 2pm - 2.45pm. For Years 5 & 6 (Readership ages 10+) Author of Orion Lost, Alastair Chisholm will introduce his new science fiction thriller, book Adam 2, about a future battle between humans and advanced intelligence.
'Near Space Launch'is a new resource on LGfL - following the journey of an Ohbot humanoid robot head launched into (near) space.
Then in the summer of 2021, 80 Picoh Robots were donated to a small number of LGfL primary schools to explore the range of features that physical computing offered in relation to the delivery of the National Curriculum. The pilot schools have shared their materials and experiences for the benefit of the whole LGfL community and in doing so have created cross-curricular learning resources for maths, geography, history, science and literacy to inspire educators to use physical computing in a meaningful way. Please visit the site by clicking the button below, It's (nearly) out of this world!
Have you ever not been able to show a video in class because it was restricted? Are you sure that your settings are as safe as possible but also flexible? Do you know how it works and why YouTube is different to filtering?
There have been some changes recently to how YouTube works, so check out our updates at youtube.lgfl.net. Keeping Children Safe in Education asks you to keep children safe on the internet but not overblock, so it is vital that senior leaders, safeguarding leads AND technical teams find out the latest news.
Adobe is offering an extraordinary virtual experience (26th-28th October) where you can find inspiration, connect with creatives and educators from around the world, and learn ways to bring your ideas to life. Open to all, at no cost, register below:
Dominic Traynor (Adobe Education Evangelist) is running an Adobe Creative Educator Level 2 course on Thursday 21st October 4-5pm and would love to get teachers from Level 1 to Level 2.
This short 1 hour session will give you everything you need to get you from ACE 1 to ACE 2 in 3 easy steps! (You'll even do 1.5 steps on the session itself!)
Dom is also delivering a one hour training for Computing At School around a Climate Change Writing Challengeusing Spark Video & Page to bring writing to life.
Following the success of Adobe's Summer Camp they are offering four creative courses taking place Monday - Thursday every week for three weeks from 1st to 18th November 2021 at 6pm to 7:30pm.
The FREE LIVE Autumn Camp offers four learning tracks for teachers through live online courses with Adobe Creative Cloud. The series of courses aims to provide teachers with high-quality professional development designed to build their confidence in teaching digital skills and projects in their classrooms: Monday - Graphics Tuesday - Video & Audio Wednesday - Design Thursday - Animation
Adobe is happy to announce, that their Edit year two resources are available to schools across the UK & Ireland. Through their co-created teaching toolkits, participating students will be mentored to create video news reports about important real-world topics, Climate Change and Diversity, Equality, & Inclusion. They will learn about the whole production process, get tips from Sky experts, and develop critical digital literacy skills for their futures.
Suited for English, Media, Citizenship, IT and PSHE lessons, The Edit year two has been tailor-made to fit within the school’s curriculum with easy-to-deliver steps and a range of resources to suit varying abilities and needs. We are looking forward to a fantastic year ahead with a goal of 1,600 school sign-ups, 700 competition entries and a cumulative pupil reach of over 92K.
Immersive Learning Pilot
We look forward to sharing the ideas of the twenty or so schools taking part in the LGfL Immersive LearningPilot with Discovery following our first session on Thursday 14th October.
Some of the training sessions on offer are displayed below, click on the link to book a place. An Autumn 2 Training Newsletter bulletin will be sent prior to half term.
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.
Following the success of our online strategy events and workshops, we have decided to hold an in-person event at our offices in Liverpool Street.
This event is free to all current school and Multi-Academy Trust Senior Leaders and will be held on Monday 8th November from 10:00-16:00.
During the day we will explain all the elements required for formulating and delivering a digital strategy in a standalone school or Multi Academy Trust.
