We hope you managed to enjoy the long bank holiday weekend despite the disappointing weather in many places.
We appreciate things have been unpredictable and stressful for a long time both personally and professionally for many; we hope you are feeling optimistic that things are moving in a favourable direction now and you are raring to go with the remainder of the summer term.
Maths Week London
Maths Week London’s mission is to ignite a love of maths in children across the capital. Numeracy is a vital skill and we believe it can and should be enjoyable, relatable and accessible.
Working with schools and families, #MathsWeekLDN aims to:
improve children’s confidence in mathematics and encourage a positive attitude
demonstrate to children the value of maths as a lifelong skill by linking it to the wider world around them
encourage all children to develop their maths skills and become confident mathematicians
We are delighted to be supporting Maths Week London, taking place 28th June - 2nd July 2021.
Visit the website to:
apply for funding to support your school take part in Maths Week London (deadline 12th May)
download a range of free resources
register to attend free events
take part in one of the Maths Week London contests and competition
Join in the celebration and register to take part using this link.
Bridge The Divide
BridgeTheDivide -LGfL have a significant stock of devices available now at the following prices:
Device Type
Current Prices
Availability
Chromebook 100e
£149.99
Devices available for immediate delivery
Chromebook 300e
£184.99
Available for delivery from the end of May 2021
Winbook 100e
£152.99
Devices available for immediate delivery
Winbook 300e
£194.99
Devices available for immediate delivery
LGfL Leasing - Making Technology Affordable!
We have a number of leasing options available to help build the right device programme for you, your pupils, and your budget. Driven by affordable monthly payments or parental contributions, our commitment to helping you make digital learning inclusive is always the same.
Following news of ransomware attacks on schools and specific warnings for education from the National Cyber Security Centre (part of GCHQ), please share this important alert with next steps and top tips to make sure your security protections are in place. LGfL offers a wide range of services, so make sure you are protected … and of course, awareness is key, so share the word using the information flyers at security.lgfl.net.
ParentSafe – new dedicated portal to help parents keep children safe online
DigiSafe have launched ParentSafe, a new one-stop portal offering parents support and advice on safe settings, parental controls and monitoring, apps and games, talking to children about life online, screentime and key topics from bullying to accessing pornography, extremism and gangs, fake news and more.
Visit parentsafe.lgfl.netto find out more and share with parents / carers to reinforce those vital safeguarding messages.
LGfL Resource Walkthrough
We know how busy everybody is, so we have decided to feature a highlighted resource in subsequent newsletters. This month it is the remarkable Polar Exploration resource (link here) made in partnership with the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge University. This resource features exclusive access to the historic archive of the most famous polar expeditions of the 20th Century. Summary Walkthrough video below:
Busy Things
Alternative phonemes and grapheme games get a makeover!
Busy Things twenty phase 5 games exploring alternative phonemes and graphemes have had a substantial makeover! The decorators have been in Dog and Cat's living room and it now looks amazing. They have also added a few bits here and there to make the games even better to play.
These games are best played in the latest version of either Chrome, Edge or Safari. If you wish to use Internet Explorer it will need to be version 11 or above.
The Orkney Islands
They have also added another great resource into their Islands area. You can increase and demonstrate locational knowledge of the British Isles and Scotland with this labelling activity. Drag the labels into their correct locations. When you are ready, use the 'Mark' button to see if you are right. Islands can be found in Geography > Human and physical geography > Islands
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe & LGfL partner to provide free access to Adobe Creative and Document Cloud technologies to support your pupils learning and provide faculty staff with the tools to streamline academic administration.
In an effort to identify the correct tools and educational resources that best support you, we are asking for feedback from schools on your creative and document digital literacy, training requirements and the resources that you require support with.
Please take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire so that Adobe & LGfL can support you in this coming year.
For more information about the availability of Adobe software via LGfL, please see thispage.
The Just2easy team'sJ2skills drop-in sessions continue to grow in popularity. If you have any J2e related questions, want to talk to the resident J2e experts, or want to network with other teachers, why not join them? Held virtually every Tuesday 3:40-4:40, book your space here.
Audio Network Service Change
Audio Network is no longer part of the LGfL service. Access to this service ceased on 31st March 2021.For further information about this service change please email: contentsupport@lgfl.net
Training - Summer 2021
Check out the whole training portalfor online training events which are included in your school's Let's Get Digital subscription and are therefore *free* for LGfL schools staff to attend.
As a subscriber to this newsletter, you should have also received a summer 1 training bulletin listing all the available training for May 2021.
Our Onboarding Team have just begun offering a "Getting the Most Out of Your LGfL Services" 30 minute training session for new and existing customers. The first seesion is listed below, but you can choose alternative dates on Eventbrite:
* n.b These sessions will repeat fortnightly on a Tuesday at the same time.
Summer Learning Bundle: Special Offer for LGfL Schools
STEAM School are delighted to offer all LGfL schools a 10% discount on STEAM School Summer learning bundles.
STEAM SCHOOL
Steam School is an award winning virtual club for future inventors and tech entrepreneurs. We connect students to some of the biggest names in technology via our weekly school broadcasts. Previous guests have included Instagram, Pokemon Go, Fortnite and the makers of Star Wars, Industrial Light and Magic.
STEAM SCHOOL SUMMER OFFER:
We are launching a couple of summer school bundles. We have made this offer available because:
We know that teachers spend the summer term planning and preparing for the next academic year.
Many schools are exploring summer creative and inspirational activities to make up for a challenging year for students.
We wanted to make all of this year's content available to schools at a discounted price to help preserve teacher time so that they can focus on other areas, like catch up!
We also think our programme is a perfect summer school resource!
Our summer package will give schools access to all our resources we have created this year, exploring a Mission to Mars, Fashion Futures, Robotics, and Eco Warriors. Teachers can create unlimited student accounts, giving your students access to young entrepreneurial role models and brands like Virgin Galatic, Under Armour, Instagram, Epic Games and Industrial Light and Magic (makers of Star Wars). Students can choose from 90 STEAM powered challenges as scientists, engineers, digital artists and tech entrepreneurs.
This term, we are exploring THE METAVERSE ... The Future of Entertainment.
The "Metaverse' is a virtual reality concept championed by Epic Games Founder Tim Sweeney, converging gaming, film, sports, events and music in a virtual social ecosystem.Think 'Ready Player One' the movie, Fortnite crossovers with musicians (Travis Scott) and films like Star Wars and the Marvel franchise. Now Epic Games is working with companies like Sony Entertainment on a $2 billion investment to create the next phase of their vision for The Metaverse. We have some fantastic speakers exploring the 'metaverse', virtual reality wearable technology, esports, diversity in gaming and future careers.
The cost for the summer package is just £99 and lasts until 31st August 2021, when schools will be invited to upgrade for a year's membership at a discounted price.
BTEC Creative Media / Esports teachers can upgrade to The Metaverse Package - giving lifetime access to all the broadcasts, learning resources and challenges from this mission. This mission is a perfect addition to your resource bank. Lifetime access is just £199.
