A review of literature, including learning theories, in the context of recent changes in the National Curriculum for Computer Science to understand what makes an effective computing lesson. Focus is on the use of starter activities.
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I’ first heard of Grindleford 25 years ago: I’d just gone through the turnstyles at Chesterfield’s (old) football ground at Saltergate and I was one of the lucky few to be chosen out of the crowd by the Police officers and be quizzed – presumably to ascertain my disposition toward violence. “Were you the one that did the off license robbery in Grindleford?” inquired the officer. I denied the accusation and gave my name before I was dismissed. I’d always been interested in this mysterious place called Grindleford, with it’s, presumably now, heavily fortified off-license.
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When I was twelve in secondary school, we had to draw fish in art class. I remember starting to draw the fish (below) and the art teacher, Mrs Johnson, got angry with me. “Do you call that a fish!” she shouted (she was quite a shouty teacher) and then held my pencil drawing up to the rest of the class and said “James Hatton thinks this is a fish – it looks nothing like a fish.”
Read moreA brief essay on anxiety – what causes it, how it affects individuals and others, how different ways of thinking or behaving affects anxiety and how anxiety can be managed.
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An essay on understanding stress in terms of causes and affects, looking at the demands of daily life and how stress can be managed,
Read moreAn essay describing mental health, risk factors, historical changes in care, the social context of mental health and the legal context.
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All three places to which I applied to undertake teach training offered me a place so I made my mind up and accepted an offer.
Read moreThere’s certainly nothing like a return to your home town to invoke feelings of nostalgia – I can certainly connect more with Cinema Paradiso. Every nook of my home time offers up memories so I realise I must have explored quite a bit in my youth but perhaps one of the most nostalgic places for me would be out of Chesterfield, in the Peak: The Chatsworth Estate.
Read moreTaking my first steps to starting in education. I visited a school and started my UCAS application.
Read moreAfter years working in the corporate world – predominantly in ICT – I have decided on a substantial career change to become a Teacher.
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