Music resource discount for NAPE members – NAPE 030
National Association for Primary Education are the sponsor of the Education on Fire Podcast Network and Primary Music on Fire Membership site.
To support you in providing music in your school you will receive a 50% discount as a NAPE member.
Full details and how to join Primary Music on Fire can be found at
If you are not a NAPE member you can find out more about them at www.nape.org.uk
Humanities 2020 – NAPE 029
National Association for Primary Education are pleased to support:
Join us in our campaign to restore the humanities – History, Geography, RE and Citizenship to their rightful place in the primary curriculum.
We believe the humanities play a key part in a broad and balanced school curriculum. They have a crucial role in helping children to:
- explore the purpose & meaning of their lives,
- build their sense of identity & self-worth and
- develop the values that will help them to become active, inclusive and thoughtful citizens.
Starting secondary school – NAPE 028
One of the biggest concerns for Year 6 children now that SATs are out of the way is moving on to their next school. They will have often found themselves treated as responsible members of their current school, Leaders in many different areas, but for many it will be back to square one and certainly a big drop down the pecking order. Transition programmes and visits to the new school will help some of these worries to be confronted, but they are likely to bring new challenges which become bigger in their imaginations. Many of their concerns are addressed in the latest addition to the BBC Bitesize website here: www.bbc.co.uk/startingsecondaryschool
A lively friendly place to ask all those questions which are burning to be raised.
To find out more about National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)
Please visit www.nape.org.uk
Website relaunch – NAPE 027
THE WAY WE WORK FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION
The National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) brings together everyone who has a concern for the learning of children from birth to 13 years. Members and affiliated schools work to improve education through the Early, Primary and Middle Years.
This week I take you through the relaunch of the NAPE website and what you can expect to find.
- Join online via PayPal
- Read our journal Primary First
- Links to the NAPE podcast
- I-SPY book series available to buy from £2 per book
- The Development of Handwriting Skills by Christopher Jarman
- Blog posts & social media feeds
- Christian Schiller – In His Own Words
- Our position papers & media releases
Take a look now at www.nape.org.uk
Robert Young General Secretary – NAPE 026
In the latest episode of ‘Meet the National Council’ I interview Robert Young General Secretary and Interim Chair of National Association for Primary Education.
Robert Young
General Secretary
Robert has been active in NAPE since 1986 when NAPE SE London was established as a university based branch and was elected as its first chair, remaining in post until 2013. His professional background is in initial teacher education, having been involved in higher education since 1973, retiring from full-time work in 2007. Since then he has continued to support the University of Greenwich as a part-time link-tutor in schools and doing some external examining for other universities. Semi-retirement has also enabled him to develop his interest in school governance, both as a chair of governors in a Greenwich primary school and as a national leader for governance.
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