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6 Online CPD Events in 2021/22 – NAPE 072

Following the success of our online conference in March 2021 ‘Towards a balanced and broadly based curriculum’ The National Association for Primary Education have planned 6 new online CPD events for the new academic year.

  • 5 starting points for Primary Music
  • Special Education Needs
  • EdTech
  • EYFS
  • Mental Health/Wellbeing
  • Climate & Ocean Plastic

To keep up to date with all the events and download a FREE copy of our professional journal Primary First please visit:

https://nape.org.uk/journal

Children’s books on Climate Change and Ocean Plastics – NAPE 071

Ellie Jackson is the bestselling children’s author of the Wild Tribe Heroes series of true environmental books for primary children. Each book follows a well loved animal as it gets into trouble due to an environmental issue such as ocean plastic, deforestation or climate change. Free teaching resources and curriculum maps support the books for each key stage.

Ellie is a teacher and mother of four from Cornwall who is passionate about inspiring the next generation to protect our planet.

Website

www.wildtribeheroes.com

Social Media Information

Fb, Insta & Twitter

@wildtribeheroes

The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at nape.org.uk/journal

As rich in humanity as in knowledge – NAPE 070

Following the success of our conference on 6th March 2021 – Towards a Balanced and Broadly Based Curriculum – Dr. Tony Eaude has a follow up conversation with presenter Clare Whyles (Deputy Head) and Tina Farr (Headteacher) of St Ebb’s C of E (Aided) Primary School.

St Ebb’s have been on a journey which has seen their curriculum transformed. We get to hear the ideas, aims, successes and struggles involved in doing this which we hope can provide insight, inspiration and understanding of what is possible.

https://st-ebbes.oxon.sch.uk/

You can listen to Dr. Tony Eaude’s Schiller Lecture and the follow up Q&A on episodes 65 & 66 of the nape podcast: https://nape.org.uk/nape-podcast

To keep up to date with all of our events and get a FREE e-copy of our professional journal Primary First please visit: https://nape.org.uk/journal

Rethinking the Curriculum with Jonathan Lear – NAPE 069

Described as having a breathtaking understanding of how to engage even the hardest to reach of children, Jonathan has established a reputation for delivering inspiring and creative inset both in the U.K. and internationally.

He has worked for many years on the kind of compelling and inspirational teaching strategies that lead to incredible outcomes and is still in the thick of it as the deputy head at a large inner city primary school in Sheffield. Jonathan has also shared his passion for learning through his role as an Advanced Skills Teacher, Lead Teacher for Sheffield Local Authority, and associate of Ian Gilbert’s Independent Thinking company.

Jonathan is passionate about working with schools to create learning opportunities that are designed not just to impart knowledge, but also to engage, inspire, and most importantly, make children think.

http://guerrillaeducation.co.uk/

https://www.independentthinking.co.uk/

The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at nape.org.uk/journal

International Montessori Institute Scholarships – NAPE 068

Leonor Stjepic, is an award-winning social enterprise entrepreneur, whose career has spanned both the private and NGO sectors. She is Chief Executive of the Montessori Group as well as Chair of the Board of Directors of Montessori Centre International.

James Archer is the Centre Director of the International Montessori Institute. Prior to this he was the Course Director of the BA Primary Education Accelerated (2 Year) degree. He has worked on and written various validations of innovative programmes in the Carnegie School of Education.

The International Montessori Institute, a centre within the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University (LBU), has launched a scholarship programme to support the next generation of Montessori educators. The Institute was established in August 2020 and will provide the UK’s first dedicated undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Montessori education.

Funded by the Montessori Group, the first scholarships of £2,000 each will be awarded to 25 students who are studying on the BA (Hons) Primary Education Accelerated Degree (Montessori) in the 2021/22 academic year. The relationship between the Carnegie School of Education and the Montessori Group means that further scholarships will be awarded in the future years of the partnership.

This scholarship will be first awarded in the next academic year, with applicants to LBU able to apply for the scholarship as part of their application to the university.

Website

https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/research/the-international-montessori-institute/

Social Media Information

Leonor Stjepic

Twitter: @LeonorStjepic

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonorstjepic/

James Archer

Twitter: @mrjamesarcher

International Montessori Institute

Twitter: @Montessori_LBU

The Montessori Group

Twitter: @MontessoriUk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/montessori-uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/montessoriUK

Instagram: @MontessoriUk

To get your FREE e-copy of the professional journal Primary First please visit https://nape.org.uk/journal

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