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1. The ICT Primary E-Newsletter (pdf document) for July 2008 is now available. This is part of the ICT on The Lighthouse: http://tlfe.org.uk/ict (4/8/08)
   
   
2. ICT Champians Project (video) - This is part of ICT on The Lighthouse http://tlfe.org.uk/ict (31/07/08)
   
   
3. The Virtual Desktop is now available again. (30/07/08)
   
   
4. The list of original material on The Lighthouse has been updated (29/07/08)
   
   
5. In Vogue : The Glitz and Glamour of the 1920s, a free exhibition, is now on at The Fishing Heritage Centre until Sunday 31 August. The exhibition contains party clothes and accessories from the 1920s. (29/07/08)
   
   
6. The Healthy Schools Team are planning a conference "Your Learning - Your Future", due to be held on 13 November. Click here for more details (word document). (23/07/08)
   
   
7. There is a Heads and Mentors Information session due to held on Wednesday 10 September 2008 from 9.30am - 1.00pm, click here for more details (word document). North East Lincolnshire Council are currently recruiting for the Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Programme, click here for more details (pdf document). (23/07/08)
   
   
8. Enterprise Week (17 - 23 November 2008) is a national celebration of enterprise with thousands of events and activities happening across the UK. You may wish to take the opportunity of enterprise week to organise enterprise activities as part of your school’s work related learning programme or to raise awareness of the new diplomas. Click here for more details (pdf document). (15/07/08)
   
   
9. Press Association Training on Tuesday 30 September 2008, 12noon - 5.00pm at Howden. This is aimed at staff delivering Key Stage 4 and 5 in Creative and Media, English, Design and Technology, UT and Diploma groups. Click here for more details (word document). (09/07/08)
   
   
10. New video of Steven Hepple from the North East Lincolnshire Conference for Learning. This is part of Building Schools for the Future in North East Lincolnshire http://tlfe.org.uk/bsf (08/07/08)
    
    
11. The Eco Challenge Project aims to give many disadvantaged school children the opportunity to experience and enjoy the natural environment through a range of adventurous, challenging and explorative activities in a safe and supportive environment. This training project is opened to schools within North East Lincolnshire and is for pupils of 11-14 year olds. Click here for background information (word document) and residential activity (word document). Please contact Sue Pearson on 01472 325812 for help and information. (08/07/08)
    
    
12. As of 31st July 2008 schools will no longer be able to download high resolution videos free from British Pathe. However schools can still download low resolution videos free. Previous high resolution material downloaded should be deleted by the end of July 2009. (08/07/08)
    
    
13. Espresso Home Access Technical Update - Espresso will be emailing schools this week to highlight when using Espresso from home they recommend that only Microsoft Internet Explorer or Morzila Firefox is used. There are compatibility issues with the staff using the AOL browser and Espresso are unable to support this browser. There is an online help section if there are any technical difficulties http://www.espresso.co.uk/home/faq/pmwiki.php (03/07/08)
    
    

14. Learning through buildings and places - an exciting event that is to be run by arc, the architecture centre in Hull on 10 July 2008. This event is to support teachers to develop learning resources from the buildings and places in their region. Click here for more details (pdf document) and click here for an application form (word document). This is part of the Information for Teachers page on the Lighthouse http://tlfe.org.uk/teacherinfo (23/06/08)
    
    
15. LOR Maths Challenge 2008 - Final Round Questions (PowerPoint).
    This is part of Mathematics on the Lighthouse http://tlfe.org.uk/mathematics (23/06/08)
    
    
16. Interactive Whiteboard Procurement - all your whiteboard purchases (including Activote, ActivExpression and so on….) can now be made through Central IT via their website by typing intranet.grid into your address bar in your internet browser at school. Easy!! (23/06/08)
    
    
17. 21st Century Learning - The Practical, enabling NELC schools to adopt a 21st Century approach to learning. Information from the conference (20/06/08)
    
    
18. There is now a Building Schools for the Future (BSF) main information page with videos and newsletters about BSF in North East Lincolnshire http://tlfe.org.uk/bsf
    You can see the video of Ty Goddard from the Conference for Learning and the Building Schools for the Future video. (20/06/08)
    
    
19. The links on Useful Sites for Teachers and Parents page have been updated. (20/06/08)
    
    
20. Espresso Home Access Problems - following on from the maintenance work they carried out last week there have been further problems with the Espresso home access server and several schools have reported they are unable to see the service from home. The Espresso team are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible. They apologise for any inconvenience this may cause in the interim. (17/06/08)
    
    
21. LOR Maths Challenge Semi-Final questions (PowerPoint). This is part of Mathematics on the Lighthouse http://tlfe.org.uk/mathematics (11/06/08)
    
    
22. Coca Cola Enterprises Ltd invites teachers to "The Real Business Challenge" on 8th or 17th July 2008, please see letter and application form (Word document) for more details. Click here (Word document) for draft programme of the day. (11/06/08)
    
    
23. LOR Maths Challenge latest news. This is part of Mathematics on the Lighthouse http://tlfe.org.uk/mathematics (09/06/08)
    
    
24. The links on the Education Websites page have been updated. (05/06/08)
    
    
25. A professional development opportunity - working with vulnerable adults. A visit to Harbour Place and St. Andrew's Hospice on 8th July 2008. Of interest to teachers of Health and Social Care, PSHE, Citizenship, those who may be delivering the Society Health and Development Diploma in the future, Careers and Connexions staff. Click here for an application form and more details (Word document). (02/06/08)
    
    
26. The Flipchart section of The Promethean Lighthouse has been completely revised. All the flipchart links have been updated and there are now a huge number of flipcharts available. These can be accessed via a simple subject links page.
    The Promethean Lighthouse http://tlfe.org.uk/promethean (28/05/08)
    
    
27. All teachers who have Espresso Primary in school can now access the entire service (including videos) as well as our ‘Staffroom’ and ‘Community Area’ from home.
    This will enable you to:
    • Review and research new content on the service
    • Find, view and save all Espresso curriculum-aligned resources
    • Create and save exciting lesson plans from home using Espresso’s staffroom
    For further information view the Espresso flyer (PDF document). Please contact Yvonne Walker on 01472 323275 if you have any problems / queries.
    This is part of the ICT on The Lighthouse: http://tlfe.org.uk/ict (23/5/08)
    
    
28. The ICT Primary E-Newsletter (PDF document) for May 2008 is now available. This is part of the ICT on The Lighthouse: http://tlfe.org.uk/ict (23/5/08)
    
    
29. The Training and Professional Development Directory 08/09 (PDF document) for practitioners in Early Years and Play Settings is now available. This is part of the Foundation Stage on The Lighthouse: http://tlfe.org.uk/foundationstage (20/5/08)
    
    
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    It's all about me... website is available for revision. To go straight to the revision pages click here (15/05/08)

    
    
31. The photos from Humberside from the Air have been updated to a better quality. (15/05/08)
    http://tlfe.org.uk/air
    
    
32. Renewed Secondary Frameworks
    The new online Framework for Secondary English from the National Strategy is now accessible through the following link: http://www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/secondary/frameworks The Framework website provides
    * lines of progression and a bank of learning objectives;
    * support for planning for increased pupil progress;
    * plenty of useful guidance – both on screen and materials that can be downloaded;
    * links to additional guidance, to key National Strategy materials, and to other useful websites;
    * link to interactive planning tool for English which can be downloaded.
    From September 2008 the website will be enhanced with additional exemplification materials to support planning, classroom pedagogy, and effective Assessment for Learning. These are part of the English Secondary Strategy section on The Lighthouse. They can also be accessed from http://tlfe.org.uk/literacy (08/05/08)
    
    
33. North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to improving creativity in its schools and, in 2005, welcomed the opportunity to be involved in this innovative project. Chameleon Creative Learning project follows Creative Partnerships initiatives around the country, working specifically towards the excellence and enjoyment agenda through all key stages, including foundation. This is part of the MAPAS section on The Lighthouse (28/04/08)
    
    
34. SATs booster and GCSE language booster revision materials for secondary literacy are now available.
    These are part of the English Secondary Strategy section on The Lighthouse. They can also be accessed from http://tlfe.org.uk/literacy (24/04/08)
    
    
35. The new Summer English / Literacy Newsletter - NELLIE - is now available:
    Secondary NELLIE Newsletter (Word document)
    This is part of English and Literacy on The Lighthouse:
    http://tlfe.org.uk/literacy and this can also be accessed from there (24/04/08)
    
    
36. The NELC Primary Framework for ICT has been designed to support teachers and schools in delivering high quality learning and teaching for all children. It contains detailed guidance and materials to support the teaching of ICT in primary schools.
    The Framework can be accessed from http://nelcprimaryict.edublogs.org/ Most areas of the framework are open access but for some areas you will need a password. If you do not have the password please email yvonne.walker@nelincs.gov.uk (24/04/08)
    
    
37. The Fun Fiction Factory - writing is fun and very useful too! On this blog you can have a go at writing stories and poems for other people to read. So come on you budding authors get blogging! http://funfiction.edublogs.org/
    (If you can't watch the videos on the pages, then check out the videos on the blogroll) (24/04/08)
    
    

1. Solve it...! - Maths problems for Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 -
   There are now 40 Solve it...! Resources.
   This is part of Mathematics on The Lighthouse http://tlfe.org.uk/mathematics
   
   
2. Wordswork - Literacy problems for Key Stage 1, 2 and 3. There are now 21 Wordswork Resources.
   This is part of English on the Lighthouse http://tlfe.org.uk/english
   
   
3. More original content can be found at:
   http://tlfe.org.uk/original