Author Archives: sallythorne

This week’s wins #2

Posted on September 19, 2010 by sallythorne

1. TG Blog They were a bit slow to contribute to start with, but in the end we actually ran out of time as so many of them wanted to say something. I think it will be really nice for … Continue reading →

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This week’s wins #1

Posted on September 12, 2010 by sallythorne

1. Y8 non-writing lesson: school tour We start year 8 with a chronological unit that examines art over time; a key skill with this is drawing inferences. So, we tour the school site, which has buildings ranging in age from … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on September 5, 2010 by sallythorne

New school year, that is. 1. Less writing. I was going to make the big leap of saying one lesson per timetable cycle (1 in 3 for KS3; 1 in 5 for KS4/5) was going to be an active, non-traditional … Continue reading →

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I’ve Moved

Posted on August 30, 2010 by sallythorne

I’ve moved my blog from Blogger to this sparkling new WordPress site. A change is as good as a rest, they say. So, the posts below have been imported from my old blog, though I note that they don’t look … Continue reading →

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Jousting

Posted on July 26, 2010 by sallythorne

Continuing with my theme of History Activities Week in the final week of term, my year 8s did jousting on Thursday morning. Our final year 8 unit is a chronological one, Entertainment Through Time. This usually involves watching portions of … Continue reading →

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Spanish Armada

Posted on July 20, 2010 by sallythorne

Today was Spanish Armada day, in the pond. The school pond was cleared out last week by the teacher whose classroom overlooks it, who got a bit tired of looking at traffic cones and broken chairs and roped some kids … Continue reading →

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Movie Maker

Posted on July 19, 2010 by sallythorne

This is what passes for innovation at this end of term… Me: I want to do Tudor websites with my year 7s this afternoon but I am not sure where to host them.Helpful Teacher Friend: Hmm. Don’t know. But you … Continue reading →

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Technology and Literacy

Posted on July 7, 2010 by sallythorne

We have a literacy focus in the Humanties faculty. It’s been our focus for a while, and for the next year we’re all focusing particularly on improving the quality of our pupils’ writing. Our deputy head is on a “which” … Continue reading →

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Wallwisher

Posted on June 28, 2010 by sallythorne

I spent a useful hour chatting to Mark Anderson, a local ICT HoD and innovator I met on Twitter as I excitedly trawled through the tweets about Google Teacher Academy, online on Friday night about different tech strategies we use … Continue reading →

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New blog

Posted on June 28, 2010 by sallythorne

I have long resisted the urge to begin a blog about my exploits at work. I’ve been blogging for more than a decade and questioned the wisdom of putting something new together: time is short. However, this is a time … Continue reading →

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