Learning Platforms and SEN: possibilities and practice

Posted by Andrew Ferrier on Jun 10th, 2008

SENJIT Conference

Friday 11th July, 2008, 10-15:30

Nunn Hall, IoE 20 Bedford Way, WC1H OAL

Pupils  in mainstream and special schools are being offered exciting opportunities to learn online, whether at school, at home, or in the community. But are these opportunities open to all? This conference will explore entitlement, policy and practice for all those with special needs - including the estimated two percent with severe and complex needs. And ask what we – as a community of stakeholders – need to do to ensure real access for all?

Audience:-

Senior managers in schools leading on implementation of learning platforms

BSF teams devising output specifications

LA Advisors supporting schools developing learning platforms

Providers of systems to schools

Practitioners in the field of ICT and SEN

Cost :-

SENJIT Subscribers £30

            Non-subscribers £120

                                                   

For further details and to book a place contact SENJIT

Phone Tina Catchpole on 020 7612 6305
Email t.catchpole@ioe.ac.uk

www.ioe.ac.uk/senjit

Further information:-

John Galloway (speakers and programme) john.galloway@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Imogen Westwood (exhibition and organisation)

imogen@cenmac.com

LGFL News: Support for Modern Foreign Languages

Posted by Andrew Ferrier on May 22nd, 2008

lgfl2.gif1.Vamos from Espresso

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Module 1 of Espresso’s resource for KS2 Spanish, covering Greetings,In School, the Alphabet, Numbers, days of the week, Festivals and Weather.

Lost of video of native speakers, support activities along with Espresso’s commitment to high quality multimedia.

2. RM Sonica Spanish

Sonica Spanish is an innovative software product commissioned by the DfES. Sonica Spanish is designed to help teachers including modern foreign language (MFL) specialists bring Spanish language into the classroom.

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LGFL is hosting 24 of its 240 activities as an online resource for school and home