TES 14 October 2011
Links to resources, events, reviews and forum posts featured in TES this week
For your ease of use, all the links to items featured in the Resources section of the magazine are now accessible from this web page. Either use the links below to access subject areas or scroll down the page.
- Manchester Science Festival (page 39)
- Maths (page 40)
- English (page 41)
- Science (page 43)
- Humanities (page 44)
- ICT/ Arts (page 45)
- Modern Foreign Languages (page 46)
Manchester Science Festival
- Visit the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
- More locations for Science visits - educational visits collection
- thinktank (Birmingham Science Museum)
- Centre for Life (Newcastle)
- Techniquest (Cardiff)
- Glasgow Science Centre (Glasgow)
Maths
Fun in Maths
What else?
- Try DaveGale's resource booklet to inspire some creativity in maths lessons using fun puzzles and tasks
See what the TES Community have to say
Craig Barton's resource of the week
- Resource author: atitterton
- Resource name:Rotation on plain paper (GSP)
Primary contributor spotlight
English
Silent sixth-formers
What else?
- The Apprentice inspired resources from Nonnannoo
Cross curricular resources
- Thinking keys resources shared by Marlin
- Engaging lesson activities from Rob Plevin
- Icebreakers from deleted170 for new classes which could be adapted to any subject
Creative writing ideas
- Creative writing magic money cards
- BiddickPhil's creative writing prompts resource for 10-minute tasks
The Globe education
- More information on the Shakespeare series
- The Globe theatre and its education facilities
What else?
- GCSE English Literature – Shakespeare resources from TES English
See what the TES Community have to say
Science
Language of Science resources
- Liz74 has shared a booklet of scientific belief systems which has strong links to sociological topics and is getting positive reviews
- How Science works topic mapping from Orion
See what the TES Community have to say
- Lots of ideas to help teachers with projects on How do you cope with A-Level physics without the maths A-Level? Teachers discuss
- Science - School Farmers Markets Find out more about School Farmers Markets on the Soil Association website. Helen Carey is London Schools Farmers Market Co-coordinator and is blogging about the scheme. Read her posts here
ICT / ARTS / D&T
Music - Tired of playing solo?
See what the TES Community have to say
- "One person department in a big academy" – see suggestions for a worried Music teacher
- Advice on a new group of year 10s
- Media literacy for young pupils
- What else? For more media literacy tips for young pupils try the Teachers TV collection
D&T resource of the week
- Memphis School of Design shared by makesense52
Previous TES links
Featured links from previous editions
Humanities
Python's posh idiots
Michael Fordham's recommended resource
Resource of the week – A Quilted Nation
Recommended resources
- Tafkam's History of Britain Assembly
- Annajordan's Mary Queen of Scots
- Parliament Education Service Act of Union resource
Primary Geography
Modern Foreign Languages
Go west young man
Try sagramor's presentation on the benefits of learning a language – useful for a parents evening or classroom discussion
See what the TES Community have to say
- Teachers discuss whether learning languages at KS4 should be made compulsory like our EU counterparts
Primary resources
Recommended resources
Noemie's Y9 French revolution resources
Rachel's Y9 Spanish Water resources
