UKedchat Mini – Week 2 – 19-24 July 2013

-Wednesday 24th July 2013 – Describe sports provision in your school & what can be improved? Has there been an Olympics legacy? https://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/jul/22/school-sport-policy-committee-olympics

Continue this discussion at https://ukedchat.com/forum-2/ukedchat-topics/ukedchat-mini-wed-24th-july-describe-sports-provision-in-your-school-what-can-be-improved/

While the staff at my primary school do some great sport lesson, we have lots of amazing coaches who come in to teach too. #ukedchat

— Martin Burrett (@ICTmagic) July 24, 2013

@ukedchat CPD & placing values & ethos of sport at the centre of curric is key to lasting legacy. school sport more than just PE #UKedchat

— MrW (@Mr_W10) July 24, 2013

Tuesday 23rd July 2013 – Do you think children’s happiness is in decline & is school a cause or a possible cure? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23377342

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Children’s happiness is all relative. I would not swap for my early years but children today only know today. Always room for more #ukedchat

— John Bishop (@johnbishop713) July 23, 2013

#ukedchat poor article. No meaningful breakdown given. Need to separate the existential from the real. Ask the same of kids in a warzone.

— Andrew Manson (@AndrewManson1) July 23, 2013

@AndrewManson1 true, but there is quite a body of study to uk kids unhappiest in developed world & most of developing world. #ukedchat

— James Abela (@eslweb) July 23, 2013

Monday 22nd July 2013 – Holiday Homework – Is setting homework over the summer valuable and what do you set? Continue this discussion at https://ukedchat.com/forum-2/ukedchat-topics/ukedchat-mini-mon-22nd-july-holiday-homework-is-setting-homework-over-the-summer-valuable-and-what-do-you-set/

#UKedchat depends on age, but tend to say its a holiday- give the little buggers a break. Or is that the wine talking… Seriously, though! — jonathan peel (@mrpeel) July 22, 2013

It’s called a holiday for a reason!! Should head teachers set work for all their staff work to do over holidays? #UKedchat

— Ian McDaid (@IanMcDaid) July 22, 2013

Educational development for some children during holiday time can be marked. Some children go backwards though #ukedchat

— Benjamin Evans (@thingsbehindsun) July 22, 2013

Saturday 20th July 2013 – Teaching cool in the summer. Is it too hot to learn & how do you adapt to keep cool? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23374561

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Ice lolly treats at our summer festival,along with a sprinkler. Relaxed uniform code. Extra woodland sessions. @ukedchat

— Julie Sherratt (@juliesherratt) July 20, 2013

Teach Computing. A/C keeps my classroom at an even 21 the entire year. #ukedchat

— Marc Scott (@Coding2Learn) July 20, 2013

Stay cool by: 1. Starting Early 2. PBL in Summer 3. Saving Games lessons till the summer 4. Loosening the dresscode #ukedchat

— James Abela (@eslweb) July 20, 2013

Friday 19th July 2013 – 24 hour schools – What the advantages and disadvantages? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10182933/School-sleepovers-and-cull-of-nursery-red-tape-to-cut-costs-of-childcare.html

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#ukedchat one advantage is the use of school buildings in #Malaysia there’s 2 sessions with diff. teachers.

— James Abela (@eslweb) July 19, 2013

@MissHaleCHS @Kezmerrelda #ukedchat I get the impression they would use the site, but different staff. that approach would make sense

— Richard Willan (@rpwillan) July 19, 2013

@ukedchat @John_Bingham they seem to be overlooking that many teachers ARE parents. Who is looking after our kids while we do sleepovers?

— Kerri Hastings (@Kezmerrelda) July 19, 2013