Comments on: Reflections on Being A Foundation Teacher

By: math for kids

math for kids — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:27:40 +0000

math for kids…

[...]Reflections on Being A Foundation Teacher | edte.ch[...]…

By: Strategy for Technology | Anissa Eglington

Strategy for Technology | Anissa Eglington — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:39:54 +0000

[...] Barrett’s reflections on being a foundation teacher is an interesting read: http://edte.ch/blog/2010/05/30/reflections-on-being-a-foundation-teacher/ . Considering the role technology has to play in the Early Years, Barrett makes several valid [...]

By: New Early Years Foundation Stage Framework Viewed as a Wordle | edte.ch

New Early Years Foundation Stage Framework Viewed as a Wordle | edte.ch — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:20:55 +0000

[...] have a pretty close understanding of the EYFS after spending some time in that age group and getting through a county profile moderation. It is interesting to see the [...]

By: An iPad For Every Child in My Class? No Thanks! | edte.ch

An iPad For Every Child in My Class? No Thanks! | edte.ch — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:46:31 +0000

[...] teachers were using iPads in the early years and from the ongoing discussion with them and from my experience of how these Foundation stage classrooms are structured I have a few [...]

By: The little things

The little things — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:03:01 +0000

[...] thinking that needs to take place for pupils to succeed in all the key areas. Tom Barrett made an interesting point on this when be wrote of the transition to being an infant teacher when he described how every [...]

By: What Am I Good At? | edte.ch

What Am I Good At? | edte.ch — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:00:19 +0000

[...] have enjoyed recognising particular strengths in the very youngest of our pupils in primary school and it is hugely important we nurture the fun and passion they connect with in [...]

By: tomgbarrett

tomgbarrett — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:07:45 +0000

Thanks Dave – I expect you would see the wider curriculum we deliver at primary level with a different perspective, I love the variety it brings. And yet it has all too often been boxed up, “right put those Geography things away we are doing Literacy now, and before you ask no they have nothing to do with each other.”
Foundation offers a connected provision which we must try and emulate in the rest of primary.

By: Dave Stacey

Dave Stacey — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:01:05 +0000

Great post Tom. Particularly interested in your point about the integrated nature of the curriculum. One of the best things I've done in recent years was spend a couple of afternoons with year 6 in our feeder primary schools helping them learn how to use the macs / video cameras that money from a transition project bought. Often thought that if I could do an exchange with a year 5/6 teacher for a year or 2 I'd jump at the chance.
Thanks as ever for the honesty, and good luck :0)

By: tomgbarrett

tomgbarrett — Mon, 31 May 2010 18:06:43 +0000

I would certainly like to see something developed with tagging and archiving functionality that can be done on the fly via a mobile device. I think Steve Kirkpatrick was working on something similar.

By: tomgbarrett

tomgbarrett — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:28:59 +0000

Catherine I think that learning is much more tangible and lucid at this age group – it certainly is engaging when a child manages to write a number 2 for the first time. I like seeing learning take place on that sort of level, smaller yet no less significant.