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A creative approach.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Improving value-added SATs ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creative teaching.
- Education--Curricula.
- Education.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (15 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- [England] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2008.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Dalestorth Primary School, Nottinghamshire, has focused on making learning fun, in order to dramatically improve results and boost its value-added score. Headteacher Paul Loker has put in place a theme-based creative curriculum, concentrating on developing pupils skills. This helped them to move into the top 50 schools nationally for contextual value added in 2007.Year 6 teacher Sally Stafford gives pupils a purpose for learning, as they practice and develop their maths skills, making nets within the context of their Victorian theme. Year 4 teacher Sarah Maxey makes writing interactive and fun through a lesson on scary stories. And Year 3 teacher Lisa Newton leads the pupils as they hone their decision-making skills by designing and making their own pizzas.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
- OCLC:
- 808818024
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