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The QCDA has released details of the new Primary Curriculum, due to be introduced in schools in September 2011.

Aiming to enable young people to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens, the new curriculum will be centred around six broad areas of learning:

Understanding the arts
Understanding English, communication and languages
Historical, geographical and social understanding
Mathematical understanding
Understanding physical development, health and wellbeing
Scientific and technological understanding
Dance, drama and citizenship are introduced as parts of the new areas of learning, and it will be a statutory requirement for all children to learn a modern foreign language from the age of seven.

As part of the new curriculum the Government have also published the first ever programme of learning for primary religious education (RE). As a statutory subject, RE must be taught although the new curriculum allows for schools to use locally agreed syllabuses that reflect either the locality or the individual schools' religious affiliations.

The curriculum introduces a statutory requirement for languages at key stage 2 and meets statutory requirements for inclusion (Including all learners) and health and safety. The new curriculum becomes statutory in 2011.

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*****CHANGES IN SCOTLAND-CURRICULUM OF EXCELLENCE*******

Scotland’s qualifications system is changing to meet the needs of learners in the 21st century and to reflect Curriculum for Excellence where children will be learning across different subject areas from the age of 3 to 18.

The idea behind the new qualifications is not to sweep away everything from the old system, but to build on the strengths of the existing system. These changes will help all children gain both knowledge and skills for learning, life and work by the time they leave school.

What is changing?
National 4 and 5 qualifications - to replace Standard Grade and Intermediate qualifications in the current system from 2013/14.

Formal recognition of Literacy and Numeracy through the new qualifications system - as Units within English and Mathematics courses and as a stand-alone option.

The current qualifications at Access, Higher and Advanced Higher level will remain but they will be reviewed to ensure that they reflect the ideas behind Curriculum for Excellence.

When will these changes happen?
The National 4 & 5 qualifications and Literacy and Numeracy Units will be introduced in 2013/2014.

This means that children who were in Primary 7 in the 2009/10 school year will be the first ones to take the new national qualifications.

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, PANTS!
When a special episode of The New Adventures of Mermaidman & Barnacleboy" is being filmed in Bikini Bottom and no one shows up for the casting call, it's up to SpongeBob to save the show!

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The fun way for kids to learn to play piano!
Over 100 lessons taught by former Juilliard School of Music instructor with animated character, Pam the Piano
Animated keyboard shows kids where to put their fingers as the music plays
Teaches proper hand positioning, names of notes, how to play accompaniments, how to read music and more!Connect your keyboard to your computer for interactive feedback on your playing
Includes audio and MIDI tracks with adjustable speed and music tracking to highlight notes as they’re played
Built-in Digital Metronome helps kids keep a steady beat
Creative, interactive games make learning fun and exciting
Digital recorder allows kids to play into the computer’s built-in microphone (or an external one), and review their performance
Full-motion videos featuring split-screens and close-ups guide kids through songs and playing techniques


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I Love Maths
I Love Maths is a spectacular animated time-travel adventure. No matter what your child’s level of maths comprehension, this program will reinforce skills in key curriculum areas, increase understanding of concepts such as fractions, geometry and measurements, and develop the real-world maths and critical-thinking skills essential to success in school and beyond. No other CD-ROM matches I Love Maths’ blend of solid, curriculum-orientated content and incentive-driven gameplay all brought to life by humorous characters and wacky situations.

I Love Science!
I Love Science is a fully interactive science lab that teaches life science, physics and chemistry in the most fun and effective manner possible: by letting young players discover the principles of science for themselves. Friendly animated characters guide children through 100 exciting experiments and activities, each with a challenging question-and-answer session and reference section.

I Love Spelling!
I Love Spelling is a spectacular animated adventure that teaches and tests spelling for children aged 7 11. Players take part in an intergalactic game show adventure. Contestants play challenging spelling games on weird and wonderful planets, and meet the funny inhabitants. They can customise the games by choosing special word groups to play with favourite animals, country names and more.




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Why buy GCSE Maths?

This brand new GCSE CD-ROM is the latest in interactive learning. Designed to make revising enjoyable and effective, it’s simple and quick to use, is packed full of progress checks to test your knowledge and also contains really useful exam tips and advice.



Is it right for me?

Includes lots of opportunities to test your understanding of maths concepts and facts





KEY FEATURES:



How will it improve my grade?

· Covers core content for all exam boards

· Allows you to plan your revision by working through the 40 key topics

· It’s fun to use with graphics and animations to help you remember the facts

· Contains 2 mock exam papers (Foundation and Higher) to improve your grade



Includes glossary to help you memorise those essential terms





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Walking Robot) £15.99 inc vat

The Walking Robot shows how rotary motion is converted into linear motion by the use of cams and linkages. The kit can be used for Design and Technology at Key Stage 2, Unit 5C: Moving Toys.

The gearbox has variable ratios allowing experiments to be conducted to find out the best ratio for a natural walking speed.

The Walking Robot uses one AA battery (not supplied).

Includes:

Waking Robot

Kit Motor

Gearbox with Variable Ratios

Battery Holder
Robot Body & Legs


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ncludes-Zoombinis Maths Journey, Mountain Rescue, Island Odyssey
Total of 28 Perilous puzzles
Various levels of difficulty
Parent's guide
Puzzle reformulation-a new game each adventure. Includes-Astronomy, Problem Solving, Algebraic Thinking and much more.


£12.99 inc vat


Zoombinis Triple Pack

Product Features
BRAINtastic VALUE Bundle
Ages 5-7
5 tiles on one disk for Key Stage 1
Maths Key Stage ONE,Word Skills ONE,Reading Success ONE,TWO and THREE
Over 5,600 carefully sequenced learning activites
Fully correlated with the National Numeracy and Literacy strategies Key Stage 1



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Jump Ahead Triple Pack-Year 1

KS2 Triple Pack contains national test-style practice papers and answers in printable form to get children as close to their actual exam papers as possible. Using colourful graphics and clear facts the KS2 Triple Pack has memory boosting quick tests to check knowledge and understanding of key points.
There is a large glossary containing the terms and meanings from any screen.
Contains-English,Maths,Science.

There are test round-up exercises for each main topic area plus a final practice paper with national test-style questions, plus the answers to check how good you are.

National Test-style practice papers and answers in printable format.
Top Tips! Ideas to make learning and remembering easy.
Glossary look up terms and their meanings from any screen.
Printable Test Round-Up exercises for each main topic area.
Colourful graphics and clear facts.
Memory-boosting quick tests to check knowledge and understanding of key points.

Price £15.79 inc vat

Letts KS2 Triple Pack Ages 7-11

Product Features
Includes:
Learning Ladder Pre-School which covers symmetry, numbers and shapes
Learning Ladder Year 3 which teaches reading and writing
Learning Ladder Year 1 & 2 which covers reading and writing





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DK Learning Ladder Triple Pack - Preschool to Yr 3

Features:

Revision software for students aged 11-14 years
National Curriculum-based
Key Stage 3, Scotland P7-S2
Maze games & puzzles - play against friends via the Internet!
Numbers
Time
Angles
Measurement
Shape & Space

Price £18.99 inc vat

Mathmania 3 KS3 Home user-Vista

Multi-award winning interactive quest

The fast-paced space invaders game that drills number facts and tables from young to old! Get them...before they get you! Questions on Tables, Number Facts, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Squares and Square Roots, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Powers and Directed Numbers. Players develop automatic recall of essential maths facts by quickly and accurately repelling waves of descending questions!

Suitable for: Ages 5 - 15, Key Stages 1 - 3


Subject Area: Maths (Numeracy)


Content: Practice tables, number facts & calculations.

Price £13.99 inc vat

Ultimate Maths Invaders Vista

Includes: Arthur’s Reading Games and Arthur’s Thinking Games

Packed with Learning and Fun!


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The UK’s No.1 GCSE Revision Guide
Guaranteed to help you achieve the best grade possible in all key GCSE subjects. Designed to make revising enjoyable and effective, these CD-Roms are simple and quick to use, packed full of progress checks to test your knowledge and also contain really useful exam tips and advice. Written and tested by GCSE examiners, you won't find a more comprehensive revision pack than this one. Includes Maths, English, French, Biology, Chemistry, Physics.



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See all the adventures in one great triple pack. Covers years 3, 4 and 5-Ages 7-10.

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Revise GCSE Maths

This collection of seven modern fairy tales offers the opportunity to teach mathematics and problem-solving with a creative approach. Each of the stories focuses on an aspect of mathematics, linked to the Primary Framework, allowing children to use and apply their understanding through a familiar context of a fairy tale, with an entertaining twist. Suitable for KS2/P4-7. 36 pgs pbk including CD-Rom with photocopiable activities

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Help your 5-6 year old improve their Maths skills with this home-study series from Carol Vorderman

From odd and even numbers to telling the time and times tables - help your child to succeed in their National Key Stage Assessments in Maths. Children can follow the exercises then reward themselves with gold stars for their efforts! Help is at hand to get that all-important head start in Maths.

Contains a progress chart and fantastic new reward stickers!
Includes answer pages and Parents' Notes explaining common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Supports the National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (beginner level)
Let educational expert Carol Vorderman guide your child to success in Maths. It's a complete, graded home-study series with exercises for children of Key Stage level 1 at a beginner level. With tips and guidance for parents included - this is the perfect study aid for Maths help at home.



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Help your 3-5 year old be top of the class with this complete, graded home-study series

Let Carol Vorderman help your child to succeed in their National Key Stage Assessments in English. Children can follow the exercises then reward themselves with gold stars for their efforts! Help is at hand to get that all-important head start in English.

Contains a progress chart and fantastic new reward stickers!
Includes answer pages and Parents' Notes explaining common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Supports the National Curriculum Key Stage 1
With exercises for children of Key Stage level 1 that cover reading, writing, spelling and grammar practice, a thorough grounding in English basics is provided. This is the perfect study aid for extra English help at home.


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Introduction
If your child finds times tables a little testing then here's the answer: straightforward, easy-to-follow tips, hints and advice from Carol Vorderman that will help them remember their tables for ever.

There are fun illustrations, shortcuts, clever ways to make some of the harder times tables simpler to learn (and even some harmless cheats that their teacher will approve of!).

It's easy to remember words when they're put to a tune. To help you learn your times tables, we've put together some times tables songs.

The songs repeat each times table five times. Try to join in with singing the times tables as soon as you can. You can play a game by trying to call out the answers before they're sung. If you like, you can dance to the music too!




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Description
To continue the successful award-winning pre-school series "My First Book of", illustrated by popular artist Julie Park, here is a new addition, My First Book of Words. One word accompanied by a clear picture is given on each page. Helps pre-school children to recognize familiar words such as bath, hat, milk, sock etc. Large clear print and lively illustrations promote early reading skills.

Approved by educational advisors.


Readership: Pre-school children.



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Description
New design to increase clarity of layout
Perfect for individual use as a quick reference tool or extended classroom work
Links to NLS modern languages curriculum - all syllabus words included
Includes French in North America and Caribbean geographical terms

Updated for 2004 with over 800 new entries covering: money (with value of euro compared with old currency and, colloquial survival of 'centime' in the new currency system); computing and word processing (smart card, telephone card, text messaging, gigabyte); environmental terms (ozone layer, oil slick), professions (astronomer, graphic designer etc), sport and leisure (hiking, fitness, lifeguard).

This new edition has been fully expanded to include over 800 new headwords with particular attention paid to money, computing and word processing terminology, sport and leisure, environmental terms and professions.
Colour headwords, phrases, verb tables and virtual alphabet tabs
Clearer demarcation of masculine and feminine gender
Clear examples show the words in context
Help with grammar
Expessions and idioms highlighted
Introduction on how to use the dictionary

Readership: All students of French, from beginners to students preparing for GCSE A level and beyond


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ISBN-139781844191314

A student-friendly approach to KS3
This coursebook covers topics appropriate for KS3 Year 9 Maths and accurately reflects the language and content of the new Programme of Study. Along with the year 7 and 8 coursebooks full coverage of the KS3 programme of study is provided.

Clear and concise overviews, examples and ‘Key Words’ boxes help underpin understanding of the key topics
Tasks and exercises challenge and stimulate pupils at all levels and help develop skills
Pages of practice questions for every topic reinforce learning and test understanding.
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KEY STAGE 1

SATS take place in year 2 (at the end of infants) throughout May. Each child is teacher assessed in Reading, Writing (including spelling and handwriting), Maths (including number, shape, space and measurement) and science. Your child's class teacher will set short exercises in English and Maths to determine what level of ability your child is considered to be.

KEY STAGE 2
SATS take place in the second week in May and are far more formal than Key Stage 1. This can be more stressful for children. The tests which are taken in Year 6 cover the three core subjects of English, Maths, and Science. Very bright children can be assessed by teachers to see if they can go onto higher levels. The papers are sent away to be marked, with results being available before your child leaves primary school in July.

KEY STAGE 3
The most sunstantial change has been the abolition of KS3 Sat's. Schools are no longer required to set National Tests at the end of Year 9 for external marking, they are however required to assess pupils'attainment levels. The second change to take place this year is the introduction of the new National Curriculum. Schools have started to teach the new Framework with Year 7 students.

The word "Dyslexia" comes from the Greek and means 'difficulty with words'. It may also be defined as having a reading IQ below a learning IQ.

Dyslexia affects approximately 1 in 10 pupils in the UK

Dyslexia can have a number of causes but it tends to run in families

It generally affects boys to a greater severity than girls

Dyslexia is found in people of all ability levels

According to government figures, 17% of 11 year olds in the UK fail to reach the required standards in reading tests and has recommended that methods such as "synthetic phonics", breaking the word down into sounds, need to be adopted.

Dyslexia is a processing problem with language. This can affect different kinds of language such as reading, writing, maths , music, speech etc.

Being dyslexic does not need to be a handicap to anyone.

**useful email address-www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk

Dyspraxia affects the planning of what to do and how to do it. It is associated with problems of perception, language and thought. Dyspraxia is an impairment of the organisation of movement, in that the brain does not properly process information. This results in messages not being properly or fully transmitted to the rest of the body.

Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficultythat hinders the learning of mathematics. It may occur as a single specific learning difficulty for a child or it may co-occur with other specfic learning difficulties, the most likely of which are dyslexia and dyspraxia.

The resources advertised on this site have been developed to help children on the autistic spectrum better understand and communicate emotions.

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