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The National Curriculum is the educational framework created by the government which specifies what subjects should be taught during each key stage of a child's education. The National Curriculum states that there are three core subjects:

English (or Welsh in Welsh speaking schools)
Maths
Science
As well as eight foundation subjects:

Design and Technology
Information Technology
History
Geography
Modern Foreign Languages
Art
Music
Physical Education.
The National Curriculum aims to promote spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development as well as to prepare pupils for opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life

Key Stages in the National Curriculum

Foundation Stage - teaching for children aged 3 to 5
The Foundation Stage is your child's introduction to the National Curriculum. Focusing on children aged 3 to 5, the Foundation Stage begins during your child's time at nursery, and follows them through to the end of their Reception year. More...

Key Stage 1 - teaching for children aged 5 to 7
Key Stage 1 in the National Curriculum focuses on children aged 5 to 7, starting at the beginning of Year 1 and finishes at the end of Year 2. More...

Key Stage 2 - teaching for children aged 7 to 11
Key Stage 2 in the National Curriculum focuses on children aged 7 to 11, starting at the beginning of Year 3 and finishes at the end of Year 6. More...

Key Stage 3 - teaching for children aged 11 to 14
Key Stage 3 is known as the Secondary National Strategy in the National Curriculum and starts at the beginning of Year 7 and finishes at the end of Year 9. Focusing on children aged 11 to 14, this key stage sees your child making the all important transition from Primary to Secondary school

Bringing the world of education to your children

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Fact-Just 12 words make up one quarter of all the words we read and write
100 words make up one half of those we read, write and speak each day
If children are taught these key words first, it is easier for them to learn to read.

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See our extensive range of Education Titles at very competitve prices.
Discover how to realise the educational potential of children through CD ROM Software.

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Well known brand names to choose from- Letts, Oxford University Press, Focus, Avanquest, Idigicon, Sherston, Eurotalk, Auralog, Dorling Kindersley,Topoligika, SEMERC, Black Cat, Crick, Storm, Transparent Language, Disney, Heinemann, Logotron, Digital Blue, and many more. Children's fiction publishers include DK, Macmillian, Penguin, and Nintendo Family.

See our extensive range of Children's Fiction


All Licence requests are welcomed and quoted at competitive pricing.

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11+Practice Papers introduced to our book section.

Innovative Targeteer and Behaviour Motivator Stickers.

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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


Price £5.57 inc vat

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Features:
Reader Rabbit Maths, Reader Rabbit Reading, Reader Rabbit Thinking
Maths: Adding and subtracting, match numbers to objects, and counting and number recognition
Reading: Phonic skills, identify letters, read actual stories
Thinking: Organising information, problem solving, experimenting with ideas

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Help Toddlers Learn through Fun and Play
Build you childs vocabulary
Sing along with Animals
Master the mouse
Develop Numeracy and Literacy

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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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features:

Learning Ladder Preschool: Follows Government Numeracy and Literacy initiatives
Provides a complete learning programme, across all the vital subjects - reading, writing, maths and the world around us
Children win stickers for correct answers, encouraged by a lively host, making the disc extremely motivating
Progress reports chart children's progress in each of the topics
Learning Ladder Years 1 & 2: Supports Key Stage 1
Stimulating activities
A huge variety of fun exercises
Monitor progress
Essential literacy and numeracy skills
Supports the school curriculum




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Different children develop at different speeds. Subsequently Disney Interactive have designed a series of learning titles to encourage the development of each individual child’s learning capabilities and to make learning interesting and enjoyable. With emphasis placed on exploration, discovery and personal choice, children develop problem solving skills that equip them for life.



Pooh is holding a special birthday celebration for Eeyore. Journey through the Hundred Acre Wood and round up Tigger, Piglet and all the others to join the party, gaining key learning skills along the way.



Key Features:





· lncludes learning themes about reasoning, thinking, helping others, auditory discrimination and creativity

· 20 adjustable age appropriate skills

· Print out educational workbook pages, customisable lD cards, bookmarks and much more

· Progress report provides feedback on skill progression



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Three great Jump Ahead titles in One Box;
Jump Ahead Year 1
Jump Ahead Reading Year 1
Jump Ahead Maths Year 1

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Includes Reading and Counting, Learning Ladder, and My First Numbers

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Features

6 Key Subjects
Tests ability and shows if Targets for Age are achieved
Extensive Reference Section
Prints Certificates
Highly motivating and Easy to Use
Music, Speech & Animation
Improves weak areas
Supports the National Curriculum.
Includes:Spelling, Science, Maths, Mental Maths, History, English.



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This carefully structured program has 20 practical and mental maths activities. The child is assisted with age appropriate speech throughout as they work with a range of enjoyable characters.
Activities include ordering numbers, odd and even numbers, counting in twos, basic addition and subtraction of numbers from 0-20. The software also includes three levels of difficulty, record keeping of pupil progress, gentle help and correction facilities.
Delivery 3-5 working days


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***STAR BUY*** TUFF DIGITAL CAMERA £75.35 INC VAT See also Six Pack only £489.35 inc vat-go Digital Blue section.

Get excited with the ultra simple, purposely designed, child friendly 3 MP digital movie/ still camera:

3 Mega Pixel - 1600 x 1200 resolution
16 MB internal memory which can be expanded via the SD card slot
1.5" high quality TFT screen
Built in flash and self-timer
Audio and video recording
Rugged rubber casing - very durable and hard wearing
Docking station for simple PC connection and tripod mount
Simple trigger for taking pictures
We strongly recommend using Energizer Lithium batteries.

More information
Technical Specification PDF

Camera contains a unique accessory port for specially designed add-on modules:


Time lapse module - allows you to set up an experiment away from the computer e.g. record stages of plant growth, crystals developing using seconds, minutes or hourly intervals.
Motion Detector - enables you to take a photo or movie whenever the detector is activated e.g. outside a rabbit's burrow.
Suitable for PC/ Mac.
Still Pictures
Up to 3.1 Mega-Pixels resolution
Selectable resolution
2048 x 1536
1280 x 1024
640 x 480
Digital zoom up to 4x in 0.1x steps
Automatic colour balance, or manually selectable
Flash is built-in, automatic or manually selectable
Video Pictures
320 x 240 at 10 frames per second
Standard AVI with DCF
Audio recording and playback through internal speaker
Storage
64mb SD card included

Drivers for PC and Mac

We strongly recommends Energizer Lithium batteries for this camera.



Star Buy Of The Week

This title is step one of Dorling Kindersley's powerful curriculum-based learning system. Woody the pencil takes children on an incredible learning adventure teaching them a variety of skills from reading to numbers and shapes.
What does this disc teach?
Listening & Reading

The Alphabet
Phonics & Simple Spelling
Making Words
Reading Simple Words
Building Vocabulary
Handwriting
Numbers & Shapes
Counting
Matching Amounts
Reading Numbers
Understanding Shape
Understanding Size
Building Shape Patterns
Memory Development
Where? When? What?

Time - Clocks & Calendars
Ordering Events
Comparing Past & Present
Position, Direction & Movement
Sorting Objects
Nature & Living Things

Price £5.87 inc vat

DK Learning Ladder Pre-School Ages 3-5

Three great Jump Ahead titles in One Box;
Jump Ahead Year 2
Jump Ahead Reading Year 2
Jump Ahead Maths Year 2

Price £12.71 inc vat

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 £12.71 inc vat

Letts KS2 Triple Pack Ages 7-11

Art Attack
Classic design and creation! Create and edit images in the paint studio, before importing them into the unique cartoon creator, where you can bundle together different backgrounds and animations, complete with sound. Or get messy on-screen with the wacky creative studio.

Exciting image effects:

Unique creative studio including digital glue, glitter and an ‘image hose ’.
Cartoon creator with backdrops, animated sprites and 180 sound effects.
Huge collection of paint features with a variety of colours and textures.
60 pre-made backdrops,15 animated characters, 30 animated stamps and more than 60 static stamps.
Virtual scrolling desktop so you can easily transfer projects.
Art Attack Make It™
1000s if things to make! Make a scary mask or a fairytale castle or a clever disguise. Art Attack Make It! is full of irresistible ideas supported by clear, 3D animated instructions. Colour your designs on the computer before you print them out or colour them by hand. There are loads of things to mix and match for a different result every time.


Price £7.99 inc vat

Art Attack Fun Pack Ages 4-14+4 CD Pack

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


Price £5.57 inc vat

Letts GCSE Maths 2008-2009

Encyclopaedia Britannica GCSE Maths package is divided into two volumes entitled 'Shape, Space and Number' and'Algebra and the Handling of Data'. To help students absorb the material covered in each sectionand to maintain interest in the program, a range of questions are put forth in various manners.'Drag and Drop' exercises, numerical calculations and multiple choice questions are a fewexamples of the types of activities that students will encounter when using this CD-ROMs.Virtually all of the exercises provide immediate feedback.

Topics Covered:



· Shape, Space & Number

· Pythagoras' Rule

· Right Angled Triangles

· 3Dgeometry

· Sine and Cosine Rules

· Geometry of the Circle

· Shape, Area and Volume

· Vectors and Matrices

· Transformations

· Advanced NumberAlgebra and the Handling of Data

· Foundations for Algebra

· Collection, Analysis and Representation of Data

· Graphical Methods

· Use of Charts

· Probability

· Statistics

· Interpreting Data

· Non-linear Equations

· Trial and Improvement Methods
Price £5.57 inc vat

Britannica GCSE Maths

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NEW-Just added Digital Piano and Keyboards-go to Musical Instruments

Recently introduced-additions to target sticker range-including Maths Target achieved, healthy eating stickers, and Welsh Stickers.

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New technology- Flip Ultra Video Camera-KS2-4-go digital blue section

New Disney titles-Relaunched old favourires-Jungle Book, Mickey, Winnie the Pooh, Typing with Timon & Pumbaa, Aladdin-and many more.

Letts GCSE 2008-2009 NOW from only £5.57 inc vat. letts KS2/KS3 titles at new low price of £5.57 inc vat.

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New Religious Education Section introduced

New books in various sections covering crafts, global warming , religion. and many more.
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Wordshark 4 and Numbershark 4 now available in Mac Format-Go to Mac Section. Also new lower pricing.

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See our exciting range of children's fiction-go to children's fiction section

Just arrived-High School Musical-The Essential Guide.

Introduction
What you've been looking for - all the he said, she said from the East High Gang. If your child is a High School Musical fan then introduce them to the stars and get the gossip on all three of their favourite Disney movies.

They’ll find cool pictures from the films and fantastic facts on High School Musical characters from Troy and Gabriella to Sharpay and Ryan. Bring the movies to life and take them behind the scenes on a tour of the school and to visit the Lava Springs Country Club.

High School Musical: Copyright © Disney

Get your teeth into this monster collection of ten books in one big one

Introduction
Millions of years ago dinosaurs were the masters of the planet. Now they return to lizardy life in this special, scaly collection. Open up the biggest book to reveal a feast of ten little books packed inside.


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The Kung Fu Panda Funfax contains 72 fun-filled pages featuring in-depth profiles of the film's characters, a great pull-out poster, diary and puzzles, plus stickers, bookmarks and door hangers.
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Once you pick me up, you won't want to put me down...

Big books with facts are boring - I'm not. I'm more like a computer game than a book, crammed with funky pages and cartoons - I'm information for the iPod generation. Forget A-Z, just follow my lead and you'll be amazed where you end up!
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Meet your favourite characters from In the Night Garden. Six little board books in their very own slipcase make for a great introduction to the magical world of the Night Garden.

A hugely successful format, little libraries have sold over 290,000 copies so far!



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Packed with Doctor Who data, profiles of your favourite characters, stickers, a pull-out poster, a personal section, diary and much, much more this is essential kit for die-hard fans.

Get organised with the Time Lord!

Doctor Who (r) & Logo TM. (c) BBC 2004. BBC & Logo (c) and TM BBC 1996


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From symmetry and negative numbers to multiplication and decimals - 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 2 (beginner stage)
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 2 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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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
SATS take place in May and are once again formal test/exams. The exams cover work done in English, Maths, and Science during years 7 to 9. These exams are sometimes used to decide which GCSE set your child will be placed in. Level 8 is only available in Maths.

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.

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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