York St John University - Primary Education

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General / HoPs Highlights

HoP’s Highlights 1: second year adventures in space and time (and other dimensions!)

Hello. My Name is Peter Raymond and welcome to “HoPs Highlights” –  my part of the Primary Education blog at York St John University. What is a HoP? A Head of Programme,  as that is my role; Head of the BA (Hons) primary Education programme at YSJU. There is a saying that there is a first time for everything. In this case, for me, this is the first time I have ever blogged and I am hoping that this will become a regular part of the Primary Education blog, bringing you some of the highlights at various points through our year.

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General / Sessions

Operations in Mathematics

As part of the first year mathematics module, we look at the importance of mathematical vocabulary within lessons. One of the activities the students do as part of their independent learning, is to create a display idea for promoting and/or engaging with the vocabulary associated with the four operations within the classroom. They always come up with some great ideas, sharing them on Twitter (#ysjprimed) to share with their peers. Here are some of the ideas which they come up with.

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General / Opinions

OFSTED: The pros and the cons

First of all, I’ll just start by saying that I am sorry that my uploads have been all over the place of late. With placement it’s been difficult for me to manage everything and get it all done for a deadline! After placement you can expect and article every fortnight, give or take a few days.

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General / Placement

Preparing for placement…

SE1 was a daunting process full of its highs and lows. The great outcomes I received in my appraisals have really given me a boost of confidence for SE2.
Preparing for SE2 is a nerve-racking yet an exciting prospect. I believe the key to success of SE2 is organisation and passion.

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Meet the team – Peter

Hello – my name is Peter Raymond. I am the Head of the BA Primary Education course at York St John, having been a primary teacher and Headteacher for 21 years. I teach across the programme, especially professional studies, Geography and two of the year three specialisms.

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Meet the Team – Ian!

I’m the person who organises and blog and deals with the day to day running of things. I’m a Senior Lecturer here at YSJ, teaching mathematics, science and computing on the Primary Education Programme.