Highlights from DfES E Mail

A good idea to subscribe to this email - full of excellent resources - some below : http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/atoz/e/emailalerts/

Everybody Writes is a new online resource which aims to help teachers get their pupils excited about writing. The website provides inspirational ideas and practical resources and will act as an online hub for teachers, allowing them to share information and expertise about promoting writing.
Funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, Everybody Writes is a web-based initiative that has been developed by Booktrust in partnership with the National Literacy Trust.
http://www.everybodywrites.org.uk/

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will launch VeloDream in September 2007. VeloDream is a unique competition that offers pupils across the UK the chance to design their dream VeloPark. The winning entries will not only help shape the actual design of the 2012 VeloPark but they will win the opportunity to work alongside world-class designers in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Downloadable teachers' resources will be provided to help teachers bring the energy, excitement and spirit of the Games into classrooms. Follow the link below to register for this competition or to find out more about the ODA and its role in delivering the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
http://main.london2012.com/en/gettinginvolved/education-resources/velodream+schools+competition

A free online resource pack entitled 'Book It!' is available which aims to help schools set up reading clubs and keep them going. It applies mainly to clubs for the top year of primary school and the first two years of secondary school, although much of the material can be used for any year group.
'Breakfast Club Plus' consists of guidance on setting up and sustaining breakfast clubs. The resource is aimed at anyone who is starting up a breakfast club or who wants to improve on the breakfast provision that they are currently offering.
'Sum It!' is a free online resource which uses study support to promote an increase in participation, enjoyment and attainment in maths. It's primarily aimed at those working with pupils at Key Stage 3.
'Taking Part' is a resource pack designed to assist children's services, working in partnership with other agencies, in making study support an integral part of raising the achievement of looked-after children, and of good corporate parenting.
http://www.continyou.org.uk/content.php?CategoryID=1147