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Angkor
This innovative programme of study for KS1 primary
pupils raises awareness of how population size affects consumption.
Lessons move from studying how much pupils consume in the present
day back to the history of the fascinating city of Angkor in
Cambodia which harnessed its water supply to grow into the largest
city in the pre-industrial world. Available free over the internet,
lessons foster creative thinking skills in the next generation,
providing teachers with flexible, easy-to-use materials they will
want to return to again and again.
Piloted by pupils in an inner-city London school,
Angkor address NC programmes of study in: English, Maths, Geography,
Science, Citizenship and Religious Education.
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Eggs,
spaghetti and the Olympics
This workshop programme brought
engineering to life for schoolchildren. A talk by the stadium's engineer was
followed by a whole-school competition to select the lucky pupils who would
visit the stadium. This was followed by a full-day workshop exploring
structures and masterplanning, as well as finding out more about how the
Olympics will work in 2012.
Cambridge
School Anthologies
Edited by Alex, this series brings pre-20th century
literature to life for young learners. Aimed at KS3 (pupils aged 11-13) it
includes both familiar and less well-known texts. Activities promote best
practice, ranging from dynamic, drama-based activities to help children engage
with literature, as well as including structured language work to consolidate
learning.
Cambridge School Anthologies comprises: ‘Poems from the
Past’, ‘Tales from Times Past’, ‘Drama through the Ages’ and ‘Introducing
Dickens’. click below to buy books
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Poems from the Past |
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Tales from Times Past |
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Introducing Dickens |
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Educational publishing at the Dome
Alex worked with educational
publishers including Dorling Kindersley and Manning Partnership to create books
with a broad educational intent. These ranged from the ‘Pop-up Book of the Dome’
which included environmental information aimed at eight-year-olds, to ‘My
Millennium Record Book’ and ‘My Millennium Fact File’ encouraging reflection and
expressive writing. Books for older students included ‘Dome’ explaining the
engineering and architectural features of the Millennium Dome.
The Green Trail
The Dome was to be the main UK host
of the thirtieth EarthDay celebrations, the largest global environmental event. Thirty thousand
visitors participated in environmental activities across the site. Alex wrote
‘The Green Trail’ which took the visitors around the environmental features,
from the water recycling to the new foreshore for the river’s wildlife.
Design Council
As Education Manager for the Design
Council, Alex wrote ‘Design Decisions’ to encourage primary and secondary
teachers to use design thinking in new areas of the curriculum. The project was
undertaken by 2,000 UK schools and findings were fed into the government’s
review of the curriculum. The pack won a Design Week award.
Design in Education
Week
The Design Council developed this initiative to raise the profile of design
across the UK. Co-ordaining events, seminars, product-launches, conferences and
publications into a single week to highlight the value of an education in
design. As part of the management team, Alex helped develop the strategy as well
as presenting events in Glasgow, Cardiff and London.
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engage with the issues
of our time
Contemporary art offers a
powerful means of communication enabling people of all backgrounds
to engage with the issues of our time. We create art
installations and outreach programmes which explore, question and
provoke.
We are now developing a project about Alzheimer's disease, working with experts to
create images and text that give a sense of how it might feel to
have Alzheimer's.
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