This week I start the newsletter with a big welcome to all our new members - we have so many of them every week - and also to flag up a special offer for all. Our colleagues at GTN seminars have set up a fantastic all day event on June 21st for all of you out there looking to bring more computer science into your lessons with the curriculum changes in come September.
We've got a cracking line-up of experts and we hope this course will really help you to feel confident about introducing computer science in your school and give you chance to gain tips, hints and resources. Plus if you book now you can get the course for £96. For further details click here.
Congratulations to those of you who got a new job this week - but for those of you still on the hunt there are more than 3,000 jobs available for you to browse through on our jobs page plus lots of useful advice on our careers page.
Our lovely sales team are also on hand to take your call if you are wanting to advertise a post - call them on 020 3353 2010 or email schools.enquiries@guardian.co.uk. Our prices are super competitive - you can advertise all your jobs for a year - teaching and non-teaching - for £350 for primary and £850 for secondary.
Also I'd like to draw your attention to a Guardian survey of teachers on the subject of pupil hunger. As austerity bites, have you noticed more of your students coming to school hungry? If so, why? And what can be done? Please do share your views with us here, the data will feed into a Guardian editorial project. The survey will sample a fixed number of respondents so if you want to take part please act now, or you might miss your chance to contribute. If the survey is closed by the time you get to it, please do share your views on our blog.
New teaching resources on the network:
We have some brilliant flashcards for your younger pupils to play in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.
Plus do take a look at these lovely craft resources from Access Art on how to make a gorgeous carnival mask and how to make a sculptural feast (ideal for those end of term parties coming up).
For older pupils, here are some brilliant ways to explore ways of making jewellery in class and there are also some excellent tips for working with wire.
For pupils looking to set up their own business or for those looking for help on how to manage their money better there is this set of resources from the RBS.
Primary resources
Organising and interpreting data
The History Keepers by Damian Dibben
10 things to say that make a difference with learning
Great films from the Queen's jubilee years
The five Ws of writing a news report
Secondary resources
Great films from the Queen's jubilee years
D-Day presentation and activity
Blog of the week
Last Saturday's Secret Teacher struck a chord with many of you when it talked, among other things, about the lack of time teachers have to spend teaching any one child - so far it has stimulated over 100 comments on the site and been viewed more than 153,000 times as I write this. It is our most popular blog to date. If you missed it, why not read it and share it with other teachers. The Guardian Teacher Network is designed to give teachers a voice which is heard.
If you want to be a Secret Teacher, send your piece (600 words max) and a brief biography to blogs curator Emma Drury marked Secret Teacher. We will publish it anonymously.
If you haven't already joined us on Twitter (@GuardianTeach), then please do - we tweet out snippets, tips, resources and info on a daily basis.
Finally, I leave you with with a quick heads-up - on Tuesday we will be focussing on resources for you to use in class before/after and during Euro 2012 and in the following week football author Tom Palmer will also be offering tips on how to use the competition to engage even the most reluctant readers and writers!
Hope you have a sunny week,
Wendy Berliner
Head of Education, Business and Professional
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