Summary: | Each week, Resource Review experts recommend top resources which are put to the test, giving teachers the ability to make informed decisions regarding the most effective resources ranging from the best publications to the most applicable pieces of software. This episode focuses on primary numeracy. Teacher Lisa Small from St Patrick's Primary School in Camden, London, looks at three resources for teaching basic numeracy, 2 Calculate from 2Simple, Perfect Times CD ROM from Cambridge_Hitachi and On the Mat , a flipbook from BEAM Education.At the Teachers TV studio, presenter David Bromfield discusses the results, resources and gets further opinions from the Resource Review panel, which features freelance education consultant Adrienne Jones, Ray Barker from BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association) and subject expert Kay Scoresby, a freelance educational consultant. Each week, Resource Review experts recommend top resources which are put to the test, giving teachers the ability to make informed decisions regarding the most effective resources ranging from the best publications to the most applicable pieces of software. Teacher Pete Winiewicz from Fitzjohn's Primary School in Camden, north London, puts two resources to the test in the classroom: Maths Mansion CD-ROM produced by Channel 4 and Motivational Maths , published by Prim Ed.The Resource Review panel consists of subject specialist, Andrew Combe, deputy headteacher at Eastfield Primary School, Adrienne Jones, a freelance education consultant and Alan Mills, of the Specialist Schools Trust. They discuss Pete's findings and if the resources can be a practical help teachers.
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