Digital Innovator of the Year 2024

The Redbridge Education Awards 2024 were hosted on the 25th May at Fairlop Waters. With over 650 nominations from staff working in education settings across the borough. 

A new category this year was "Digital Innovator" and proud winner was Joanne Martin of Little Heath School. 

Quote from the award submission. "She (Jo) won because her school were proud to nominate her for her dedication and innovative approach to special education. Joanne has not only embraced the knowledge of digital technology but has utilised it to open up extraordinary opportunities for Little Heaths SEND ( Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) children, empowering them to explore and connect with the world beyond their classroom walls". 

 One of the key technologies Jo has embedded into the school curriculum is "video conferencing". Working with global content partners and schools around the world her pupils have been given new enrichment opportunities to connect to and meet the wider community.

Jo Martin pictured below in her classroom with the AV Magazine, " Clive the Bear "

Earth Day Megaconference 2024 - Planet vs Plastics

We are delighted to announce that the schools in the schedule below have been chosen to present on Earth Day Megaconference - April 22nd on Planet vs Plastics 

Students aged 12 -17yrs around the globe will speak, either about their individual schools, their town/city, their district and/or their country. 

What can we do as young people to help our planet?  

Session	Time of presentation GMT ( April 22nd )	School Name	Country
1	10.30 – 11.00	British International School Ukraine	Ukraine
2	11.00 - 11.30	Affiliated High School of Chung-Hsing University	Taiwan
3	11.30 – 12.00	Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Nr XIV	Poland
4	12.00 -12.30	Affiliated High School of Chung-Hsing University	Taiwan
5	12.30 – 13.00	GÜLÜÇ İBRAHİM İZMİRLİ ANADOLU LİSESİ	Turkey
6	13.00 – 13.30	Osnovna škola Horvati	Croatia
7	13.30 – 14.00	Woodford County High School	UK
8	14.00 – 14.30	Oaks Park High School	UK
9	14.30 – 15.00	Unifat Pimary School	Uganda
10	15.00 – 15.30	Maria Afonsina Diniz Macêdo School. EEM José Correia Lima. Instituto de Ensino Sátiro Siebra. EEEP Dr José Iran costa	Brazil
11	15.30 – 16.00	Jeanne Sauvé French Immersion Public School	Canada

An Assembly with the National Archives

On Friday January 26th, the National Archives(NA) partnered with the NVCEG and delivered a bespoke assembly to over 11, Year 6 classrooms all about the Holocaust. It was incredible for the NA to reach such a high number of students to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, many of which may not have been able to visit The National Archives easily. The children’s ability to relate to the past and consider the difficulties faced by those involved in the Kindertransport was very moving and it was lovely to hear such thoughtful and empathetic responses to the historic documents that were shared.

"We hope the students will continue to reflect on the experiences of those affected by the Holocaust" quoted Hannah Carter, Education Manager at the National Archives. "The students were fantastic, their responses were so thoughtful. We are thrilled, we were able to engage with so many students today"  

The document on the right shared by the NA  was MH 55/689; this is a Ministry of Health file about conditions in Dovercourt Camp, a refugee camp for predominantly Jewish children who came to the UK as part of the Kindertransport scheme.

Sophie Stewart, Education Officer, pictured below,  led the session, she concluded by relating what happened in history to what is happening today in our modern world, she ended the assembly by asking the children to think about the following question: ‘What would make a child refugee feel comfortable in a new country?’

We want to send a huge heart felt thank you to the National Archives education team for such a thought provoking, well thought out, factual and child focused session all about the Holocaust.  We learnt lots !