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Circus Starr – The Circus with a Purpose

Millgate House Education sponsors Donated Ticket Scheme.

As part of our support for local charities we are involved in Circus Starr’s Donated Ticket Scheme. Our sponsorship allows tickets to be given completely free of charge to children through The Donna Louise Trust. This enables underprivileged children and children with disabilities to enjoy a memorable day at the circus.

We have already heard wonderful feedback from children and their families who have been to the circus. It really does seem to be something very special for them. It is great to be able to help again this year!

To find out more about Circus Starr’s work, visit www.circus-starr.co.uk

Coming Soon – Look, Think, Talk

‘Attention grabbing activities to engage and inspire.’

Gaynor Weavers’ series of simple, stimulating activities to make children look, think and talk will soon be available for Key Stage 2. It will include details on preparing and using each activity, looking for evidence of thinking and learning, and ideas for extension activities. Look, Think, Talk will show how to use Active Assessment strategies to promote talk, reveal understanding and advance learning.

For more information, and to be the first to know when Look, Think, Talk is available, e-mail info@millgatehouse.co.uk or sign up to our newsletter.

Australia – Eco Education Festival October 2011

Stuart has just returned from a trip to the Australia Bush. One delegate said: ‘Please pass on our special thanks to Stuart; he was knowledgeable, engaging and inspiring!’

The MHE team have created a brand new unit of work for Eco-Centre leaders to improve Primary and Secondary pupils’ understanding of endangered species. Lyn Beazley, the chief scientist for Western Australia, said: ‘This is a tremendous unit for getting our schools to understand their local environment better.’

The PUPPETS project, developed by Millgate House Education, promotes the use of puppets for teaching science. One character, Ricky, is visiting Australia with Stuart to learn about endangered species with pupils. Ricky has stayed out in Australia, so keep up with the latest explorations and science problems on his blog! Visit http://rickyexplores.puppetsproject.com


Stuart, Ricky and friends with the staff at The Hills Forest, in the Australian Bush.

South Africa – ASTE Conference July 2011

Stuart Naylor has been in South Africa recently, at the University of Mafikeng where the South African Association of Science Teacher Educators held their conference. He was asked to present two keynote addresses at the conference, and these were well received by the teachers. As one of the organisers said afterwards, ‘I can safely say that your presentation was the highlight of the conference. You skilfully managed to pitch your presentation at a level that accommodated all teachers’.

Stuart giving his presentation and afterwards with the Mafikeng mayor