Choose the right resources
Code of Practice Statement: Provide teaching resources that are well matched to the pupils’ needs, and of the highest possible quality.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: Teachers use a wide range of diverse resources to extend children’s experience and support their learning.
You may wish to include:
- examples of diverse teaching resources
- inventory list, stock - detailed and diverse (visual, auditory, and tactile/kinaesthetic)
- visits and guest speakers.
Other resources
TES Connect Resources - home to a vast library of teaching resources all created and uploaded by other teachers in the TES community for everyone to share. With separate subject channels for every type of teacher, there are all kinds of classroom materials including lesson plans, videos, PowerPoints, games, puzzles, worksheets and tutorials. With over 29,000 resources already on the site, hundreds are uploaded by the community every week. www.tes.co.uk/resourcehub.aspx?navcode=70
CILT Resources Library - Founded in 1966, the CILT Resources Library aims to be the UK's largest, most comprehensive and up-to-date source of material for language teaching and learning at all levels and ages, in book, audio, video and software form. The library catalogue is available online: www.cilt.org.uk/home/library.aspx
