South West Teacher Network


October 2015 Newsletter  
   Follow us on Twitter  Like us on Facebook
Welcome to the October Newsletter from SWTN!

So you've almost made it to half-term and we're sure you're looking forward to a well-earned rest! We've got some really exciting content to share with you this month, fantastic new resources, exciting competitions and an inspiring tale of a technology focused learning commons. Read on to find out more...

In Early 2014 Devonport High School for Boys had a vision to transform its traditional Library into a modern Learning Commons. It's an inspiring story!
Devonport High School for Boys
The Cold War Resource Laptop with SWGfL Digital Literacy displayed
Witnessing the fallout from a nuclear detonation is just one of the many experiences presented in The Cold War, a new resource from LGfL for Key Stage 3 & 4 students.
Copyrights and wrongs, citations, safe searching, spam emails - is your curriculum reaching as far as it should?
Mixital
With BBC's new Mixital website, your pupils can make their own digital Doctor Who games, Strictly Come Dancing routines for robots, and animated EastEnders comics!
Cyber Centurion
CyberCenturion is the U.K.'s first team-based cyber security contest for secondary students - get a team together to protect a virtual computer full of vulnerabilities and prevent exploitation by cyber criminals
Stemnet
Streamlining ships, trimming turbines and building better buildings, could your students be the engineers of the future?

Find out everything you need to know about SWGfL at any time by visiting our website

Sincerely,
South West Teacher Network