Today marked the third cross-MAT Professional Learning day for all teaching staff and classroom based support staff colleagues across the GFM. INSET days are a really important opportunity for all educational professionals to take time to pause, reflect and learn new approaches to learning and teaching. Today, colleagues across the GFM joined together for training,
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The GFM have been working hard to enable all students to have access to IT. The Chromebook scheme has seen a huge number of parents signing up to a Chromebook for their child to use in and out of school. Alongside this, we have been working with business and individuals to source new and used
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Gomer Junior School – Elf Day Charity Event for the Alzheimer’s Society All staff and children dressed as elves to support the Alzheimer’s Society and raise awareness of the disease on Friday 11 December. As part of their ‘No Outsiders’ curriculum, Gomer Junior educate children about respect for diversity and difference; as part of an
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This year, we have been unable to host Open Days, on-site within the Primary Phase. Therefore, the GFM Primary Phase have made a virtual tour to introduce Gomer Junior and Rowner Junior School to prospective parents/carers. The ‘Open Day Video’ provides viewers with an introduction to some staff, a tour of the school and an
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“Awesome day – because I used a Chromebook for all my learning.” Henry Harman, Year 7 Recognising the need to equip their students with tech, the GFM hosted a Chromebook Launch Day on Tuesday 3 November 2020. To launch the scheme, a whole day of blended learning planned around the use of Chrome books, was provided
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Today, pupils across the GFM took time to pause, reflect and remember on the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month. The GFM fully recognises the importance of Remembrance Day and is especially mindful of our service community at this time. Ahead of today, pupils across the GFM have had the
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Today marks the second cross-MAT Professional Learning day for all teaching staff and classroom based support staff colleagues across the GFM. Today, colleagues across the GFM will be joining together for training which has been organised by the GFM Institute of Education and will be facilitated by colleagues across the GFM.
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You are warmly invited to join the GFM Awards 2020 celebrations. We will broadcast live from 6pm on Thursday 22 October. Good luck to all our GFM nominees who have been invited to join us online and huge congratulations to every one of you. Please click on the link below to access the event.
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The GFM recognise the importance of sharing and value learning from one another to change attitudes, develop our outlook and enable us to best serve our community. In this video, our Director of the Institute of Education (IOE) David Higginbottom meets with our Primary Phase Executive Headteacher Georgina Mulhall to launch GFM Talks 2020-2021.
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