London Grid for Learning - To Parent Directory - LGfL

KS2 resources have been designed to be a template which replicates typical familial patterns, forexample, a parent and child reading a story together.The KS3 resources assume a greater amount of independent and cross-curricular learning.Although there is content to support KS4 on LGfL, KS4 is viewed as being broadly covered by theneed for students to undertake either revision or coursework (dependant on the time of year).This curriculum has the following characteristics:• Broadly appropriate / relevant curriculum material for KS1, KS2 and KS3 available to allLondon schools.• Open ended tasks that offer more potential for work and a differentiated learningexperience.• All learning activities include an introduction along with final assessment/questions sousers can clearly grasp the aims of the work.• The activities feature two or three core tasks with opportunities for extension.• The school closure curriculum will be accessible via www.closure.lgfl.net• Schools may respond in a variety of ways to the school closure curriculum including:- Using it as a basis to come up with their own tailored curriculum more appropriateto the needs of their students / school community- Publicising its existence before any school closures occur- Publicising its existence at the time of needTeaching and Learning Digital ContentReferenceServiceBrief DescriptionPackageThis LGfL ServicePremium Digital ContentPremium Digital ContentCurriculum content which is licensed for use in all schoolsLA pooled fundsis managed directly by LGfLThrough pooling of funds and the collaborative work of the LGfL Editorial Board, London LAs haveput in place for schools a wide range of premium content covering Key Stages 1 - 4 and theFoundation Stage. Combined purchasing power and effective negotiations have securedenormous discounts and savings. No other region in the UK has anything similar in scale orscope to the content offering which is freely available to schools connected to the LGfL, via thecontent grid linked via www.content.lgfl.netSeparate guides are available from LGfL setting out:“What’s on LGfL for…. Science”,“What’s on LGfL for Primary Schools?”“What’s on LGfL for Secondary Schools?” etc for which please see www.content.lgfl.netAccess in school to these resources is authenticated simply by the school being directlyconnected to the LGfL network. Access outside of school is also available using a LGfL log-in,which can be a USO, London MLE or DB log-in. Access through DB will cease when the DBEducation service ceases in July 2010.27