Recolor
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The theory behind colouring books for adults is that they relieve the stress and anger of our daily lives, even if their very existence makes some critics purple-faced with rage.
These books are a bona fide publishing industry trend, though: boosting business for retailer WHSmith in the UK, fuelling a rise in non-fiction sales for US publishers, and helping Amazon chill out some of its customers in south London.
This being 2016, inevitably there are now apps for that. iOS app Recolor is the work of developer Sumoing, whose Repix, Relook and Camu photography apps have been downloaded more than 25m times.
The Finnish company has created more than 200 illustrations for the app, with a simple set of colouring tools to change individual areas of each picture with a tap.
This being 2016 (still) the app uses the freemium model that’s now dominant on the major app stores: it can be downloaded and used for free, but individual illustration packs – from animals, fishes and insects to isometric images and bejewelled skulls – can be bought using in-app purchases.
The Bitesize app is here!
The brand new BBC Bitesize app is now available to download on your mobile phone, for free (iOS and Android).
We’ve launched the Bitesize app for 14-16 year olds just in time for exam season, giving you everything you need to get revising, whenever you want, wherever you are.
Download the app now and take brilliant Bitesize revision tools with you everywhere you go.
Teachmeet Golden Nuggets #TMWildern
We invite any teachers who are near Wildern School in Southampton to come and share or listen to our favourite teaching 'golden nuggets' of ideas!
Join us in our Wave lecture theatre from 4:30-6pm for 3 and 7 minute presentations of some of the most effective lesson starters, differentiation and questioning strategies.
Cologne Christmas markets trip
Cologne Christmas markets trip - there is a meeting in 561 Wednesday 7th at lunch with final information about the trip
Former Year 11 GCSE Certificate Collection
Monday 21st November 2016 from the Dart Foyer
4.30pm - 7.30pm
Year 11 - Careers Fair and College Applications
. For those that could not attend the evening, the key points raised were:
- The best 8 qualification results will be considered for college places (no longer just 5 due to the changes in the Government expectation of student attainment)
- Courses now have a minimum APS grade – the average point score achieved across allqualifications taken
- Do not settle for reaching the minimum grades requested by course entry requirements, aim for the best grades attainable to support future career development
- Courses should be chosen by students and be what they wish to study, not what you as parents wish them to study
- All colleges want ‘happy’ students and different colleges will be right for different students
- The best strategy is to apply for all colleges your son/daughter is interested in attending, accept these places and then decide when they have their results which college they would like to attend. If they have not applied for a college, there is unlikely to be a place for them in September
- For the new GCSE English and Mathematics grades, a grade 4 will be acceptable to enter courses for most colleges. However, the future benchmark will be a Grade 5 and students who do not achieve this will be encouraged to improve their grade to this level to support their future career
- College entry requirements vary so please check this carefully for the colleges your son/daughter is interested in
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