Juniors has attracted media attention and is recognised as a market leader in
motivational and supportive educational resources. Read articles, excerpts of
articles and reviews on Juniors from newspapers, educational publications and
websites.
"Jason Leonard unveils latest training partner"
Rugby World Cup hero, Jason Leonard, was helping a Hounslow-based company
celebrate its success at being short-listed for a prestigious education
industry award last week...
Jason Leonard joins the Juniors Team at the BETT 2004 Show and helps promote
education through motivation.
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"Evaluations"
Read three separate evaluations of the Juniors learning package for English,
Maths and Science, by practising teachers.
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...sophisticated and fresh.
...encourages pupils to take control of their own learning and guide
themselves.
Teachers can control the speed of learning... can guide pupils to their weaker
areas.
...assessment tools and the record of tasks enhance pupils' sense of
achievement.
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| Maths KS2: |
...flexible activities... whole class teaching, independent
tasks or paired work.
...clearly defined learning objectives.
...positive instant feedback.
...helpful tool for creating personalised activity programmes for individual
pupils as well as whole classes.
...allows for monitoring and provides rapid and easily accessible assessment
data.
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| Science KS2: |
...75% of the QCA schemes of work is covered.
Animated cartoon characters and colourful images combine with a soundtrack to
assist pupils with reading difficulties.
...explains concepts and skills, and gives examples, self-test questions and a
summary.
Teachers can track individual and class progress and create certificates.
Fun activities in a virtual world reward pupils...
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"Best of BETT"
Science
Juniors, an online service (£500 pa) for school and home this year extends its
remit to cover science. The Juniors' Science Module is a large bank of online
tutorials and activities that also logs pupils' progress. It is rich in
animation, very upbeat and an interesting back up resource.
(Excerpt)
(Reproduced with kind permission of TES)
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"Big hit for the game hunters"
Read how Juniors hits the right balance between education and entertainment.
With an emphasis on collaboration, and not competition, Juniors's communal
nature of gaming is central to its appeal.
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"Juniors"
Juniors has been recognised as a supportive resource, which, regardless of time
constraints, provides a valuable opportunity for anyone to get directly
involved in the education of a child. Read the Internet Magazine's review on
Juniors.
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(Reproduced with kind permission of the Internet Magazine)
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"A World of learning at your fingertips"
Juniors, the online educational resource for Key Stage Two learning from
Netcradle Limited, has introduced an entirely new online educational project,
Juniors V4, which aims to revolutionise the way children in the 21st century
learn.
Billed as the first of its type in the UK, the project has been written and
designed by experts in 'motivational' education and is intended to make kids
want to learn, with a cast of futuristic whiz kids – the J-Gang – and 850
literacy, numeracy and science tutorials presented in exciting, interactive
formats.
(Excerpt)
(Reproduced with kind permission of Eventful Publishing)
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"Education experts call for parents to motivate their
children"
Phil Clegg, Juniors's Content Director, encourages parents to get involved in
their children's learning and help make their learning fun. Read Juniors's
simple 'Five-step' guide for parents to motivate their kids to learn.
Read article
(Reproduced with kind permission of UKParents.co.uk)
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"Exam results are better when kids study with mum and dad"
Richard Herbert talks to Phil Clegg, Juniors's Content Director, about the vital
role parents can, and should play, in motivating their children in their
learning.
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(Reproduced with kind permission of the North-West Evening Mail,
Barrow-in-Furness)
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"Young fan meets his rugby hero"
It was a dream come true for Harpenden youngster when he met his sporting hero
at the launch of a new educational website...
Jason Leonard launches new parents version of Juniors, the 'virtual tutor' for
homes, and backs education through motivation.
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(Reproduced with kind permission of the St Albans Observer)
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"Robots drafted into new home-education army"
Graeme King talks to some of the members of the team behind the scenes of
Juniors, and considers the benefits of the resource for kids, parents and
schools.
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(Reproduced with kind permission of The Journal, Newcastle)
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"Build your own robot"
Click here to read the online review of Juniors by the Times Educational
Supplement.
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"Web route to the getting of wisdom"
Phil Clegg, Juniors's Content Director, talks to Chris Partridge about Juniors @
home and encourages parents to work with their children in getting web-wise.
He says:
Schools are only now getting to grips with what technology can
do, and our testing shows that parents are nervous about using the Net because
they fear that their children know more about it than they do.
Parents shouldn't be nervous about using the Internet because, as Phil says, it
is 'highly motivational' and
'a huge resource for education'
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"Win subscriptions to online resource"
THREE Headteacher Update readers stand to win a free subscription to a new
online bank of lesson resources, courtesy of Netcradle. Tailored to the
National Numeracy and Literacy Strategies...
Headteacher Update is the only UK magazine to reach all 26,000 primary school
headteachers. Published six times a year, at the beginning of each half term,
its content covers the practical issues facing these key decision-makers.
Featuring news about products, services and the major issues that impact the
working life of primary school heads, the magazine helps its readers source the
management information they need through relevant editorial and advertisements.
Read article
(Reproduced with kind permission of Headteacher Update)
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