Juniors.net in the press
 
Juniors.net 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.net from newspapers, educational publications and websites.

Guardian (Hounslow):
12 February 2004

"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.net Team at the BETT 2004 Show and helps promote education through motivation. Read article

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Education Guardian (The Guardian):
6 January 2004

"Evaluations"

Read three separate evaluations of the Juniors.net learning package for English, Maths and Science, by practising teachers.

English KS2: ...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.

 
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.

 
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...

Read full evaluations

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TES.co.uk TES Teacher
TES (The Times Educational Supplement):
2 January 2004

"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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Education Guardian (The Guardian):
18 November 2003 By Jerome Monahan

"Big hit for the game hunters"

Read how Juniors.net hits the right balance between education and entertainment. With an emphasis on collaboration, and not competition, Juniors.net's communal nature of gaming is central to its appeal.

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Internet Magazine:
7 November 2003

"Juniors"

Juniors.net 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.net.

Read article (1327Kb PDF file) (Reproduced with kind permission of the Internet Magazine)

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BETT awards BETT Newsletter:
October 2003
By Peter Worlok

"A World of learning at your fingertips"

Juniors, the online educational resource for Key Stage Two learning from LSN Ltd, 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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TES.co.uk TES Teacher,
TES (The Times Educational Supplement):
26 September 2003

"Build your own robot"

Click here to read the online review of Juniors.net by the Times Educational Supplement.

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Headteacher Update:
March 2003

"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 LSN Ltd. 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.

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