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The primary function of this web site is to support my work as an electronics teacher at Finham Park School. Although much of the content is specific to my students, a number of areas e.g. the knowledge base, may be of interest to others. In another role, I jointly manage the West Midlands Digital D&T Support Centre with Hugh Johnson and Heidi Ambrose-Brown. Details of support centre courses and activities can be found 4here . This part of the site includes teaching resources and information about avaliable project PCBs. I am also a ECT trainer actively working to promote/support electronics in schools. The ECT initiative funded by the IET and DCSF is managed by D&TA. Further information can be found here 4D&TA     Electronics Education published by the IET containes numerous useful articels on electronics for students and teachers alike - this includes some that I have written. But, to encompass the needs of Engineering Diploma students and broaden the base of the publication, Electronics Education has been replaced by a new publication Engineering and Technology Education which is sent out to secondary schools (in the UK) free of charge. You can however, download past issues of EE from here 4The IET ECT Education is a new website that aims to fill the void left by the demise of Electronics Education. In the coming months, my articles published in EE will be available to download without loss of fidelity from the website. (The on-line back issues of EE on the IET website have been converted to pdf at a comparatively low resolution rendering many diagrams unreadable!). By subscribing to the RSS feed (using your email client or RSS reader) you can automatically receive notification when new content is added to the ECT Education website. 4ECT Education Useful links and download area directs you to other relevant sites. 4Useful links 4Downloads The Gallery shows examples of past student's work. 4GCSE Electronic Products 2002 4GCSE Electronic Products 2003 The knowledge base is an experimental area which rounds up useful information and puts it into a single help file for easy reference. Icons marked with a red star are empty. 4Knowledge base How to gives instructions on: 4Transferring work between school and home 4Installing Ranger2Xl Wallcharts containing useful data on frequently used components and circuits. 4Wallcharts and datasheets GCSE Electronic Products coursework 4Overview of coursework 4Available text books Revision 4GCSE Revision 4AS/A2 Resources/revision Class worksheets 4eChip 4Digital dice 4Key Fob Torch 4Electronic Products Student login for access to secure area for: 4Electronic Products Coursework tracker 4Product Design Coursework tracker 4FTP Webspace (for exam students only) Need help? 4AS/A2 Coursework tracker 4iWorksheets Are you thinking about studying electronics ? Whether you are considering your options for GCSE or a degree course and career there are fantastic opportunities at all levels. 4Links to sites giving information on engineering careers 4What do we do in GCSE Electronics products? Finham Park students can email me using this link. 4P H Gardiner School contact information can be found on the school's main website: 4Finham Park School

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