Discover a fun and multi-sensory SSP programme for your school Jolly Phonics
Science Museum – Introducing a STEM careers experience for 11-16 year olds Science Museum
Free online exhibition to inspire reading and writing Seven Stories
Why I Love… Discovery Education Health and Relationships Discovery Education
Be part of a brighter energy future Royal Society of Chemistry
Oxford University Press Courses
KS2 primary teacher
One minute, you're the very model of primary professionalism – the next, there's a lump in your throat, tears are forming and...sorry, I think there's something in my eye...
"The poets were writing about how the discarded soiled mattresses were lounging like teenagers against the walls"
Celebrate National Poetry Day 2019 collectively with the help of verse by Joseph Coelho, Michael Rosen, Rachel Rooney, Karl Nova and Victoria Adukwei-Bulley, says Jonny Walker...
Forget dull worksheets – immerse children in rich learning opportunities with these easy ideas, says Jonny Walker...
"Don't say biscuit, say Garibaldi!" – Clichés and generalisms make for plodding and tiresome poetry and prose. For writing to grab us, it needs to be specific, says Jonny Walker...
These competitions not only help children soak up facts but also boost communication skills and help develop knowledge through elimination and reasoning, says Jonny Walker...
Jonny Walker runs us through a dozen things from his childhood schooldays that if he can't forget, he might as well share with us all...
Eye rolls at talk of your lengthy 'holidays', glee at the sight of new glue sticks, and other signs from Jonny Walker that you are a primary teacher through and through...
From 'chunderstorms' to tacky fonts, here are the aspects of an otherwise rewarding job that Jonny Walker just can't be doing with...
It wasn't just because I fell in a bog, says Jonny Walker...
Us teachers are in a position where by giving a kid two minutes of our time, we might be able to alter the direction of his life. We are more powerful than we realise.
...And it wasn't just because I fell in a bog – pupils who were shy and reluctant to contribute in the classroom were overflowing with dazzling similes and inventive turns of phrase
Chuckle Brother impressions, dust devils, a vicious T-rex – the weird and wonderful world of school playtime
Five gold rings? Four calling birds? Not in primary schools. Jonny Walker runs down what teachers can expect in the run up to Christmas
From killing kids' favourite trends to seating-plan magic, here are some of the many superpowers you have in your teaching arsenal
From 'Where do babies come from?' to 'Have you seen the mess in the boys' toilets?', these are the queries all teachers dread
Shopping sprees, burger delivery drones, teaching with LOLcats – well they certainly can't hurt, says Jonny Walker
There are some things you've no doubt had to do as a teacher that you'd otherwise never have imagined doing in a thousand years. Here, Jonny Walker picks out a few of his "highlights"...
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever tasted? Use exaggeration to write funny poems. Children benefit enormously from being able to write from...
Are you looking for a new systematic synthetic phonics programme for your school that: Is fun and multi-sensory that both teachers and children will enjoyHas been used successfully in classrooms across...
Are you looking for a new systematic synthetic phonics programme for your school that:
Well Schools, with support from the Youth Sport Trust and the BUPA Foundation, recently launched a guide that aims to demystify the process of measuring wellbeing and provide some practical...
A 4-page guidance document on how teachers can utilise critical literacy. What does it mean to interpret a text critically? It means being a discerning reader who does the following: questions...
A 4-page guidance document on how teachers can utilise critical literacy.
What does it mean to interpret a text critically? It means being a discerning reader who does the following: questions...
The reality of true wellbeing is that it's different for all of us, says Vicki Manning...
Tales of the great outdoors and all it has to offer can help pupils understand...
Unleash pupils’ potential through the mighty morphin' power of language and get a class full of...
From appreciating art to the joy of solving puzzles, Mike Askew explores the true purpose...
