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The actor and author understands firsthand the transformative power of school, because at the age of 11, inspirational teachers changed her life
Justine Greening announces that final decisions on new fairer funding system for schools and higher needs will now be taken 'early in the new year'
Celebrate World Oceans Day this year on 8 June and let your children learn about the amazing worlds that lie deep beneath these big blue bodies of water, and why they're so important...
Getting kids to talk about themselves shouldn't be hard, but getting them to create good autobiographical writing, you might need these activities, ideas, templates and worksheets...
Get your hands on these excellent learning aids without parting with a single penny
Sometimes the most exciting stories are those we know to be true – so why not share these with your class, and see where they take them?
Set your classroom standards early and have children stick to them for the whole year with these expert advice articles and videos...
Whether students want to create an epic adventure in a fiery inferno or tense tale in a sleepy town, make sure they create a compelling plot and a fully realised setting with these resources...
LCM and HCF are areas students often confuse, so these resources will help you make sure they know their factors from their multiples and offer some engaging activities to let the lessons sink in
Just because these literary works are considered classics, doesn't mean the average teen will be excitedly poring over the pages. You're going to need more than mere words to get every student involved, and these resources are ready to help
Give your school a great gift this Christmas
From recognising shapes, colours and patterns to exploring symmetry and size, there's plenty of ways for kids to discover sides and angles
From a field of hundreds, 38 resources made the final cut...
We find out how the physical development and confidence levels of children with SEND can be given a boost through cycling…
Bag your school library a fantastic set of fiction for KS1 and 2 for WBD 2017
From Horrid Henry to Where's Wally? via Peppa Pig and some monster underpants, these activities will have you covered
Let young children explore their own learning experience through sensory activities in the natural world...
From early splatters and smears to the tricky business of wielding a pencil, here's a selection of videos to help you navigate the business of mark making...
New guide and accompanying resources aim to assist schools in building on existing mental health provision and devising new initiatives
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We chat to the author and illustrator Cressida Cowell about her ongoing efforts at getting families to read together – and the dedication of teachers at a 'demoralising' time...
As Nicky Morgan bows out after two years at the helm of the DfE, what do we know about her successor?
As the renowned lawn tennis competition gears up, here's a selection of resources to get your pupils into backhanding, volleying and smashing spirit...
LEGO can be used in primary classrooms in myriad ways – here are a few illustrative examples...
Star Wars, space terms, technology and Trump also figure highly in entries to this year's 500 Words story writing competition
'Faith Schoolers Anonymous' pitched as blogging platform and source of support for pupil whistleblowers
Learning doesn't just flow from teacher to pupil – it can move in the other direction too...
Information resource finds children more likely to report seeing unsuitable material on social media than parents
What will you do to celebrate 20 years since the first publication of The Philosopher's Stone?
Today's kids might use these important punctuation marks more for emojis than making a pause in a sentence ; ) – but these SPaG activities will help them get to grips with using them correctly in their writing...
Get the best resources for Key Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4 to keep students learning while COVID-19 has schools in shutdown...
Stop! Grammar time. Give kids a fun way to consolidate learning with some basic interactive activities to test their SPaG skills...
Good verb usage and great instructional writing? It's imperative. So help your primary pupils get to grips with this aspect of grammar with these resources, activities and ideas...
Help primary children get to know their graphemes to help their reading and writing skills soar, with these lessons, ideas, activities and more...
Start your UKS2 students off on the right spelling foot with these worksheets, lessons, activities, games and more...
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Make sure your Year 6 pupils have all the reading comprehension skills they need for SATs and secondary school with these worksheets, lessons, activities and more...
Make Christmas cards, felt robins and cardboard crowns to colour and wear with these amazing activities
Teach Year 3-6 children all about Ancient Greek Gods, heroes, monsters and more with these great resources for literacy, creative writing and history...
Teach your year 5 and 6 students how and when to put an embedded clause in the middle of a main clause with these grammar worksheets, activities, ideas, lessons and more...
Improve primary pupils' poetry writing and comprehension skills with our selection of resources, lessons, activities and more...
Friday 19 March this year is a time for schools to get have fun and fundraise for a great cause, so here are some ideas to get you going...
To whom it may concern, help your students master the arts of formal letter writing with these lesson plans, activities and ideas for Key Stage 2...
Eight educators offer up their ideas to help you get inspired for World Book Day (without dressing up!)...
Whether you're introducing this mathematical concept to KS3 students or stretching GCSE ones, working on linear equations or quadratic, using graphical methods or elimination, these resources have you covered...
Get primary children excited about science for BSW this 5-15 March, whether it's chemistry, biology, physics or STEM in general with these great worksheets, lesson plans, resources, activities and ideas...
Improve the breath and depth of KS3 and KS4 students' vocabularies, help close the word gap and give them the language skills needed to succeed across all subjects with these expert advice articles...
We take a closer look at the method of combining in-person teaching with remote learning that's enabled schools to continue functioning amid almost impossible circumstances...
Dr Joanna Rhodes takes your students through seven amazing lessons looking at humans, animals and plants
Help your GCSE students extrapolate, interpolate and correlate data using bar graphs, scatter graphs, pie charts and more
As April is National Pet Month, we've highlighted some of the great teaching resources from the RSPCA for you to share with your KS4 class...
Show primary pupils the unlimited potential of word power with these resources for prefixes, suffixes and root words...
Give your Year 1s a firm foundation in basic maths with these activities, ideas and lessons for number place value...
The Beano is on the lookout for Britain’s funniest school class. So download the free comedy-writing lesson plans and enter your class' three best gags...
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Help your KS1 and 2 students get to grips with place value, whether it's whole or decimals numbers, addition or multiplication, with these tips and activities...
The search is on once again for the very best in classroom technology...
It’s 10 years since David Walliams’ first book The Boy in the Dress was published! Share your celebration for your chance to win an ultimate World of David Walliams Birthday Party!
Following Nick Gibb's refusal to answer a basic multiplication question on live TV, we thought we'd put together a simple quiz to see if your maths skills are up to his high standards
Give your students a piece of the Pythagoras with these excellent lesson plans for lower-secondary students
Get young children to turn their ear to 'eer' and 'ere' in fun and active ways with these fun phonics activities
From quickfire card games to 'spot the mistake' cards and mathematical puzzle games, these resources will help your students get to grips with algebra from the off this year
Use mermaids, magic, wizards and trolls to explore why myths and legends survive history (and reality)
Coast and Town presenter Nicholas Crane knows a thing or two about our home island – thanks to a passion for geography that started at school
From dinosaurs to Scratch, women in science to evolution, here are some great factual texts to inspire kids
If any children are finding a particular multiplication table a struggle, there's always a neat gimmick that might help, and these videos show some of our favourites
Maths is essentially all just one big puzzle book anyway, so why not have some fun?
Over the course of a decade, this grassroots movement has grown from being a few men in a pub to a global source of collaborative CPD. Here, some past TeachMeet participants share their fondest memories...
Education Minister confirms that "We will not introduce statutory mathematics and reading resits on children’s arrival in year 7"
Google Expeditions Pioneer Programme now inviting sign-ups from schools across the country
If your daily pre-work eating routine leaves something to be desired – or if you don't have one at all – then this is one Twitter conversation you'll want to pay attention to...
Outgoing PM confirms details of new schools that will offer 20,000 places between them
Overwhelming majority of respondents believe preparations for KS2 assessment have had detrimental effects on children's education and broader wellbeing
Favoured appointee has chaired Ofqual since 2011 and co-founded academy sponsor ARK, but possesses no hands-on teaching experience
Ads for teacher recruitment initiative aimed at academics boils PhDs down to the plain-spoken basics...
Court's ruling backs parent who refused to pay £120 fine for taking daughter on term-time family holiday to Disney World
Nick Gibb confirms that test due to be taken by around 500,000 pupils this year is to be pulled, following accidental publication of live test paper on government website
In our second union conference round-up, we turn to the National Union of Teachers' gathering in Brighton...
What is a prime number? Why are they important? These worksheets, activities, ideas and resources will help answer these questions and more for your Year 5 and Year 6 maths students...
Boost your students' word banks and vocab skills with this range of resources, games activities and ideas for primary school...
The launch of a new website is offering teachers expert-made resources at affordable prices...
What is a modal verb? Help children get to grips with this element of grammar with these teaching resources, lesson plans and other ideas for primary...
Give young writers a headstart in poetry with these templates, activities and more for penning an acrostic poem...
Tricky words are everywhere in the English language, so teaching these common exception rules to children can be tough. Thankfully, these activities, ideas and other resources are here to help...
Help children get a firm footing in grammar with the foundation of every sentence, the main clause, by using these ideas, activities and more for primary English...
Make sure your upper KS2 students have a firm grip on spelling with these excellent ideas, activities, lessons games and more...
Get primary kids writing great diary entries with this selection of activities, classroom ideas and other resources...
Give your young children a festive feeling with seasonal sensory play and cracking Christmas craft activities...
Get kids colouring, crafting and creating this Easter with these easy-to-do ideas
Looking for something fresh to share with students this 7 March? Check out our recommendations of the best recent novels for early years, primary and secondary...
With primary schools closed, things like the attainment gap and the vocabulary gap will have only widened for many students, but these activities, ideas and worksheets can help learning get back on track
How does mental health affect students in schools and what can school staff due to help? Find out here...
Managing challenging behaviour in KS1 and KS2 children can be tricky, but this collection of expert advice, ideas and opinion pieces can help you keep the mood positive
42! It's the answer to 'how many days are there in six weeks?' as well as 'Life, the Universe and everything'
Cover reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and spoken English with this huge collection of free resources that will help prepare your students on the road to GCSEs...
Start September with behaviour standards high and carry them on throughout the year with some of the best advice articles for KS3 and KS4...
What does STEM stand for and how can you implement it in the classroom? Find out here...
An entire breakdown of the National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study for Year 7-9 with worksheets, activities, ideas, PowerPoints and more for every element...
Save yourself planning time by using one of our innovative science lesson plans this term
Improve your secondary students' algebra skills by factorising quadratic equations with these lesson plans, activities, ideas and printouts...
With April being National Pet Month, we thought we'd highlight some of the excellent teaching resources produced by the RSPCA for you to share with your KS3 class...
Help primary children learn to tell the time quickly and efficiently with these excellent resources, activities, ideas and more...
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Our selection of educators and celebrity authors reveal the children's writers they love the most...
Exciting learning aids that will encourage pupils to get involved
The judges’ verdicts are in, and Teach Primary is delighted to announce the winners of its first Resource Awards
Spice up your start-of-term routine with these five fun getting-to-know-you games and activities this September...
Lesson plans, activities and worksheets to help secondary students develop their understanding of percentage change
Use paintings, role play and primary source materials to boost your students' historical knowledge with these amazing lessons
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Help your KS4 students boost their MFL skills on the road toward GCSEs with these activities, ideas and lesson plans
Help children to practise their multiplication skills with these fun games and activities
From letters and diaries to creative fiction, news articles and persuasive writing, these fantastic novels provide inspiration aplenty
Whether your favourite is the Tyrannosaurus rex, Diplodocus or Pterodactyl there's a great tale to be had that your young children will love
They’re funny because they’re true (and also because they’re funny)
See what titles are on offer in March and prepare your lessons with free complementary resources
Education apparently not a big issue as Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond barely addresses funding and staff problems
804 schools currently found to be coasting, based on 2014/15 results
NSPCC helpline provided 844 online porn-related counselling sessions to children over the last year, including 130 to children aged 11 and younger
Site users divided over whether or not increased school selection is a good idea
We find out how a LEGO Innovation Studio helped boost student engagement in A Level maths and computing at Newcastle-under-Lyme College...
New creative writing method for secondary schools seeks to provide students with skills in competition, creativity and collaboration
How LEGO EV3 kits can be proved to test the veracity of scientific statements...
Find out how LEGO can serve as both a favourite toy at home and a powerful aid to learning in the classroom...
Appointment as government's 'enterprise tsar' will see entrepreneur and broadcaster promote benefits of apprenticeships to school-leavers across the country...
Counselling sessions addressing exam stress worries up by 9% and concerns over exam results up by 20%
Wateraid's Pupil Pipeline challenge will see pupils establish links with schools in Zambia
Here's one a US childcare centre made earlier...
Let little ones face fears safely with this collection of tales featuring all things scary and spooky this October...
Whether you want thoughtful and harrowing fiction, revealing biographies or inciteful non-fiction there are numerous great reads to start a discussion on WWII in the classroom...
As Hay Festival unveils the line-up for its free Programme for Schools (21-22 May), we asked eight of this year’s award-winning writers to tell us about a book that inspired them when they were young…
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Day this 3 October with these great lessons, activities and ideas for KS1 and KS2...
Help your Year 6s get their apostrophes and commas in order and make sense of tense with these free activities and worksheets...
Get primary pupils properly punctuating direct speech with these worksheets, activities and ideas for teaching inverted commas (or ‘speech marks’)...
Over, under, in and out, that's what prepositions are all about! Well, there's a bit more to it than that, so these lesson ideas and more will help you teach this topic in your classroom...
Help children improve and vary sentence openers in creative, persuasive and essay writing with these activities, ideas, lessons and more...
Teach primary children this simple five-stop story structure technique to help them write great fiction, with these activities, ideas and other resources...
Teach Primary speaks to the brothers about their smash-hit podcast, Two Mr Ps in a Podcast...
This year's British Science Week takes place on 8-17 March, so try something new and exciting with your secondary pupils with these activities, ideas, lessons and other classroom resources...
Get in gear for your literary lessons with a smattering of resources from around the web...
Can’t go out at the moment? These trip ideas will come to you...
Help children know when and how to use speech marks in direct speech, and why not to use them in indirect speech, with these lessons, activities, worksheets and more for Key Stage 2 grammar...
Help kids put together a convincing argument, whether it's in an essay, advert, debate or letter, with these lessons, ideas, activities and more for Key Stage 2 English lessons...
Develop literacy, improve grammar and make children's writing better than ever with these adjectives games, worksheets, lessons, activities and other resources for primary school...
Introduce square numbers to your primary pupils in a fun, engaging and easy-to-understand way with these worksheets, videos, activities and other resources...
Come 2 September we all remember the devastating inferno that blazed through our capital in 1666...
We've gathered a selection of expert opinion pieces and advice articles on strategies for managing positive behaviour to help your nursery run smoothly and let all children get on with learning and having fun...
For any students who think maths is dry and dull, use these YouTube guides and problems to show the magic of numbers
Get creative with Willy Wonka's popping candy or explore moon rock with these great activities...
As the end of their first year comes to a close, our NQTs are getting the hang of this teaching lark, but in education there’s always room for new ideas, and nasty surprises...
Download these free resources for KS1 and KS2 on farm animals, pets, wildlife, habitats, minibeasts and lifecycles for National Pet Month in April...
Switch from cm to mm, km to miles and metric to non-metric with ease with these worksheets, interactive games and other primary teaching resources...
Don't give your students half an education on fractions, give them the whole thing with these activities, worksheets and other resources...
Eight steps to teaching KS1 maths, based on the White Rose Maths scheme of work...
You and your students can have your say in what books made you roaring with laughter by casting your votes in this year's Lollies!
Starting as a newly qualified teacher this September? Then we've got everything you need here, from behaviour management to surviving school trips, to make sure you're prepared and ready to succeed...
Help your secondary students branch their vocabularies out with these lesson plans, activities, ideas and games...
Dive deep into Dickens' detailed descriptions and delight in Doyle's detective fiction with these full, and free, lesson plans for your Year 10 and 11s
Explore climate change, use mobile phones to learn fundamental map skills, see what effects humans have on water and much much more...
Help us understand the impact of teacher stress, anxiety and depression on students' learning
Don't be a square, boost your kids' shape recognition skills with these ace activities
Get the best out of your MFL students with these adaptable lesson plans suitable for KS3 or 4
Shiver me timbers! Check out this buried treasure chest full of fantastic resources
Achievement for All and Kinderly are helping Early Years practitioners to kick-start children's education
Avast ye scurvy-infested seadogs, there's hidden treasure to be had with this bounty of books
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Free resources? It really is Xmas. Do we also get a free dinosaur?
Achievement For All’s 2015-2016 Impact Report shows promising signs for equality in education
Whether it's fractions of amounts, adding and subtracting fractions or finding equivalent fractions, these worksheets, activities and lessons will help your primary maths students get to grips with this area of the curriculum...
Pick up some tips and get inspired with this selection of messy play-themed blog posts from around the world...
Stafforshire University research finds that children who play with books and jigsaws are more creatively inspired than telly-watchers
Some of the key points we've taken away from this year's results day, along with a selection of responses from the profession...
Nicky Morgan believes this year's KS2 results show 'No limit to pupils’ potential' – but unions maintain that they're the product of mishandled government reforms...
Survey findings by the Sutton Trust and the EEF suggest that proportion of schools diverting pupil premium funding elsewhere is small, but growing
Substandard teaching, lack of revision and jitters on the day tend to be the things most people blame for poor exam results – but what if the exam venue itself is working against you?...
Resource pack for primary and secondary schools aims to develop pupils' critical thinking skills when online
New report from the Royal Institute of British Architects criticises poor communication, lack of flexibility and 'over-engineering' in government's school building programme
PM robustly defends government's intention to convert all English schools into academies at Prime Minister's Questions
Judges include comedian Lucy Porter, authors Clare Mackintosh and David Melling and Mumsnet editor Sarah Crown...
Get your pupils' grammar games on point by spicing up their writing with these antonym and synonym activities and ideas...
John Boyne's book and the film adaptation have proved a popular vehicle for teaching the difficult subject of the Holocaust, so we've picked out some of the best activities, worksheets and ideas to use in your classroom...
Whether you want wonderful worksheets, brilliant book topics or long lists of alliterative examples, these resources can help kids grasp this topic faster than you can say 'She sells seashells by the sea shore'...
It's not quite as simple as 'doing words', but these activities for Years 1 through Year 6 will have children learning all about the different types of verbs and how and when to use them...
Help children know their relative clauses from their subordinate clauses, their independent clauses from dependant causes, and more, with these resources and worksheets for primary school...
What's the best, most-useful, and worthwhile SPaG topic you can teach? Hyperbole of course. It's awe-inspiring. So we've picked out the greatest, most-fantastic activities, ideas and more for you to use...
Whether you still spell it 'SPaG' or go for the modern 'GPS', that 'S' part is a key component that you can help children master with these games, activities, strategies and advice...
The past progressive tense can seem like a confusing contradiction of terms, but these worksheets, activities and ideas will help your students get to grips with this grammar element...
From the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen to the 'happily ever after' Disneyfied versions, fairy tales have stood the test of time and are beloved by kids, so let them rewrite their own takes with these ideas...
Improve primary pupils' speaking skills by explicitly teaching oracy in the classroom, with these activities, ideas and other teaching resources...
Explore energy, motion, forces and waves with these amazing activities including broadcasting a message into outer space, engaging in meteorology and studying sound by creating your own instruments
Gear up for the biggest literary event of the school year with a wealth of free book topics for your primary class...
Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? Roman numerals, that's what...
Help Year 3-6 students link words and phrases of equal importance with these coordinating conjunctions activities and idea for Key Stage 2 SPaG...
Do your primary class need help with words that sound the same but have different meanings? These SPaG worksheets, activities and ideas will have them separating their 'there' from their 'they're' in no time...
Accommodate your primary students' spelling needs with words to accompany them as they go on to achieve in years to come, with these great activities, games and classroom ideas...
The algebra part of the Key Stage 3 curriculum is covered with this free range of printable or online worksheets and tests...
It doesn't matter whether you're a 'glass half full' or 'glass half empty' kind of person, these primary maths resources will help your students get their fill of capacity and volume...
Help students prepare for this half of the English exam with this collection of useful tips and tools...
Time to get your hands dirty...and your clothes...and your hair...and your face...you get the idea...
You won't believe what happened when Sarah from [your location] solved this maths equation that 123% of people got wrong!
Dr Angelo Grubišić and indoor skydiving company team up deliver lessons on human flight to visiting secondary classes...
Our trainees experience the highs and lows of assessment, a disheartening conference and excessive, extravagant, intolerable, unconscionable synonym abuse...
Prime Minister's plans to increase number of 'good school places' will see opening of new grammar schools, existing schools given powers to select pupils, and universities and public schools called upon to share their resources and expertise...
What's the most important core subject? Are schools setting us up for life? What do you wish you'd learnt at school? Teaching Abroad Direct looked to find the answers...
Go green this June 5th and help your pupils understand how to build a brighter future, and why we all should, with these activities, ideas and lesson plans for World Environment Day 2019...
It's not too late to get hold of a ticket for this year's Southern Rocks event on Saturday 2 February – and here are a few reasons to consider it...
Boost secondary students' lexicons and word skills with some fun, free-to-play interactive games...
The thing about behaviour is that there's always something new to deal with, and children who are immune to your tried-and-tested methods. But these creative ideas and specific scenarios should arm you with a few more tricks...
Knowing me, knowing you, we're all going to find introductory exercises a little awkward, so we best make them fun and inclusive at least...
Help your pupils explore the measurements of the sides of shapes with these mathematical worksheets, lesson plans, activities ideas and games...
Help your Year 10 and 11 students on the path to their GCSEs with these free lesson plans
Did the new 'teachers for teachers' conference hit the ground running?
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Give primary pupils a good grounding in times table and multiplication skills with these activities and ideas
Whether it's learning perfect tense through pop songs or fluency in speaking through Dr Who, these resources will have your class loving language learning
If you've got some wisdom to offer or opinions to share regarding primary school PTAs, we want to hear from you...
If you needed any more of an excuse to let kids' creativity loose then Children's Art Week will do nicely
Whether it's getting children to be more active and understand the benefits of health and fitness, or using this year's run as a hook for maths or geography these are some of the best ideas around
Looking out the window at grey skies and cold winds? Why not start thinking ahead to brighter days of daffodils, bluebells and birdsong with some seasonal outdoor activities?
Put the pens and paintbrushes to one side, for tonight we make our mark with marbels, loo rolls and more
Our pick of the posts that caught our attention over the past week...
Our pick of the posts to have caught our attention over the last week...
Cartoon Network survey of chidren aged 6 to 12 also finds humour most looked-for trait when making friends
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School Teachers' Review Body report on pay suggests a 1% rise in teacher salaries won't be enough to tackle continuing recruitment pressures within the profession
548,006 applications for secondary places received in 2016 – up 2.8% compared to last year
Let us know which teacher and school has inspired you most over the past year, and they could win some fantastic prizes courtesy of LEGO® Education...
Figures accompanied by four recommendations for world leaders regarding refugees' right to education
DfE blames 'rogue marker' for making spelling, punctuation and grammar test answers available via password-protected Pearson website
Admissions policies and oversubscription criteria apparently contributing to 'social divergence'
Workload concerns, talk of strikes, resistance to academisation and Ministerial heckling play out before conference delegates in Birmingham...
From Monday 7 to Friday 11 October help raise awareness of dyslexia in schools, support students and learn how to spot signs early, with these resources, activities and helpful advice articles...
From the cute and cuddly to the fiery and ferocious, these mythical beasts are always a popular part of literary history...
Find some new ideas for sharing one of the all-time most beloved authors with your KS1 or 2 classroom...
Relative clauses? Relative pronouns? It's all relative when it comes to improving your primary pupils' grammar skills. So check out these teaching ideas, lesson activities and more...
Go from just 'classwork' to 'exceptionally well-written classwork on noun phrases' in Year 1 and 2 with this list of great activities, ideas and resources...
Boost primary pupils' fiction and non-fiction skills with these great descriptive writing examples, techniques, ideas, activities, prompts and more....
Help your Y3 students nail those statutory spelling words with this selection of classroom resources...
With the centenary of the end of World War this 11 November, take the opportunity to teach some great lessons about the importance of this event with these free resources, activities and lesson plans...
Boost comprehension skills in Year 1 through Year 6 with these activities, ideas, lesson plans and more...
Make guided reading sessions better for you and your student with this selection of advice, ideas, activities and more...
Join our #EscapeWithABook campaign as we celebrate how reading for pleasure has helped children temporarily forget the Covid-19 pandemic…
Looking for some great new books and activities for young primary children for this year's World Book Day? Look no further. We've got a quarter century of free book topics for you here...
Help boost lower Key Stage 2 children's reading ability with these activities, lessons, worksheets and ideas for teaching comprehension skills in English lessons...
It’s debatable whether maths is the cause of more anxiety and exam jitters than other GCSE subjects – but what’s certain is that students will benefit hugely from following a focused and robust exam preparation plan...
Save time scrambling about for the perfect adventure story with fronted adverbials, or a persuasive writing passage with the best hyperbole ever, we've rounded up some of the finest free examples going...
Cover this part of the primary curriculum with ease with these lesson plans, worksheets, activities and other resources...
While working out angles of triangles might not seem like an obvious life skill to students, it's a key mathematical concept that you can help them master with these activities and lesson plans...
Use everything from recycled materials to MDF and Photoshop to help bring out students' inner artistic identity and voice
Deck the school halls ready for the festive season with these creative and crafty activities for primary...
Bring the Bard to life in dramatic fashion with these amazing activities
The second term has left the post-Christmas lull behind, and sees Teach First trio Holly, Sophie and Joe finding new ways to help their classes progress...
Want teens to read? Letting them know which books certain authorities don't want them to read might be a good place to start this September...
Make sure your pupils' revision adds up with these resources to help remember and recall all they've learned...
Whether you're reading Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet or The Tempest, decorate your class with these colourful key quote posters for students to analyse...
Close the word gap and boost your secondary students' lexicons with these free activities, worksheets and posters...
A broad vocabulary won't just help children in reading and writing, it can set them up for success in all aspects of life, and this collection of expert advice can give your students the boost they need...
From icebreakers and getting-to-know-you activities to behaviour tips and starter ideas, here's everything you need to kickstart the new school year...
Whether you're looking for resources for a class novel, ideas for writing exercises or just general teaching support, the #TeamEnglish community has you covered...
Poetry can be a tough sell to young students, but these lesson plans offer numerous techniques to get them falling in love with verse...
Children’s education is suffering because of poor mental health experienced by many teachers, according to new research...
Get ready to debate, persuade, agree, disagree and of course empathise with some excellent ideas for boosting communication skills
Enjoy this season's warm hues while getting in some great number-based activities in nature
NLT training places are up for grabs to five lucky KS2 teachers as part of a new Enid Blyton Bursary – but you need to act fast...
Nominations to Teach Early Years magazine’s new industry awards scheme, Teach Early Years Awards, have closed, and we are now delighted to reveal our finalists
A quick and easy collection of homework ideas, worksheets and ideas for parents to help Year 6s get ready for test time
Have five times the fun with this small selection of interactive games to help kids learn and consolidate their times tables facts
Call for entries now open to celebrate young people’s creativity in filmmaking and reviewing, and innovative use of film by educators
There's lots of fun and exciting things settings can do to engage children with mark making – here are just a few examples...
It's much more than squiggles, scribbles and splodges of paint. Mark making sets the foundation of handwriting, creativity and coordination for young children
If you're in need of a spiritual, moral, social and cultural topic to discuss with your students, take a look and see if you can find any inspiration among this hand-picked selection...
The recently appointed CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching explains where she plans to take the organisation over the coming years – and why its government funding won't compromise its independence...
Our pick of the posts to have caught our attention over the last seven days...
After questioning, Committee left with 'significant concerns' regarding ARK adviser's suitability for the post
Downloadable guide seeks to explain the workings of the English school system for migrant parents and practitioners
Sean Harford, Ofsted's National Director for Education, clarifies for us exactly what inspectors are looking for in great schools...
Queen's address at state opening of Parliament includes mention of new academy conversion powers and national funding formula for schools
Department for Education announces that conversion of all schools in England into academies will not be enforced by legislation
Government takes aim at 'myths and misconceptions', while SchoolDash casts doubt on academies' role in improving outcomes
Comic classics and clever clocks - possibly coming to a school near you...
Whose grammar resources? Your grammar resources. Some SPaG worksheets? Many SPaG worksheets. Make learning determiners stick with these great resources and lessons...
Use dragons, unicorns, superheroes and magnificent machines to help your class make great strides in literacy with Pie Corbett...
We ran a survey to find out, and here's what we learnt...
Whether you're reading Matilda, The BFG or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, extend children's learning and enjoyment of the books with these lesson plans, activities and other Dahl resources...
Get primary kids passionate about creative writing with these ideas, activities, lesson plans and more...
Sometimes it's OK to be stuck in the past, especially when learning all about the past tense. In which case, these activities, ideas, lesson plans and more are sure to help...
Give primary children a good guide to writing with these worksheets and templates for book reviews, newspaper articles, non-chronological reports and more...
Teach each student this peach of a selection of word family resources. Is that a reach? You get the point...
Help primary children appreciate why we celebrate Remembrance Sunday with these activities, ideas, worksheets, lesson plans and more...
Help prepare your Year 2 students for SATs, KS2 and beyond with this great selection of reading comprehension ideas, activities, lessons and more...
A collection of the best literary dress-ups and amazing efforts from around the country...
Shakespeare Week 2021 takes place on March 15-21, so check out these great William Shakespeare activities, ideas and lessons for primary schools...
Why is music in the national curriculum and what exactly do you need to teach? Find out here...
Get your primary students revved up for reading this World Book Day on 4 March 2021 with these ideas, activities, resources and lesson plans...
Get children from Year 2 through Year 6 to master spelling rules and patterns with these worksheets, display packs, ideas, activities, tips and more...
Fed up of reading 'and then...', 'and then...' in your children's writing? Try these story starters, structures, worksheets and other writing prompt resources for primary pupils...
Extra! Extra! Boost students' non-fiction writing skills with these newspaper report templates, guidelines, formats, tips, worksheets and more...
Victory in Europe Day on 8 May and D-Day on 6 June are ideal opportunities to understand this terrible time in history, and reflect on the sacrifices made in WWII...
2019 marks a half century since humankind stepped foot on the moon, so take this opportunity to teach your pupils about Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and the Apollo 11 mission with these resources...
Get your classroom and students ready for this year's Diwali celebrations this October, with the main celebrations on the 25th, with these decorating ideas and classroom activities...
Get primary kids hooked on physics with these activities, ideas and lessons on light sources, light and shadow and more...
Now reaching the end of their initial term, Teach First trio Holly, Sophie and Joe are still being surprised, frustrated and delighted by life in the classroom...
Whether your primary pupils are looking at length, wondering about width, or pondering perimeter, these worksheets, lesson plans and activities will help them on their way...
Finish the year off in stride, then plan your summer so you feel relaxed, refreshed and ready for the new school year...
Get more bang for your buck with these excellent learning aids that every year group can make use of
If your secondary students feel like circle theorem is like putting a square peg in a round hole, help them see the point of all these angles by using a triangular one instead...
Multi-talented writer and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig on why she was more likely to be found at home reading the Times than in a classroom...
We've rounded up our most popular blog posts on Teachwire and put them all in one place, so if you happened to miss any of them make sure to give them a read...
Make your students' understanding of ratio, proportion and rates of change improve tenfold with these activities, ideas and lesson plans
Have your say on whether or not you get to share your passion for learning
If your students' experiences of circles, squares and triangles is limited to a PlayStation controller, these resources will come in handy
May the odds be ever in your students' favour with these excellent ideas for teaching probability
New school year, new school you, with these KS1 and KS2 lesson ideas from experts in education
What impact can having a disability have on your ability to make friends at school? Three adults tell their stories...
Add to your setting's library with these wonderful books for early readers
Problem-solve mathematical puzzlers with these great games, activities and worksheets for Year 2 students that will help them gear up for May's tests
More than a fifth of teachers who sought help for students were unsuccessful
Mumsnet Survey reveals one in 10 parents spend over £25 on Christmas presents for teachers – hopefully not on one very expensive mug
New study suggests that growth of MATs, rising pupil numbers and exodus from the profession are contributing to a leadership crisis in England's schools
Have I got Pythagoras for you?
Some of the tweets that caught our eye among this year's celebration of teachers the world over...
Mark Emmerson, principal at City Academy, Hackney, shares his experiences of this year's GCSE results day...
Having trouble getting your learners to retain their time tables? Try a different approach using these 2 x 4 videos...
First day of discontinuous strike action over pay and working conditions scheduled for July 5th
Mario Hjorth Volkmann explains what's involved in bringing a new LEGO Education product from the drawing board to the classroom...
School leaders report shrinking budgets, lengthy waits for pupil assessments and insufficient SEN training for new staff
ATL, NAHT, NUT, UNISON and AEP unions criticise government's continuing support for mass academisation and call for 'meaningful discussions'
Parents-led SATs boycott sees children kept at home, amid warnings from government Ministers...
Study finds reception baseline assessments from three providers to be 'Not sufficiently comparable'
This 6 October, let children show their love and appreciation for their grandparents with these fun classroom activities...
If your school is celebrating Halloween there are plenty of ghoulishly fun things you can do, from arts and crafts to not-too-scary masks and making a monstrous menu of treats...
March is Women's History Month, and IWD 2020 is on the 8th, so mark these important occasions in school with amazing learning opportunities through these great resources...
Teach efficiently, explain clearly and have children progress exponentially with these worksheets, lessons and other resources for teaching adverbs in primary school...
Kids Allowed, Kids Planet and Hope education are supplying supermarkets with disposable gloves for workers during the coronavirus pandemic...
Make sure your KS1 students are asking all the right questions about question marks with these punctuation games, activities and other resources for Year 1 and Year 2 SPaG...
If you're teaching subordinating conjunctions, wherever you're teaching from, as long as you want your students to grasp this grammatical concept, try these worksheets, lesson and more for primary schools...
Want to teach grammar more effectively than ever? Need pupils to use adverbial phrases confidently and correctly? These worksheets, activities, lesson ideas and more will help you do that in no time...
Think Fantastic Mr Fox is, well, fantastic? Wish Gangsta Granny could be retired? Help children express their views on fiction and non-fiction alike with these book review templates, worksheets and resources...
Save time preparing your lessons with this collection of printable templates for all age groups...
Help young learners get a good grasp on spelling before they get to KS2 with these activities, ideas, games and more...
If you're teaching apostrophes for possession in Key Stage 1 or 2, this collection of worksheets, activities, ideas and other resources will help pupils get to grips with this part of punctuation...
Give young maths students a firm grounding in addition with these worksheets, games, videos, lesson plans, posters and more for teaching number bonds to 10...
This Tuesday 9 Feb use Safer Internet Day to educate children about being responsible online, with these fun, free, informative resources...
Quick and easy study tips from prioritising to taking eye breaks and avoiding the ineffective skim-reading of notes to give your pupils peace of mind...
Boost reading and spelling skills with these games, activities, ideas and more for Year 1 phonics...
Make a date in your diary for February for Michael Morpurgo Month 2021, and start planning with these book topics, worksheets, lesson ideas and more for primary...
Boost expanded noun phrase skills in Years 3-6 with resources, lessons, activities and more, because Harry Potter and the Stone, Diary of a Kid and James and the Peach just aren't quite as exciting...
November 16-20 is Anti-Bullying Week, and this year's theme is 'United Against Bullying'. So get involved with this collection of excellent free resources for primary and secondary...
If your KS4 students need a refresher on all their equations for energy, electricity, forces and motions before exam time, these worksheets should help them with their science revision...
Help prepare your Year 11s as best as possible by easing any exam pressure with helpful study tools...
Find the best model texts and example texts to guide your Primary students through whatever area of the curriculum you're covering and improve their writing skills, with these activities, ideas, lessons and more...
Help children celebrate Mothering Sunday with these themed activities and ideas for cards and gifts for primary school...
Teach your children about the world of animals and their environments, and how we all form part of the same ecosystem, with these great free lesson plans, activities and ideas...
After the first six-weeks of intensive teacher training, our NQTs share the good and bad of life in the most demanding of professions...
Help children have fun in the sun either side of the summer holidays with these lesson plans, ideas and activities to ensure they're engaged in learning in the natural world...
Sometimes it's good to be average, common and stuck in the middle, as your secondary students can find out with these lesson plans, activities, ideas and more...
Get your evenings back with these excellent learning aids
Teach highest common factor and lowest common multiple with ease with this selection of engaging resources for secondary mathematics...
Make sure your primary pupils get the point of decimal places with these worksheets, activities, lessons and other resources...
Nominations to this year’s Teach Early Years Awards have closed, and we are now delighted to reveal our finalists.
Bring your internet safety up to speed with Google's new one-stop shop for keeping kids protected when using the web
It's snowing! Make the most of it with these weather-related activities for students to enjoy indoors and out
The full results from the Leeds Beckett University and Teachwire.net research into the link between teacher mental health and quality of teaching
Plus download a free copy of Teach Early Years full of practical activities and more
Get children active and in control of their bodies as they grow
Encourage your class to step into the wonderful world of stories with these brilliant titles
Young children will learn new things about relationships every day, so why not celebrate this July with some amazing stories that teach them to cherish those around them?
Three adults with disabilities look back on the teachers they can’t forget – for reasons good or bad…
Give children's comprehension skills a boost in time for May's tests
Having 30 children in front of you all day every day means that sometimes things come out of your mouth that you couldn't imagine saying elsewhere, here are some of the best online
Bring the outdoors in and experiment with sensory delights with these seven super ideas...
Survey by The Key finds that nearly one in 10 school leaders have previously been victims of cyberbullying
Annual vocabulary competition organised by Vocab Express sees another year of impressive pupil performances
New campaign aimed at parents enlists Dr. Linda Papadopoulos to highlight the impact of bullying carried out via digital means
Grades are down on last year, as impact of recent reforms starts to filter through...
Cross-curriculum activities aim to develop language skills and cultural knowledge of KS1/KS2 learners with English as an additional language
More than half of TAs responding to survey report experiencing physical violence from pupils and parents over the past year
Primary teacher Stuart Swann recalls how LEGO Education materials have assisted him and his pupils over nearly two decades...
Researchers in Schools and #thesisforkids aims to ease the recruitment crisis in education
Letter from Sir Michael Wilshaw to Nicky Morgan expresses concerns over 'harm and indoctrination' risks of unregistered schools – and points to home education laws as possible factor in their growth
We know teachers are spending too much time on marking, says the EEF, but are yet to establish what strategies work best
Ofsted chief caught on camera revealing why he 'got into a lot of trouble' with the DfE to union representative
Get your school fundraising and having fun on Friday 18 October to help disadvantaged children across the UK...
We've created everything from classroom decorations to art projects and seasonal story starters for you to use this festive season...
Make a splash on primary pupils' language learning with these activities, ideas, lesson plans and videos for teaching onomatopoeia in your classroom...
Grab your free weekly teaching resources for primary courtesy of The Week Junior...
What is a subordinate clause? These great activities, resources and lessons for primary pupils will teach children what they are and how to use them in their writing or spot them in reading...
Could you teach the subjunctive form better? Do you wish you had better resources available? Then I suggest you try these activities ideas and more for Years 3-6...
Boost literacy skills for primary pupils with these online games, lesson plans, activities and more...
Help children link words and phrases together with these activities and ideas for conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions...
Get children's report writing in order, even if it's not in chronological order, with these lesson ideas, activities and other resources for primary English...
Teach primary children the apostrophe rules for contraction and omission with these ideas, activities, lessons and more...
Boost your primary pupils' maths skills with this range of free-to-play interactive games for ages 7-11...
Get your primary pupils learning grammar and improving their grammar skills and with these fun interactive activities for Years 3-6...
Get planning for the literary event of the year this March, and celebrate in style with these great teaching ideas...
Host a Mad Hatter's tea party, Make Dear Zoo come to life and create fairytale fridge magnets with these excellent ideas for young children to enjoy World Book Day 2021...
Give Year 1 students a reading boost with these ideas, activities, lesson plans and other resources for teaching comprehension...
Once upon a time, pupils weren't expected to know what a fronted adverbial was. Today's students, however, very much are, and hopefully these resources can help...
Whether they're arguing for a good cause or selling the latest product, give your secondary students all the techniques and tricks they need to be able to write to persuade...
Celebrate Black History Month in Britain this October with these lessons, assemblies, recommended movies and more...
Help primary children know their shapes inside and out with these geometry teaching resources for area and perimeter...
Delve into the Bard's stories, characters and locations, with this alphabetised selection of classroom materials from the BBC...
Cover the primary curriculum with our choice of the top maths resources for children in KS1 and KS2
Get your fix of biology, chemistry and physics with these amazing free lessons for secondary...
Three printable Halloween word mats with six words/images on each, for use in Reception or KS1. Find more of our great free...
This download includes 10 posters featuring key quotes from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, plus a worksheet (in PDF and Word Doc formats)...
These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include...
This resource includes two PDFs of storyboard templates – one portrait, one landscape. Each features a variety of layouts with different numbers...
Two jungle-themed exercise sheets – one lined, one unlined – for use in drawing and writing activities.
Five maths worksheets with a jigsaw theme, designed to gauge pupils’ skills at addition. Check out Teachwire’s other number bonds resources...
Kensuke’s Kingdom won the Teachers’ Choice category in the Teach Primary Book Awards 2018 – a category designed to celebrate stories...
These printable worksheets use 100 squares to look at prime numbers. There are four PDFs each with a different variation, and there...
This writing worksheet allows children to stir up their own magical potion in their witch’s cauldron. They can write or draw...
Set of 16 printable Halloween flashcards for use in Reception and KS1. Find more of our great free Halloween resources for reception...
This download includes 10 posters featuring key quotes from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, plus a worksheet (in PDF and Word...
Teaching children how to ask for directions can be a lot of fun as it involves looking at life outside the...
Help your pupils develop their scissor skills with the progressively trickier exercises contained in this 8-page worksheet. Beginning with straight lines,...
5-page PDF containing five illustrations themed around Halloween for pupils to colour in.
114-page PDF containing a bumper crop of material for teaching number bonds to 10 in a fun and visually engaging...
This printable Halloween bunting features nine fun, spooky and colourful designs for you to decorate your classroom or setting with for...
This download includes 10 posters featuring key quotes from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, plus a worksheet (in PDF and Word Doc formats)...
These printable page borders come in five separate designs, each with and without lines.
Two large printable images of the Periodic Table of Elements – one with coloured groupings, one without. Files are jpegs.
Boy and girl face drawing templates for use in art/design and PSHE activities.
Four illustrated worksheets designed to gauge pupils’ addition and substitution skills – help the alien to find the missing numbers needed...
This 9-page PDF contains eight illustrations (one extra page is just lined without an image) themed around fantastical stories and fairy...
These printable Halloween page borders are great for writing and drawing activities in Reception, KS1 and KS2. There are 5 designs, each...
This creative writing Christmas story starter worksheet includes short tips for students on plot, setting and characters, and space to write...
There’s always one question at the forefront of educators’ minds when it comes to the teaching of writing: how on earth...
A homework sheet formatted as a PowerPoint template; styled in the manner of a takeaway menu, it can be customised with...
This PowerPoint file features 18 Christmas images for you to show to your class and use in descriptive writing exercises or...
This download includes 10 posters featuring key quotes from William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, plus a worksheet (in PDF and...
A simple printable letter to Santa template. There are two PDFs included, one with and one without lines.
If you need a way to inject some whizz, pop and bang into your Roald Dahl Day celebrations, this assembly idea...
A 6-page PDF containing 30 cards with colour illustrations that explain the meaning of various positional words, such as ‘beside’, ‘between’,...
This set of eight Christmas card colouring pages suitable for younger children, includes bauble, stocking, presents, winter houses scenes, and holly...
Let your class sing along to the 12 Days of Christmas with this PowerPoint document that features lyrics and images every...
Document containing full-page, A4 illustrated multiplication tables for numbers 2 to 9 on separate sheets. The colourful accompanying graphics include tractors,...
Lesson activities to fit the White Rose Maths Scheme of Learning Year 1 Autumn Term. Block 1: Place Value Small Step 1: Sort...
This download includes 10 posters featuring key quotes from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, plus a worksheet (in PDF and Word Doc...
This festive bunting is ready to print and hang up in your classroom or school.
Flick through any ‘best books’ list for children and it’s likely the same names will come up again and again: Dr...
Four illustrated worksheets designed to gauge pupils’ ability to compare and contrast visual quantities
Two certificates – one ‘Great Reader Award’ and one ‘Great Speller Award’ – for use in class- or school-wide competitions and...
Download and print our free newspaper front page template. It’s perfect for both primary and secondary report writing activities and can...
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut sometimes, teaching the same lessons time and time again. Here, three primary teachers...
Let children’s imaginations soar this Halloween by having them create their own monster. There’s space for them to draw and name their...
This download includes 10 posters featuring key quotes from William Shakespeare’s Othello, plus a worksheet (in PDF and Word Doc formats)...
This download includes a printable flag for each of the 32 countries competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The world’s biggest...
This printable Christmas tree bunting comes with three options.A printable Christmas tree ready to hang up in your classroom A green, undecorated...
Four illustrated worksheets designed to test pupils’ ability to count and compare quantities.
These printable Halloween phonics flashcards feature CVC and CVCC words. CVC words:Bat Cat Hat Rat Fog Web CVCC words:Fang Dark Howl Mask Newt Worm Find more of our great free Halloween resources for reception...
This download includes 6 posters featuring key quotes from William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, plus a worksheet (in PDF and...
This PDF resource features a country factfile of all 32 national football teams competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in...
Two Egyptian-themed exercise sheets – one lined, one unlined – for use in drawing and writing activities.
Two PDF documents – one portrait and landscape – intended to help pupils practice their ability to hold and control a...
This simple PDF resource features six 100 squares for you to print out for use in class.
These printable worksheets feature acrostic poems for ‘Snowman’, ‘Santa Claus’, ‘Reindeers’ and ‘Christmas’.
At a glance Complete maths package for teaching key concepts at primary level Well-sequenced, interlinked Reception, KS1 and KS2 curriculum Focused on ensuring pupils develop fluency and a deep understanding Integrated training and CPD...
Learn the vocabulary for describing relatives and introduce masculine and feminine nouns with Lauren Fields’ KS1 lesson idea. Children love the opportunity to talk about themselves, and things that are important to...
Learn the vocabulary for describing relatives and introduce masculine and feminine nouns with Lauren Fields’ KS1 lesson idea.
Children love the opportunity to talk about themselves, and things that are important to...
This is an A3 tool designed to promote pupils’ confidence and resilience, their skills of organisation and presentation, and their attitude to their learning – all through improved understanding of themselves....
Amid an ongoing recruitment crisis and the uncertainties of the pandemic, the time has come...
Post-COVID, schools can now deploy distance learning when needed – but as Nik Peachey explains, there’s...
Journalist and broadcaster Katty Kay recalls how her experience of school was rather more itinerant...
When it comes to hatching a recovery plan, some children will make rapid progress while...