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9 activities for improving Fine Motor Skills Improved fine motor skills can unlock children’s confidence and creativity, as well as dexterity – and these activity ideas from Becky Tuxford can help it happen...

Where Does SEND Begin? – Are We Limiting Children’s Development By Underestimating Their Abilities? What if it's poor teaching, not inbuilt learning problems, that causes some children to fall behind?

Bored Of The Same School Trip To The Local Museum? Choose A New Venue To Charge Children’s Learning Residentials can be fun, memorable events that engage children in learning, but they can also be stressful for teachers, so here's how to get the most out of your excursion and keep things fresh for all

Virtual Reality In The Classroom - The Benefits And The Barriers The technology is in its infancy, says Simon Harbridge, but the educational possibilities of virtual reality are very exciting indeed...

How Free Book Trailers Can Be Used To Inspire Reading and Writing Dramatic, accessible and best of all free, book trailers can be used by the cunning teacher to inspire reading, writing and oracy, says Rachel Clarke...

Chris Riddell: “Alice In Wonderland Taught Me The Power Of Illustration” Children’s laureate Chris Riddell learnt early on not to rely on the publisher’s blurb to identify a good story

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Writing club – How to set one up and boost children’s confidence In the inspiring environment of a well-run writing group, children’s literacy skills will flourish – so why not set up your own?

Teach primary grammar with Taylor Swift (and other music) Pink Floyd were certain they didn’t need “no education”, but your pupils might think otherwise, says Stephen Lockyer...

The Four Key Skills That Make Children Great Writers If we want all children to become great writers, it’s not enough to expose them to great writing. There are four key skills that we must teach, says Ros Wilson...

10 Lessons You Can Teach Using Powerful Children’s Book Pictures Great children’s book artwork is the ideal starting point for inspirational topics, says Carey Fluker Hunt...

Why ‘Inclusion’ Can Cause Problems For Pupils With SEND Could a well-meaning focus on ‘inclusivity’ actually be depriving some children of their entitlement to effective education? Jarlath O’Brien thinks so...

Why We Need To Support The Mental Health Of Children With Special Education Needs When the focus is on diagnosis, we risk children’s mental health needs going unmet, warns Julia Clements

Zoe Wanamaker – “Dyslexia Has Made Me Want To Achieve More” Actress Zoë Wanamaker’s dyslexia means that learning lines is especially challenging – but it’s also given her the determination to succeed...

Why Can’t Students Type Their GCSEs? Today’s students have grown up with keyboards and tablets, says Guy Snape – so could it be time to let them put their pens down during exams?

Closing The Connectivity Gap Poor connectivity is still a problem in far too many schools, says Neil Watkins – and often, an unnecessary one

The impact of eBooks Whether they're turning pages or swiping screens, we should support and celebrate the ways young people choose to read, says Irene Picton...

Mobile Devices – How Are You Storing Yours? A mobile devices strategy that doesn’t consider safe storage and charging is simply not fit for purpose, says Denise Crouch

Mental Health And Technology - The Other Side Of The Story Young people’s mental health is more fragile than ever, it seems – and technology is a contributing factor. But could it also offer solutions? Sal McKeown investigates...

Is It Time For Your School To Go Cashless? Cashless payment systems mean notes and coins no longer change hands on the premises of many schools – with far reaching benefits for the whole community, says Kelly Clark

Want To Engage Parents? Use Their Phones… Getting parents and carers involved in their youngsters’ learning is a sure recipe for success, says Laura Armfield – and modern technology can make it easy

How Technology Is Driving Inclusivity At Priestnall School, Stockport At Priestnall School in Stockport, technology plays a big part in ensuring that every student is supported to succeed, says Lucy Collins

Ken Robinson’s Vision For The Future Of Education As part of the HundrED project, 100 visions for the future of education are being collected – here, Sir Ken Robinson shares a glimpse of his...

When It Comes To Promoting Reading For Pleasure There’s Only One Way To Do It – Show, Don’t Tell Carnegie-nominated author Maria Turtschaninoff knows that a love of books can't always be communicated, but it can be displayed

Technology Has Revolutionised Nursery Management, But Can You Switch Off At The End Of The Day? A manager’s time is worryingly stretched as it is, without emails and social media notifications outside of school hours

A Simple Photo Can Spark Students’ Interest And Communication Skills In Your Target Foreign Language Carefully selected images can inspire impressive progress in students’ speaking skills, suggests Graham Foxley

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