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6 Of The Best Free Maths Mastery Resources For Primary School With maths mastery flying up the government's agenda here are some of the best free resources available

Vic Goddard – Here Comes The Summer… ... and with the prospect of six, school-free weeks ahead, Vic Goddard has been considering his options...

“I Wanted To Challenge Them” – How One West London Primary Made The Transition To Singapore Maths Switching to Singapore maths isn’t easy – but as practice at Three Bridges Primary School illustrates, with good leadership and a skilled teaching staff, it can transform children’s learning, says Jacob Stow...

Extra-Curricular Activities In Early Years – What Should You Offer And How Should You Pay For It? Sarah Steel explains how nurseries can benefit from offering a good extra-curricular programme, while highlighting some of the potential issues with providers and costs that settings should be wary of...

What Is Evaluative Practice, And How Can It Help Early Years Professionals? NDNA's lead early years adviser fills us in on the specifics of evaluative practice – what it is, how to use it, and how you know if you're doing it right...

You Don’t Have To Be A Specialist To Make Music With Your Primary Class Musical expertise may be in short supply among teachers, so wouldn’t it be better to leave music teaching to the specialists? Anna Gower is not convinced...

David Cameron Announces 31 New Free Schools Outgoing PM confirms details of new schools that will offer 20,000 places between them

“Two Years After Joining My Setting, I’m Still To Complete My Induction” The Secret Practitioner explains why current attitudes towards induction aren't exactly a recipe for outstanding practice...

Thinking In The Here And Now – Use Mindfulness To Improve Your Children’s Ability To Learn Introducing mindfulness techniques can do much to improve students' mental well-being, writes Jan Leaver – but they can also work wonders for their attainment...

Get With The Programme – Use These Digital Resources To Boost Your Pupils’ Enjoyment Of Reading Rather than being the enemy of literacy as some assume, technology can be its enabler, as Martin McKay explains...

Teething Problems – How To Deal With Biting Incidents When it comes to handling incidents of aggression between young children, clear policies, positive parental engagement and perspective are key, says Lorraine Jenkin...

The Write Stuff – Could Decamot Be The Creative Writing Teaching Method You’ve Been Waiting For? New creative writing method for secondary schools seeks to provide students with skills in competition, creativity and collaboration

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Trouble Brewing? – Restorative Approaches To Managing Behaviour Need Time, Planning And Patience Like a good cup of coffee, restorative practice requires time and patience if you don’t want to get burned, says Paul Dix...

‘A Heart-Denuded Mentality’ – The Downside Of Making Early Childhood Education More Professionalised Left unchecked, the professionalisation of early care and education may end up doing more harm than good, says Richard House...

2016 SATs Results Published – But Not Comparable With Previous Years 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...

How ‘Family Learning’ Can Improve Your Setting’s Standards Of Parental Engagement Children learn best when their parents are engaged with their education – so let’s use our resources and expertise to get them engaged, says Claire Matthes...

Use Roald Dahl’s ‘The Great Mouse Plot’ to explore the creative potential of autobiographies in KS2 English Few children will have a tale of a daringly concealed ex-rodent – but reading Roald Dahl’s The Great Mouse Plot will help them understand how their own histories can be turned into fabulous stories, says Carey Fluker Hunt...

Setting The Standard – Why Nurseries Need To Establish A Good Food And Nutrition Policy To ensure your menu is consistently outstanding, you need a robust food and nutrition policy, says Nigel Denby...

So Long – How Nurseries Should Handle Resignations Vicky Stanton offers some advice on what practitioners and managers should do when a member of staff no longer wishes to work at their setting...

The Trouble With Children Who Chew Problem chewing has many possible causes, but responding to each child’s individual needs is always the solution, says Adele Devine...

Festival Of Education 2016, Day 2 – Matthew Syed And Stephen Lockyer On Mindset Helen Mulley hears why schools themselves should adopt a growth mindset to learn from failures, but also how 'mindset' is becoming an empty buzzword...

Festival of Education 2016, Day 2 – Why Do We Need The CoT? And Should We Have ‘Safe Spaces’? Helen Mulley witnesses a frank discussion regarding the aims and purpose of the College of Teaching, and watches a debate on the topic of whether kids today are too sensitive...

Why Has There Been A Spike In Number Of People Applying To Become RE Teachers? Sure, there’s a teacher recruitment crisis – so why are applications for PGCE Religious Education courses on the rise? Colin Hallmark has the answer...

NUT Members Votes For Strike Action First day of discontinuous strike action over pay and working conditions scheduled for July 5th

Festival of Education 2016, Day 1 – Greenwood, Greer and Young In the second of Helen Mulley's reports from the Festival of Education, Will Greenwood talks leadership, Germaine Greer talks equality and Will Young talks language concerning the LGBT community...

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