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Anticlockwise letters worksheet

Anticlockwise letters – Handwriting worksheet This anticlockwise letters worksheet helps children to practise forming letters that require an anticlockwise motion. Pupils can go over the dotted letters to practise, plus there’s a blank space below to write each letter from scratch. Anticlockwise letters This worksheet covers the following letters: a, c, o, d, e, g, q. Navigating these letters can […]

Management information systems

Management information systems – Essential info for schools What are management information systems and which is the perfect one for your school? We explore how you can use a MIS to bring order to the chaos of running a school or MAT...

Cartoon of SEN teacher dealing with admin

SEN teacher – Streamline your record-keeping Demystify high-quality teaching and learning for SEND to create more efficient ways of working with the limited time and resources you have...

The Storm Whale planning

The Storm Whale planning – Books for topics KS1 Dive deep into Noi's island world, and help pupils infer narrative from pictures in Benji Davies’ enduring favourite...

Chinese New Year colouring book

Chinese New Year colouring – Free PDF printable Improve pupils’ motor skills and encourage careful colouring with these delightful Chinese New Year colouring pages. This engaging activity fosters creativity and provides an opportunity to learn more about the vibrant celebration of Chinese New Year. These themed images can be printed out and distributed to children in class or during break time as you […]

The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Santa’s STEM workshop – try the IET’s fun, free Christmas-themed resources The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) is bringing the magic of Christmas to your classroom introduced through the wonder and excitement of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths). Santa’s STEM workshop is packed full of free Christmas-themed teaching resources and activities to keep children engaged on the run-up to the holidays. Get in the […]

Teacher in classroom teaching subordinating conjunctions

Conjunctions – Subordinating & coordinating KS1/KS2 ideas Buckle up for a captivating exploration into the world of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, as we uncover the best teaching ideas and resources around...

Teaching about feelings KS1 plan

Teaching about feelings – KS1 PSHE medium-term plan This six-week series of lessons will help you with teaching about feelings in KS1. The lessons focus on helping pupils to be able to express their feelings and understand that all emotions are equally valid. Plan author Abby King has based the unit around Matt Haig’s sensitive graphic novel The Truth Pixie, an enchanting rhyming […]

Real PE teaching platform

Create Development

real PE – Engage and challenge every child What is real PE? real PE is an award-winning child-centred approach that transforms how you teach PE to engage and challenge every child. It offers a sustainable, blended learning approach to CPD to support primary schools to deliver an outstanding PE curriculum with confidence. What awards has real PE won? real PE was the overall […]

Non-chronological report – Best KS1/KS2 examples & resources 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...

LEGO Education

The importance of purposeful play and hands-on learning for future readiness LEGO® Education’s Dr Jenny Nash explains why embracing joyful, play-based learning experiences can benefit every student How does LEGO Education define purposeful play, and why is it particularly relevant when it comes to preparing today’s students for the future? At LEGO Education we believe that when learning is joyful, it is more meaningful, interactive, and engaging […]

Observed lesson plan template (2)

Observation lesson plan – Template for primary This is a useful lesson plan template to help you remember everything you need when planning for an observation. It’s suitable for any year group in primary, and adaptable for secondary. On the document you’ll find helpful tips and higher-level thinking questions to help structure the lesson and ensure that everyone makes progress. Observation lesson […]

Adaptive teaching strategies – 5 ideas to try While many of us know about differentiation in teaching, adaptive teaching strategies can allow you to take things a step further and fix some of the problems that differentiation can cause. While differentiation means tailoring lessons based on students’ abilities, this can unintentionally lead to lower expectations for some students. On the other hand, adaptive […]

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Prosody in reading – How to teach it in primary One component of reading fluency has been sadly overlooked in recent government guidance...

CVC words worksheets

CVC words worksheets – Handwriting practice for Reception/KS1 This CVC words worksheets pack contains nine A4 worksheets with sets of simple CVC words. You can print them out and give them to children to practise their handwriting. Handwriting is a crucial skill for young children as it forms the foundation for effective communication and literacy. Using CVC words worksheets (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) is a fantastic […]

ow grapheme worksheet

ow grapheme worksheet – Exercises and mini story This ow grapheme worksheet is a sample from No Nonsense Phonics Skills – a comprehensive step-by-step method of teaching reading, handwriting and spelling. The worksheet, taken from Pupil Book 6, provides exercises and a ‘mini story’ for the grapheme ‘ow’. Grapheme worksheet In many words, the grapheme ‘ow’ is code for the sound /ou/ as […]

Non chronological report KS1 resource

Non chronological report KS1 – Year 2 medium term plan This three-week non chronological report KS1 sequence is a sample resource from BookWrites (formerly No Nonsense Literacy. The key learning outcome is to write a non-chronological report about an animal of interest. It uses the non-fiction book Penguins by Emily Bone. Non chronological report KS1 plan In this plan you’ll use an object that interests […]

A bundle of brightly coloured textiles

D&T textiles – Transforming the textiles curriculum Find out how one West Yorkshire primary wove local history and the future of science into the textiles curriculum...

Girl on swing, representing neurodiverse children

Neurodiverse children – Behaviour management strategies for teachers A one-size-fits-all approach to behaviour management can hit struggling students hardest...

KS1 lesson plan from Bev Forrest

Local history KS1 – Local park lesson plan Instead of far-flung places, try engaging pupils in the past through their own familiar spaces. This local history KS1 lesson plan from Bev Forrest will support you on how to enable your KS1 pupils to successfully explore their immediate locality. Based on a study of Small Heath Park near the centre of Birmingham, the suggested […]

Science lesson plan for a healthy harvest lunch

Healthy eating lesson plans – Prepare a nutritious lunchbox Explore the different food groups to design a nutritious autumnal meal full of taste and texture

Adjective word mat

Adjective word mat – Editable free printables for KS1/2 Our free editable adjective word mat resource is fantastic for primary children. These word mats are like magic carpets for children’s imagination and writing adventures, and they’re super easy to use. You can download and print them, and even customise them to suit your needs. They’re a great way to make learning more fun and […]

Illustration showing students sat in an exam room, representing knowledge rich curriculum

Knowledge-rich curriculum – Spotlighting knowledge & applying it How to put knowledge at the centre of your curriculum (and a warning)...

Primary engineering worksheets

Primary engineering – Bridge building KS1/2 activity This downloadable PDF of primary engineering worksheets focuses on bridge building activities in KS1 and KS2… Students need to take a piece of A4 paper and put it flat like a bridge. Then, they need to start adding small weights one by one in the middle of the paper bridge. See how many weights you […]

Book review template

Book review KS1 – Free printable template resource This free downloadable book review template enables KS1 pupils to offer opinions based on first-hand experiences. Naturally, you shouldn’t expect pupils to review every book they read. However, encouraging them to reflect on their reading from time to time is a useful activity. Book reviews provide valuable practice at using the subordinating conjunction ‘because’. This […]

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