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KS1 maths – What next for assessment? In place of the recently removed KS1 maths assessments, the most sensible thing seems to be to do, well... nothing

Odd Socks Day lesson plan

Odd Socks Day – Lesson plan for Anti Bullying Week What is Odd Socks Day? Odd Socks Day takes place on the first day of Anti Bullying Week each year to help raise awareness of bullying. All you have to do to take part is wear mismatched socks to your school or workplace. It’s a fun day that encourages people to express themselves and celebrate […]

Newspaper template

Newspaper template – Blank front page layout Introducing a blank newspaper template in your classroom can be a valuable and versatile tool to engage and educate your students. This resource provides a fantastic opportunity to foster creativity, critical thinking and effective communication skills in your pupils. Whether you’re teaching English, history, science or another subject, you can use a newspaper template in […]

EYFS planning template

EYFS planning – Lesson plan template If you’re getting stuck into your EYFS planning, you can easily adapt this blank lesson plan template to suit your individual early years setting. This editable Word document contains space for you to record: Area of learning Development Matters/Early Learning Goals Learning intentions There’s also a dedicated area where you can set out how learning […]

Talk for Writing adapting a unit planner

Talk for Writing – Adapting a Unit planner for KS1/2 English This adapting-a-unit planner from Talk for Writing guides you through the four stages of the process: Each one comes with its own steps that include prompts, practical suggestions and space for you to add your own notes. Talk for Writing stages Planning stage This encourages you think about how you are using baseline assessment and […]

Jolly Phonics order document

Jolly Phonics order – English resource for KS1/KS2 teachers This Jolly Phonics order sheet was created by teacher and Jolly Phonics author Sue Lloyd. It will provide you with a clear structure for how to teach Jolly Phonics letter sounds and skills. Alongside this, this teaching steps sheet also contains teaching tips and advice for the order of teaching reading and writing with Jolly […]

KCSIE 2023 – Everything you need to know Get up to date with this year’s changes, and ensure your school is continuing to keep children safe, with this handy guide

Diwali colouring pages

Diwali colouring pages – Printable sheets for schools Improve pupils’ motor skills and encourage careful colouring with these lovely Diwali colouring pages. These engaging activities not only foster creativity but also provide an opportunity to learn more about the vibrant festival of Diwali. These themed images can be printed out and given out to children in class or at breaktime as you learn […]

School code of conduct – Why and how we wrote ours Though most families are respectful, a number of incidents of abuse towards staff have led us to implement a behavioural code for our Trust

Esafety – Six ways to keep personal info safe in school Smartphones, tablets, laptops, oh my! Learn how to avoid potential data breaches by securing your tech and staying alert to scams

Outdoor learning activities PDF

Outdoor learning activities – 20 cheap and easy ideas for EYFS Even in the depths of a cold winter there are plenty of outdoor learning activities to try in EYFS that will encourage exploration, curiosity and child-led learning. Building an outdoor area that contains lots of open-ended nature play is neither hard nor expensive, and even the smallest of concrete areas can be transformed with a […]

Kapow Primary

5 reasons to try… Kapow Primary’s humanities schemes Find complete curriculum coverage and lesson plans for engaging history and geography classes… 1. Teacher skills and knowledge videos Kapow Primary delivers integrated CPD via its popular teacher videos. These bite-sized videos will help you to deliver high-quality, relevant and engaging lessons. Learn about Roman army formations and how to recreate them; gain in-depth knowledge […]

Kapow Primary

5 reasons to try… Kapow Primary lesson plans with CPD Ambitious and thorough schemes of work to help you teach with confidence… 30 Second Briefing Kapow Primary provides schemes of work with full national curriculum coverage and integrated CPD for the foundation subjects. Integrating CPD into lesson plans empowers teachers to teach any subject with confidence. The high-quality and easily accessible resources enable teachers to […]

Plenary ideas resources

Plenary ideas – 10 ideas plus Tweet Sheet worksheet Use these plenary ideas to assess learning in real time and get a snapshot of what students have learnt. The free download contains ten thought-provoking plenary ideas for teachers, plus a worksheet themed around the idea of summarising learning via a tweet. See more information about this below. What is a plenary? You’ve just delivered […]

Girls in STEM classroom resources

Girls in STEM – Role model resources Help engage girls in STEM subjects, explore inspirational women in STEM role models and create your own STEM hero with these free resources. Around the world, more and more women are following their dreams. This resource highlights three young WISE1 professionals who avoided stereotypes and found their place in STEM careers. As well as adding […]

Assessment in primary schools – Do you need a shared framework? Is your school’s approach to evaluation and feedback feeling convoluted and cumbersome? A shared assessment framework could be just what you need...

Pearson Schools and Colleges

Review – Maths mastery bundles A comprehensive collection of digital resources offering a whole-school solution for achieving maths mastery… We’ve heard a lot recently about our nation’s alleged ‘anti-maths mindset’. Perhaps, part of the problem is that it can take so much work for teachers to plan and prepare lessons. For some, there might also have been the issue of […]

Met Office

Are your students ready for the Elements this summer? The Met Office has teamed up with Disney and Pixar to celebrate the release of their new film Elemental and to help young people make the most of the summer no matter what the weather elements bring. Weather affects everything, from the way we live, to what we eat, to what we can do to […]

English-Speaking Union

5 reasons to try… Oracy in Action from the English-Speaking Union 1. Oracy interventions help close the attainment gap Children with good communication skills are four times more likely to get five good passes at GSCE. We firmly believe that oracy is a skill – something to be taught, and not ‘caught’. This applies to teachers as well as pupils, so we provide built-in CPD to […]

edding

Review – edding EcoLine Highlighters Effective coloured highlighters with exceptional green credentials… There are ways to make your mark, some of them positive, others less so. Coloured highlighters, for example, have a proven track record in schools as tools for enhancing learning, typically as an aid to effective editing. Even so, many of us will share a nagging concern that, […]

OrCam Technologies

OrCam ‘personal AI’ device supports student reading and learning OrCam Technologies, innovator of life-changing, personal ‘AI as a companion’ solutions, has introduced robust new features to the recently launched OrCam Learn, a comprehensive AI-driven study partner. The OrCam Learn empowers students, including those with learning differences such as dyslexia and ADHD, to effectively read and learn, resulting in enhanced comprehension, reading fluency and overall […]

Renaissance Freckle

Renaissance Freckle and Star Maths: boosting maths outcomes for every pupil Many teachers and schools use and love Renaissance’s Accelerated Reader, but what about Star Maths and Freckle – how can they transform maths assessment and practice and improve pupil outcomes? Frances Kingston explains… 30 Second Briefing Four hundred schools across the UK and Ireland are using Freckle and Star Maths already and finding that using […]

Whizz Education

4 ways Whizz Education supports SEND students At Whizz Education, our educational partners have over 20 years of experience working with schools using adaptive, online learning technology to create personalised learning plans and experiences that support all students, especially those cohorts that need targeted, tailored interventions, such as SEND students. Here are four ways that Maths-Whizz supports SEND students… 1. Adaptive technology […]

Kapow Primary

Review – Kapow Primary geography scheme Impressive, updated learning resources, based on simplistic and proven pedagogical classroom approaches… Kapow Primary offers a wealth of incredible resources for primary-aged children, with a reputation for efficiency and effectiveness. The most recent revision of their geography offer shows the dedication of the company to continually move its platform and content forward. Learning and building […]

Citizenship KS1 – Feelings and emotions lesson plan PDF Children are quick to cry foul when they feel wronged. Help them take a more balanced view with this lesson...

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