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KS1/2 Science Lesson Plan – Learn To Think And Question Like A Scientist Developing a talent for science starts with being nosy. ‘Doing science’, rather than just learning about scientific ideas and facts, is a matter of bringing a certain attitude to the subject (the same one, incidentally, that proves invaluable when studying most other subjects). And that attitude is curiosity, which most immediately expresses itself through noticing […]

Fire Safety – How to Prevent a Disaster in your Nursery “You should review your fire risk assessment every year.”

Consistency is key with behaviour management – but applying it is easier said than done We are fallible, and children come to us from very different starting points – we are all human beings after all

What is the Montessori Pedagogy? Easily Accessible Activities and a Focus on Active Learning Activities are presented complete and ready for use, explains Barbara Isaacs

Why ‘Labelling’ Pupils With SEND Can Sometimes Be Helpful For many education professionals, ‘labelling pupils’ is something to be avoided at all costs – but as Talit Khan notes, there are times when doing so can actually help…

Let’s Rethink Teacher Self-Improvement When It Comes To SEND Simon Knight discusses a new Whole School SEND initiative that aims to actively encourage self-improvement in SEND practice...

Alex Brooker’s Schooldays – “I Was A Bit Cheeky” My mum wanted to send me to a special needs school, but my dad didn’t see the need for it. I ended up going to a mainstream infant and primary school, where I was very well looked after, but it was a bit of a challenge for them. Back then I was still having operations […]

Life After Rochford – “SENCos Can At Last Have Some Certainty” Rona Tutt welcomes the government’s long-awaited response to the Rochford Review and ponders where things go from here…

Making Nursery Practitioners Into Work-Crazed Robots Helps No One But that’s what our children get when managers pile the work on and leave the resource cupboard empty, says the Secret Practitioner…

KS1 Computing Lesson Plan – Use Sketch-up Software To Recreate Historical Structures ‘Have you ever watched an episode of Grand Designs and been left itching to create your own architectural masterpiece – only without having to put your life savings, and possibly your sanity, on the line? Well, using a free piece of software from Trimble, you can. Sketch-up is a program that gives the user the […]

My NQT Year Nearly Broke Me Focusing on progress at all costs leads to classes being led by diminished teachers, hanging on by their fingertips

AI Can Never Replace What a Teacher Does on a Daily Basis Replaced by robots? Not yet. No matter how cunning the algorithms, artificial intelligence will never simulate what we do, says Kev Harcombe

Illustration of traffic warden saying stop

If Schools Really Care about Success for Every Student, a ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Behaviour Policy isn’t the Answer “Inconveniently to some, children have rights” – All schools need to tackle indiscipline but such strict approaches are immoral, unjustified and frankly fraudulent

Has Your School Got What it Takes to ‘Swim Their Best’? School Swimathon is a swimming programme for school children, encouraging them to improve technique and confidence, culminating in a challenge to swim further than ever before. The Swimathon Foundation and Swim England are helping pupils across the country to ‘Swim their Best’ in School Swimathon 2018. Participating schools will set the challenge to pupils across […]

KS1 Music Lesson Plan – Compose And Perform A Class Olympic Anthem Write a KS1 anthem for your own classroom Olympics closing ceremony, harnessing literacy and PSHE skills to achieve your musical outcome. Browse more Olympics teaching resources.

4 fun ways to teach facts in primary school Trying to get information to stick in an engaging and interesting way? Kate Pegum reveals her tried-and-tested methods to help children retain information

Man on bed with head in hands, representing teacher Ian Eagleton

Ian Eagleton – “I collapsed on the driveway and sobbed” How one teacher changed the way he worked to better protect his mental health...

Larchwood Primary – On the up after a turbulent past “Please don’t aspire to be on TOWIE”, says Larchwood Primary headteacher Ryan Duff

KS1 Science Lesson Plan – Investigate Forces By Rolling Eggs Down Slopes ‘Many children will be familiar with the tradition of rolling decorated eggs down grassy slopes at Easter time. The game is associated with the Christian symbol of rolling away the stone from Christ’s tomb before his resurrection and is played in countries throughout the world. We can use a modified version of ‘pace-egging’, as it […]

Design & Technology: Past, Present and Future During the series of two, 45-minute lessons, key criteria in the design and technology curriculum for Key Stage 1 pupils will be met. The lesson plan covers topics such as what technology used to look like, what exists today and asks children to design a product they think will exist in the future as their […]

Raintree No Nonsense Number Facts Sample Sheets – Year 2 No Nonsense Number Facts provides a coherent programme for supporting fluency in number facts. This free sample includes a block of work for Year 2 students, looking at understanding and using addition and subtraction facts for numbers up to 20. No nonsense number facts focuses on using understanding of mathematical relationships and making connections between […]

Are Your Afternoon Classes Resulting in Long-Term Learning? It’s not enough to teach non-tested subjects via ‘creative experiences’ that aren't really helping students

Symmetry and Shapes Worksheet a worksheet for children to complete symmetrical pictures and record the number of shapes used. For more resources from Taylor’s Teaching Timesaver’s click here and follow her on Twitter at @taylorsteaching.

Summer-Themed Missing Vowels Worksheet Get children in the mood for summer sunshine with this missing-vowel worksheet. For more resources from Taylor’s Teaching Timesaver’s click here and follow her on Twitter at @taylorsteaching.

Phonics Phase 5 Phoneme Cards A set of cards showing all the phonemes from Phase 5. For more resources from Taylor’s Teaching Timesaver’s click here and follow her on Twitter at @taylorsteaching.

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