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Olympic values lesson plan

Olympic values – KS1/2 PE & PSHE lesson plan There is no shortage of inspirational stories from Olympic history that we can use to engage, excite and enthuse primary children. Here, we have focused on just one of the seven Olympic/Paralympic values – excellence – and have a number of activities for you to choose from. Students will: find out about the journey of […]

An A to Z of Early Years Inclusion There’s always something you can do to make your classroom more welcoming

Develop students’ public performance skills to help them across the curriculum and beyond You may think they’re a bit too keen on ‘performing’ already, but developing the skills needed to present themselves publicly can benefit students in school and after, says Nikky Smedley

Parent Partnerships – It Pays To Get Them Involved Throughout Reception Year If you are quick to interact with parents, you stand a greater chance of being welcomed by them when you offer guidance on supporting children’s learning.

Language-Based Maths Activities Should be the Vital 4th Component of the C-P-A Approach “Ensuring that language is purposefully intertwined with our teaching approach strengthens the learning process”

Not Only Can We Do Robotics In D&T – We Have To If schools don't embrace the digital revolution beyond computer-aided design and manufacture, they are failing to provide fundamental aspects of a technological education

SEN Inclusion in Schools – There Aren’t ‘Children’ and ‘Special Needs Children’; Just Children The revolution will NOT have disabled access, just access for all, says Nicole Dempsey

10 ways for SLTs to tackle difficult conversations with parents We’re providing an educational service, and therefore we will receive feedback from our ‘customers’ from time to time. How you deal with that feedback is what matters most

Help Children Memorise Times Tables by Encouraging Them to Make Connections How to ensure multiplication tables don't become a sticking point

15 of the Funniest Friends GIFs that Sum up Teaching I'll be there for you, 'cause you're there for me toooooooooooooooooooooo...with GIFs

“We Shouldn’t Write Schoolchildren Off At Age Seven” Kensington Primary has moved from RI to outstanding in less than three years but is now setting its sights even higher

Shape Recognition Lesson Plan for EYFS and KS1 Grab your iPads and help children explore their environment, with these ideas from Marc Faulder. Children will learn how to talk about the properties and functions of 2D shapes, recognise 2D shapes in the environment and use knowledge of 2D shapes in a design task. Download our 2D shapes poster pack.

Best shape recognition resources and activities for early years Don't be a square, boost your kids' shape recognition skills with these ace activities

Early Universal Screening Can Help Address Speech And Language Issues Before The Damage Is Done Between 50% and 90% of children with persistent speech, language and communication needs go on to have reading difficulties.

How Teachers Can Combat Stress With Yoga Yoga has proven benefits for children, but you owe it to yourself and them to take time out to relax too

What if Schools Were More Like the X Factor? If song, dance and ultra-competitive exploitation of young people for the purposes of entertainment are your thing, this school is for you

Roman numerals KS2 – Best resources for maths Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? Roman numerals, that's what...

Early Years A3 Alphabet Poster This fun A3 alphabet poster is just the thing to encourage developing literacy skills – display it on your classroom wall as a boost to letter recognition.

“I Get Up At 4am To Do My Marking” – Ian Goldsworthy On Being A Teacher And A Carer There's no doubt that being a carer and a teacher is ridiculously hard, but it's been the making of me

The A-Z of Surviving Your Second Year of Teaching From aiming to learn to catching enough ZZZs, Steph Caswell has some alphabetised advice for your second year in teaching

It’s Taken A While, But Self-Confessed Technophobe Julie Murray Reckons She’s Finally Got The Point Of EdTech It’s About The Access, Stupid!

“My Child Just Won’t Read” – Strategies For Reluctant Readers If it looks like your offspring would rather do anything other than pick up a book, Kenny Pieper has some advice that could change things…

5 Surprising Things Children Learn On School Trips Some parents not keen on PTA funds being used to support educational visits and residentials? Perhaps Elaine Skates can persuade everyone to get on board…

PTA Guide To Festive Celebration Ideas The Autumn term is full of opportunities for celebration and excitement – Lucy Jones has some suggestions to help your PTA make the most of them.

10 educational apps that parents, teachers and students will love Turn ‘screen time’ into an educational opportunity with these essential downloads… ’21st-century teaching and learning”, as journalists like to call what our kids are doing in the classroom these days, can look very different from when we were at school. However, one of the best things about modern education is the way that technology is […]

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