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“We Wanted To Try And Ensure That No Other Parent Had To Go Through What We Did” Joanne and Dan Thompson write of their wish to improve the standard of first aid expertise in England's nurseries, via the introduction of the Millie's Mark safety assurance scheme...

10 SMSC Lesson Plans If you're in need of a spiritual, moral, social and cultural topic to discuss with your students, take a look and see if you can find any inspiration among this hand-picked selection...

History or Her Story? – Women of historical significance for your KS1/KS2 curriculum From the rich and powerful Zubayda, to the supreme warrior Lady K᾿abel, we must give the women who have helped shaped the world equal billing in our studies of the past, says Alf Wilkson...

Hashtag Watch – #WorldTeachersDay Some of the tweets that caught our eye among this year's celebration of teachers the world over...

Maths and Mud – How To Inspire Early Years Learning Through Messy Play Sam Holland explains how messy play can be used by practitioners to inspire children’s overall learning experience...

Does Tutoring Pupils For Grammar School Entry Really Give Them An Unfair Advantage? It's not fair to blame private tutors for the shortcomings of selective education, argues Henry Fagg...

Sometimes It’s Best To Can The Plan Structure is overrated – make sure you set aside ample time in your early years setting to simply go with the flow, says Juno Hollyhock...

Pencils Down, Everyone – Let’s Assess Primary Science Differently Testing in primary schools needs a thorough check-up, so let’s grab it firmly and ask it to cough, says Deborah Herridge. It’s time to investigate some alternatives...

Internet Matters Launches New Anti-Cyberbullying Campaign New campaign aimed at parents enlists Dr. Linda Papadopoulos to highlight the impact of bullying carried out via digital means

What Makes A Good Early Years Setting Committee? For a community or charity-managed setting to work well, you need a capable managing committee. James Hempsall OBE explains how to get things off to a good start...

It’s Not Wrong For Schools To Sell Services To Other Schools Schools shouldn᾿t feel squeamish about selling services to other schools when everyone can benefit, says Adam Lowing...

“The best schools don’t just monitor the number of hours worked, but where those hours are focused” If one your new school year resolutions is 'Get on top of my workload', then ATL's Nansi Ellis has a few words of advice...

“If you can grab children’s imaginations, you can get them writing without realising it” We can’t force children to pick up their pens and expect fantastic learning to emerge – success comes from making writing irresistible, says Kirstine Beeley…

Mumsnet Survey Suggests Parents Split Over Government’s Grammar Proposals Site users divided over whether or not increased school selection is a good idea

5 Things I Learnt After Returning To School From Maternity Leave After months as a full-time parent, Sarah Hardy thought she was ready to return to the classroom – but she was wrong. Here, she presents the 5 biggest challenges women can expect to face following maternity leave...

1066 And All That – Use The Battle Of Hastings To Teach Your Pupils About More Than Just History One of the most important battles in British history has more cross-curricular potential than you might think, say Little Creative Days co-founders Natasha Dennis and Tonya Meers...

Cartoon Network Teachers’ Toolkit – English, Art/Design and PSHE Lesson Resources For KS1 And KS2 A selection of free curriculum-linked teaching resources designed to support the Cartoon Network Imagination Studios Awards – an annual competition that invites pupils aged 6-13 to create their own cartoon content, whilst exploring the themes of interpersonal relationships, equality and diversity. This download includes: • Four lesson plans containing learning activities, discussion points and extension […]

What does it mean to teach with moral purpose? So you joined the profession to change lives, says Russell Grigg – but how can you be sure you're taking young people in the right direction?

Deliver your own knockout CPD with these 8 tips Leading CPD in your school is a great way to demonstrate leadership, vision and staff management – all qualities that will grab the head᾿s attention, says Paul K. Ainsworth...

Early Years Al Fresco – The Case For Outdoor Learning As summer gives way to what's shaping up to be a pleasant autumn, here’s Kathy Brodie with some great reasons to learn in the fresh air...

“Selection by academic ability is a futile attempt to turn the clock back” Investing in grammar schools won᾿t fix social mobility, says Kevin Harcombe. We'd be better off with properly funded comprehensives...

Helicopter Stories PDF

Helicopter Stories PDF – Classroom guide In this free Helicopter Stories PDF, MakeBelieve Arts founder Trisha Lee presents an overview of how to use Helicopter Stories in your classroom – an exercise whereby children write a short story and proceed to act it out. Helicopter Stories PDF In the document, Trisha explains how to: Read lots more advice from Trisha Lee […]

Sound Experiments – Music And Science-Themed Teaching Activities For EYFS Judith Harries shows how settings can use the noise-making properties of musical instruments to explore the scientific properties of volume, pitch, tempo, duration and more besides…

5 Great Ways To Upcycle – Ideas For EYFS Role-Play And Craftmaking Activities If your setting observes the principle of ‘Waste not want not’, then you’ll love Wendy Bowkett’s suggestions for making educational use of old photographs, fabric off-cuts, bubble wrap and other unwanted materials…

Number Bonds To 10 ‘Hens’ Worksheet For KS1 Single-page illustrated activity sheet for teaching number bonds to 10 themed around hens. Can your pupils correctly match the numbered hens with the right set of eggs, so that both numbers add up to 10?

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