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Persuasive writing for KS2 resource

Persuasive writing for KS2 – Alex Rider activities from Pie Corbett Break out the gadgets and take your class undercover with Pie Corbett’s Alex Rider-themed look at persuasive writing for KS2. Children can design and advertise their own spy gadgets with these examples and exercises. This download contains a PDF resource and accompanying PowerPoint slides. Persuasive writing for KS2 It’s been over 20 years since we […]

WW2 for KS2 – Model text and lesson plan by Pie Corbett By using Pie Corbett’s WW2 KS2 model text and digging into local history, your class can write a powerful piece about the experience of a WW2 evacuee. This resource includes an original story called ‘The Tunnel’, plus a series of reading and writing classroom activities. There is also a PowerPoint file with the story on […]

Short stories KS2 Pie Corbett lesson plan

Short stories KS2 – Pie Corbett lesson plan If you’re looking for short stories KS2 resources, this dreamy lunar story from Pie Corbett could be just what you need. Use the resource to inspire children to write their own stories rich in language and detail. This resource includes an original short story from Pie Corbett called ‘The Place of Moon and Stars’. You’ll […]

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 […]

Pie Corbett poetry KS2 lesson plan

Pie Corbett poetry – KS2 lesson plan about imagination We’ve packed this Pie Corbett poetry lesson plan with playful activities to help your KS2 class celebrate the power of imagination. The download features Pie’s original poem, ‘What are You?’, as well as accompanying activities that he has created for your class. Ask students to read through the poem thoroughly, asking themselves questions like which […]

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

Suspense writing KS2 classroom resources

Suspense writing KS2 – The Old Mill by Pie Corbett Are you looking for tension story ideas and suspense writing KS2 examples? This download contains an original tension writing example by literacy expert Pie Corbett. You’ll also find classroom activities to help pupils with their own writing. By analysing the story, children will learn to build excitement and suspense through whispers and warnings. Suspense writing […]

KS2 art curriculum fashion design plan

KS2 art curriculum – Six-week fashion design plan Take your pupils' creativity to the next level and let them loose as fashion designers for their own brand

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

Improving writing in primary schools – How to run an effective lesson Mix and match sessions and goals to find the perfect setup for your class...

Coasts geography – Six-week KS2 plan + resources Engage pupils in physical geography, and learn more about your local area with this six-week coasts geography plan...

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 […]

KS2 music lesson plan

KS2 music – Explore rhythm and patterns with electronic dance music Get your groove on and explore rhythm and pattern with a trip to the loopy world of EDM

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 […]

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