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James and the Giant Peach science lesson

James and the Giant Peach KS2 science lesson – Who can make the biggest seagull splat? 500 birds make a lot of mess! Use Deborah Herridge’s Roald Dahl-inspired lesson to look at forces and pattern seeking. Poor James Trotter. Beginning with the ‘unstoppable’ charging rhinoceros that killed his parents, our hero[...]

KS2 English Book Topic – Delve into Creative Activities Inspired by Karthika Nair’s The Honey Hunter Shonu lives on an island in the Bengal delta surrounded by mangrove forests – an area known as the Sundarbans, where bees build their combs like golden palaces in the treetops.Shonu’s father is a honey[...]

An After-School Classics Club can Boost Enthusiasm for Learning Studying classics isn’t just for Private Schools – boost enthusiasm for learning with your own funded after-school club

2018 World Cup Country Factfiles – Printable PDFs for all 32 Teams This PDF resource features a country factfile of all 32 national football teams competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia this June and July. Each country file includes the nation's flag, its name[...]

14 Primary English Teaching Resources for Birthday Boy by David Baddiel This download includes 14 separate PDFs full of activities to complement the book Birthday Boy by David Baddiel, published by HarperCollins Children's Books. There are comedy caption competitions, a task that gets students to draw[...]

How to be an excellent primary music subject leader Here’s how to put together an action plan that will inspire those colleagues who ‘just aren’t musical’...

Why do Pupils Become Disengaged, and How Can You Stop It? Adam Riches outlines four key factors why students switch off in lessons, and ways in which you can keep them engaged and enthused about learning

Live marking – How immediate feedback helps students learn and reduces teacher workload Practice makes perfect? Only if you're practising the right things. And instant feedback will help keep students on the right path and avoid getting smacked in the face, metaphorically speaking, says Lee Simpson...

KS2 PE Lesson Plan – Host your own Four-Person Mini Tennis Tournaments for Wimbledon Pick a tennis star’s name from a hat and enjoy an exciting four-person mini tournament.For two weeks in July (2nd-15th), millions of tennis fans avidly follow the fortunes of the world’s top players.Wimbledon offers a[...]

How to fit 6 hours of music into the primary curriculum – a week! No magic money tree, a financially deprived setting – yet this Bradford primary has seen a spectacular upswing in academic achievement

We Must Promote Reading for Pleasure at Primary School Reading for pleasure is a serious business and deserves a protected place in the busy school day, says Clare Sealy

Outstanding Special Schools – How a Therapeutic Programme and Finely Honed Teaching Approaches have Made an Impact at Meath Primary "I think we have a certain responsibility to spread what we believe is best practice and what seems to work here."

How to Use Symbols to Help Children with SEND Succeed Sometimes a simple, visual approach to communication can succeed where even the most well-chosen words will fail, says Adele Devine…

Why Play-Based Learning Should be Used for all Age Groups from Early Years to Further Education You may think secondary students are too old for fun and games in class, but elements of play can get all kinds of learners engaged, says Vicki Vincent...

Teacher Recruitment – We Need to Spread the Word About How Great this Job Is Teacher applications are plummeting, so we need to do our bit to advertise this amazing profession, says The Primary Head...

Review – Reading Bug Club The UCL Institute of Education and the Pearson UK Research and Efficacy team conducted a longitudinal study to explore the impact and implementation of Bug Club in Key Stage 1. The findings were impressive, showing[...]

8 Ways to Prepare Deaf Pupils for a School Trip Make that next visit one to remember – for the right reasons – with these tips from Stevie Mayhook

Why Tech is the Sensible Way to Address the Teacher Workload Crisis Automation need no longer be a dirty word in education, says Sam Blyth...

A Relentless Focus on CPD and High Expectations for All are the Driving Forces at this Coastal School “I'm giving responsibility back to the teachers,” says principal Kate Rutherford

Ofsted Action On Schools ‘Gaming’ The System May Be Too Little, Too Late For Some Pupils When schools ‘game’ the system it puts additional pressure on others, and gives an unrealistic picture of what is happening in the sector. Competition wins over collaboration, says Sue Cowley...

“‘Inclusion’ Isn’t Right, Doesn’t Work and Perpetuates Discrimination Against Children with SEND” It doesn’t lead to equitable adult outcomes for those with disabilities, and in fact perpetuates and legitimises the discriminatory way in which we’re encouraged to view ‘ability diversity’ within wider society

8 Ways to Boost Early Years Learning by Exploring your Community Take the time to discover your neighbourhood and you’ll find countless opportunities to broaden children’s understanding of the world, says Emma Davis…

The Minutes from your Last Student Council Meeting “She’s banned from Maccy D’s because of that thing with the Crunchie McFlurry…”

8 Ways to Streamline and Simplify Your School’s Data Still manually pasting numbers into Word documents? It’s time to automate...

5 ways to help students overcome stress, fears and anxieties As exam season approaches, help your pupil breaking down barriers to learning and overcome their fears

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