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KS2 RE Lesson Plan – Use Olympic And Paralympic Values To Discuss Having Respect For Other People, Cultures And Beliefs The London 2012 organisers chose seven values to embody the spirit of the Games: respect, excellence, friendship, courage, determination, inspiration and equality. This RE lesson helps you explore one value with your class – respect.[...]

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[...]

KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Understand Forces By Designing And Building Rocket Cars Fast cars and jet planes make a great topic for discussion when looking at forces and movement. Shape plays an important role in the design of both modes of transport and investigating this provides children[...]

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

KS2 D&T Lesson Plan – Kickstart The Design Process By Improving Existing Products Great designers know there's always room for improvement, so how can we encourage children to be more imaginative when evaluating existing products? Professional designers often start by asking how everyday products can be changed for[...]

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...

“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

KS2 Literacy Lesson Plan – Beat Writer’s Block With A Fast-Paced Adventure Story Help beat writer's block by using author Abi Elphinstone's trusted techniques.In this lesson students will: Learn how to plot a fast-paced adventure story from start to finish Understand how mapping a setting can be an[...]

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

KS2 Chemistry Lesson Plan – Explore The Science Behind Washing Powder And Soaps School children doing the laundry by hand? Sounds like a return to the Victorian classroom. Not with this engaging lesson, which uses a tablet, a lux meter app and good old-fashioned soap and water.This lesson[...]

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!

Your SATs Survival Guide for parents As this year’s SATs tests approach, education expert Sue Cowley explains how they work, what they mean – and the best way to approach them.

“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.

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