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Once Upon A Unit Of Measurement – Teaching Primary Science Through Stories A great tale will have children desperate to know what happens next. Add science to the narrative and it’ll ignite their curiosity for experimentation too, say Chris Smith and Jules Pottle...

Time To Get Real – Why There Should Always Be A Place For Practical Problems In Maths Lessons To be considered truly competent mathematicians, young people need the ability to think critically and tackle tangible problems, argues Stephen Hull...

Are Children Receiving Enough Specialist Language Support? Nearly 10 years on from John Bercow's report on the state of speech, language and communication support in schools, work has now begun on a detailed follow-up...

‘Fantasy helps children realise that books can be chocolate’ Author Cornelia Funke looks at how fantasy fiction can inspire solid teaching and learning...

‘It’s Hard To Imagine A Politician-Free Education System – Unless You Look To International Schools’ No formal testing and bilingual seven-year-olds equipped to change the world? Yes please, says Debra Kidd...

‘School leaders must take decisive and immediate action to prevent going into the red’ We now know when the national funding formula will take effect, but with its likely impact still unclear, it's more vital than ever that schools plan ahead, says Howard Jackson...

Mick Waters: ‘What if, instead of seeing the classroom as a theatre, we could view it as an engine?’ It᾿s time to stoke the fires of the classroom engine and bring the curtain down on theatrical lessons, says Mick Waters...

“These ‘Strawberry Jams’ – Where Do I Get One, And What Do I Do?” It's cheap, versatile and easy to use – is the Raspberry Pi something that all teachers can and should be using in the classroom? Lloyd Burgess takes a closer look...

How Should we Assess Reading in a World Without Levels? Using book bands has an important role to play in a post-levels world – It’s time to take a more tailored approach, say Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin...

Introduction of national funding formula for schools pushed back to 2018/19 Justine Greening announces that final decisions on new fairer funding system for schools and higher needs will now be taken 'early in the new year'

No Place To Play – What Settings Can Do For Children Without A Space Of Their Own When children lack outdoor spaces to call their own, it’s up to early years settings to fill the void, says Juno Hollyhock...

School Attendance Rules are Letting Down Children with SEND – But it Doesn’t Have to be this Way Elizabeth Harris recounts how an ill-judged absence letter prompted her to bring a legal challenge to her LEA...

Le Chat Got Your Tongue? – How Non-Language Specialists Can Teach Great MFL Lessons If teaching a foreign language feels like you’re up la crique without une pagaie, here are some fun and easy ways to make MFL lessons plain sailing, says Dr Amanda Barton...

Try this lesson planning tool that weaves grammar into daily activities With the curriculum’s heavy emphasis on grammar, there’s a danger children could be put off writing for good. But get your planning right and there’s plenty of fun to be had, says Emma Caulfield...

Use Minecraft To Make Big Improvements To Children’s Writing When Chris Waterworth asked his class to recreate Willy Wonka’s factory in Minecraft, there were delectable changes to children’s writing...

Clever ways for kids to learn common exception words If common exception words are causing a nuisance, these marvellous suggestions will take the weight off your mind...

6 Of The Best Free Maths Mastery Resources For Primary School With maths mastery flying up the government's agenda here are some of the best free resources available

“I Wanted To Challenge Them” – How One West London Primary Made The Transition To Singapore Maths Switching to Singapore maths isn’t easy – but as practice at Three Bridges Primary School illustrates, with good leadership and a skilled teaching staff, it can transform children’s learning, says Jacob Stow...

You Don’t Have To Be A Specialist To Make Music With Your Primary Class Musical expertise may be in short supply among teachers, so wouldn’t it be better to leave music teaching to the specialists? Anna Gower is not convinced...

Get With The Programme – Use These Digital Resources To Boost Your Pupils’ Enjoyment Of Reading Rather than being the enemy of literacy as some assume, technology can be its enabler, as Martin McKay explains...

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Trouble Brewing? – Restorative Approaches To Managing Behaviour Need Time, Planning And Patience Like a good cup of coffee, restorative practice requires time and patience if you don’t want to get burned, says Paul Dix...

How ‘Family Learning’ Can Improve Your Setting’s Standards Of Parental Engagement Children learn best when their parents are engaged with their education – so let’s use our resources and expertise to get them engaged, says Claire Matthes...

Use Roald Dahl’s ‘The Great Mouse Plot’ to explore the creative potential of autobiographies in KS2 English Few children will have a tale of a daringly concealed ex-rodent – but reading Roald Dahl’s The Great Mouse Plot will help them understand how their own histories can be turned into fabulous stories, says Carey Fluker Hunt...

How music therapy can get your class working in harmony Music therapy is much more than a band aid. It’s a creative outlet, a means of expression and way for children to find their voice, says Lloyd Burgess...

Festival Of Education 2016, Day 2 – Matthew Syed And Stephen Lockyer On Mindset Helen Mulley hears why schools themselves should adopt a growth mindset to learn from failures, but also how 'mindset' is becoming an empty buzzword...

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