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Don’t Be Fooled By The DfE’s U-Turn On Academisation The government's latest White Paper will still see children’s education sold out to corporate restructuring

Ofsted Taskforce Finds Over 100 Schools Suspected To Be Operating Illegally Letter from Sir Michael Wilshaw to Nicky Morgan expresses concerns over 'harm and indoctrination' risks of unregistered schools – and points to home education laws as possible factor in their growth

British Humanist Association Launches Website For Pupils Attending Faith Schools 'Faith Schoolers Anonymous' pitched as blogging platform and source of support for pupil whistleblowers

High Court Rules Against Local Authority’s Term-time Absence Fine Court's ruling backs parent who refused to pay £120 fine for taking daughter on term-time family holiday to Disney World

Check Mate – Reduce Your Workload And Stress Levels With Checklists 'Box-ticking exercises' are typically the bane of many a teacher’s day – but as Harry Fletcher-Wood explains, a good checklist is the best friend a teacher can have...

Pencil Control – Hand-Eye Co-Ordination Worksheets for KS1/KS2 Two PDF documents – one portrait and landscape – intended to help pupils practice their ability to hold and control a pencil by following a series of lines and curves

Teach Your Students How To Speed Read Fast, efficient reading skills can give any student an advantage, says Alison Davies – and these practical activities will help develop them...

Comparing Numbers – Worksheets For KS1/KS2 Maths Four illustrated worksheets designed to test pupils’ ability to count and compare quantities.

The A to Z of Shakespeare resources Delve into the Bard's stories, characters and locations, with this alphabetised selection of classroom materials from the BBC...

Is The DfE’s Approach To Tackling Childhood Obesity On The Right Track? Does the race to address childhood heath and fitness have a finish line in sight, asks Lloyd Burgess, or are we just running round in circles?...

How To Train Your Readers? Fire Their Imaginations Author Cressida Cowell knows a thing or two about getting young people to pick up a book...

Catchment 22: The Children Most In Need Of Education Are Those Least Appealing To Schools The postcode lottery is enabling schools with a watchful eye on their SATs results to leave some children behind, says Kevin Harcombe...

Don’t Wait Till Parents’ Evening To Speak To Mums And Dads If you’re dreading an angry inquisition, why not avoid the parent trap and start the conversation now?

Martin Luther King – Reading comprehension exercise for KS2 This reading comprehension exercise contains includes some interesting facts about the civil rights activist Martin Luther King, together with some accompanying questions for students to answer. For more resources like this, visit www.primaryleap.co.uk

Your Body – Science worksheet for KS1/2 How well do your students know the parts of the human body? This worksheet was created for young learners to help them label the parts of the human body. It will also help with their spelling skills. For more resources like this, visit www.primaryleap.co.uk

We’re Facing The Biggest Ever Teacher Recruitment Crisis – So Let’s Reduce The Stress If you can’t get your work done in 45 hours a week then there's something wrong with the system, not you, says Debra Kidd...

“Education is a journey, not a race” – The Steiner approach to schooling Is the Steiner approach of prioritising imagination over knowledge and technology the key to producing well-rounded adults?

“Maths is all puzzles and games” – 5 videos to inspire creative hooks for your lessons For any students who think maths is dry and dull, use these YouTube guides and problems to show the magic of numbers

5 Reasons Why Film Should Be Taken Seriously Paul Reeve, CEO of Into Film, explains why film has an important role to play in school classrooms, not just after-school clubs...

Sir Michael Wilshaw Filmed In Pub Confrontation With Striking Sixth Form Teachers Ofsted chief caught on camera revealing why he 'got into a lot of trouble' with the DfE to union representative

Reality Check – Reading For Information Is As Important As Reading For Pleasure Students need to know how to read for purpose as well as pleasure, says Catharine Driver – and it's the job of every teacher to help make it happen...

“We’re Meant To Be A Revolving Door” – The Free School Striving To Give Children The Help They Need Despite external obstacles, the progress made at Aspire Academy in its first year should inspire PRUs across the country, finds Lloyd Burgess...

BFG KS2 lesson plans

BFG KS1/2 lesson plans – Phizz-whizzing ideas Read Roald Dahl’s The BFG with your class with the help of these Officially Phizz-Whizzing Lesson Plans. Whether you’ve read it before or are discovering the Big Friendly Giant’s story for the first time, these resource follow the plot, so it’s easy to read along. Working towards literacy and PSHE objectives, pupils will explore the […]

How Parent Support Groups Can Help Children Running a group to support parents might be beyond a school’s immediate remit – but it’s the children you’ll ultimately be helping, discovers Katie Masters...

Mick Waters: “It’s Time For Leaders To Lead” True headship is about contributing to the greater good, not the efficient running of a single school – but the DfE doesn’t make it easy, says Mick Waters...

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