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Teacher shouting – Is it ever necessary to raise your voice in class? Continual shouting at a child or a class can have long-lasting negative effects. But is it ever necessary to raise your voice in school?

Halloween activities for schools worksheet

Halloween activities for schools – Fun and easy ideas for kids in 2024 Trick or treat! Give your little terrors a feast of fun this 31st October with some great classroom ideas...

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Diversity in schools – Resources & ideas for creating inclusivity Explore diversity in schools with these practical insights into selecting inclusive texts, fostering a teaching staff that mirrors the varied backgrounds of your students and more…

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National Centre for Computing Education

How ‘I Belong’ encourages girls into computer science Newly appointed assistant head and STEM professional development leader Thomas Mullins discusses why more schools should embrace the National Centre for Computing Education’s I Belong programme… About Me Thomas Mullins: Assistant head at Plymouth Grove Primary School Our school: Plymouth Grove Primary School is attended by around 455 pupils, many of whom are from a […]

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Creative thinking – Can we teach it in school, and if so, how? We dive into whether teaching creative thinking in schools is possible, and if so, how we can make it happen in the classroom...

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Critical thinking – What it is, how to teach it and why it’s important How to equip pupils with critical thinking skills and why it matters in a world of fast technological change...

Building tension KS2 resources

Building tension KS2 – Writing a nerve-wracking scene Peer inside the mind of a professional author and help KS2 pupils understand how to build tension and write a nerve-wracking scene. This WAGOLL resource pack is based on The Boy in the Suit by James Fox. This resource contains: Your class will work towards planning and writing their own nerve-wracking scene, as experienced by […]

Advent lesson plan

Advent lesson plan – KS2 RE ‘big Christmas countdown’ Why do we look ahead to special events? Is anticipation more exciting than celebration? Use this KS2 RE Advent lesson plan to ponder these big questions… For many of our students, Christmas is a very exciting time of year that is full of family, fun and presents. The countdown is just as exciting, especially with […]

Adding on 1 worksheets

Adding on 1 – Simple resource for learners with SEND This engaging ‘adding on 1’ resource is specifically designed to support learners with special educational needs (SEN). Many children with SEN face challenges in forming letters and numbers, but that doesn’t mean they can’t engage with foundational mathematical concepts. Instead of relying on traditional numerals, this resource encourages mark-making, an essential pre-writing skill that many […]

Resources about how to write a film review

How to write a film review – KS1/KS2 worksheet activities This four-page guide from Into Film contains five activities focused on how to write a film review. Use it in primary classes or school film clubs. Interesting adjectives Look at the list of adjectives on the worksheet and decide which ones apply to films you like and films you don’t like. Look up any words […]

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Young Enterprise

Ed & Bunny book character competition from Money Heroes – open now! Encourage your whole school to get involved in our exciting Ed and Bunny book character design competition. Register today with Money Heroes, the award-winning FREE financial education programme for primary schools, and discover how your class can join in the fun! The Ed and Bunny book character design competition launched on 23 September 2024, giving […]

Black History Month activities

Black History Month activities – Best 2024 resources for KS2 / KS3 Celebrate Black History Month in October with these lessons, assemblies, recommended movies and more...

Pasta skeleton resource

Pasta skeleton – 15-minute STEM activity for Halloween What does a human skeleton look like? Find out with this spooky pasta skeleton activity from 15-Minute STEM Book 2 by Emily Hunt... Resources Pasta skeleton activity The challenge here is to create the most accurate skeleton you can in just 15 minutes using pasta to represent the different bones. Before you begin, draw the […]

KS2 drama lessons resource

Drama lessons KS2 – Free six-week scripts and performance plan When we first think of fun and engaging KS2 drama lessons we might picture energetic improvisation; all the children buzzing with ideas and thoroughly enjoying themselves. But contrary to this idealisation, many children actually prefer script work to improv, as scripts give them a tangible starting point. In this unit, pupils will learn how to […]

Woman doing primary maths teaching at front of class

Primary maths teaching – Research-informed strategies to focus on Seamus Gibbons and Emma Lennard take a look at what we should be striving for in our maths teaching...

Traditional dance lesson plan

Traditional dance – Learning about other cultures KS1/2 lesson Dance isn’t just strictly ballroom. Whether they walk like an Egyptian or get down to some South African gumboot dancing, children will learn a lot about other cultures too with this traditional dance lesson plan… Thanks to the ease with which we can find examples of everything from ballet and tap to hip-hop and salsa, […]

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MASC

Turn climate fear into climate fun with MASC to the eco-beat The MASC to the eco-beat series by Dr Rona D. Linklater is a unique fusion of fiction and non-fiction that encourages pupils in Key Stage 2 to take action to protect our ecosystem. Using a combination of novel music, art, stories and differentiated creative tasks, each book teaches children about environmental issues while developing collaborative […]

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Flipped learning – Meaning, benefits and ideas to try Could flipped learning be the key to unlocking more productive, student-centred lessons?

Windrush Child classroom resources for KS2

Windrush Child – Classroom resources for KS2 These KS2 educational resources explore the novel Windrush Child by the late Benjamin Zephaniah. The book explores themes of identity, belonging and resilience. Main character Leonard has to navigate the challenges of growing up in a society that often treats him as an outsider. Windrush Child Writing Root This download contains a stand-alone lesson plan from Literacy Tree’s […]

Children playing with parachute, representing HAF programme

HAF programme – Why it’s under threat and what schools can do We explore why school holidays could become much more challenging for low-income families from next year...

Oracy – What it is and the best classroom resources Improve pupils' speaking skills by explicitly teaching oracy in the classroom, with these activities, ideas and other teaching resources...

Colourful games controller, representing gamification in education

Gamification in education – How to use it to motivate all pupils Ready to level up your classroom? Dive into the world of gamification and explore what it can offer your pupils...

Pie Corbett reading spine

Pie Corbett reading spine – What it is and example download Pie Corbett shares his expert advice on how to create a reading spine… What is a reading spine? A reading spine is a mapped-out book curriculum that provides the basic entitlement to experience great literature.  Every year of my teaching career, I would spend time deciding which books I would read to my new class. I […]

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Parental engagement – How to bring parents on board What is parental engagement? What benefits does it offer? What strategies can you try? Join us as we explore all this and more...

KS2 maths games printable resources

KS2 maths games – Guess Who? and Winner Takes It All If you model KS2 maths games well, children will become engrossed in the game and therefore immersed in the learning. You can observe and interact with pupils in the moment to determine the security of their understanding and level of efficiency. Alternatively, take a guided group for some pinpointed teaching to move their learning on […]

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