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Designated Mental Health Lead year planner A school that aims to adopt a culture of mental health and wellbeing will need a whole-school approach. There are many key stakeholders who all need to be involved and working with each other. It is important to write a yearly planner that feeds into the school development plan (SDP). This free, printable template from […]

New teachers, COVID and you – How to help your ECTs survive and thrive Those just starting out on their teaching careers now face considerably greater challenges than those who came before them, observes Nikki Cunningham-Smith...

Education after COVID – What do you want your ‘normal’ to look like? With teachers having shown their mettle and successfully kept the educational show on the road during 2021, the time has come for an education revolution, says Jaz Ampaw-Farr...

Primary school books – tips for a reading audit You’ve got your clipboard and newly sharpened pencil ready. But what exactly should you look for when you audit your school’s reading provision?

School achievement and gender – What’s the answer to the ‘boy question’? After making an influential contribution to the debate around boys’ education with the book Boys Don’t Try? Mark Roberts discusses its follow-up, and what has (and hasn’t) changed since...

Education reform – Schools are exhausted by change, but things have to get better Despite long-running issues that require urgent – and in some areas, radical – change to the education system, there are some major barriers preventing any real progress from being made…

Primary school science – Ideas to make physics fun From failing her A-level (twice), to becoming confident and excited about teaching primary physics, Dr Michelle Saunders shares ideas for fun science engagement...

NQT year – How to survive as an NQT Learning how to teach is daunting enough, but what should you do when a pandemic is added into the mix? Hear from experts and fellow trainees about how they plan to tackle the start of the school year...

Primary school music – How to keep pupils (and Ofsted) happy Ofsted want all schools to teach music to all children, and we can all play our part, says David Liggins...

Metacognition – Metacognitive strategies lesson plan for KS2 maths Metacognition helps learners plan, monitor and evaluate their own learning. When children identify which strategies are most helpful to them in learning something new, and which strategies don’t work so well, they build up a toolkit for tackling new tasks. It’s a great step towards helping children become more-independent learners. Embedding metacognition into a lesson […]

John Agard poems lesson plan

John Agard poems – KS2 lesson plan This KS2 lesson plan focuses on John Agard poems – particularly More Pointless Questions. Pupils will use the poem as a vehicle for exploring the natural world. They’ll also learn about using rhetorical questions to provoke, and how to consider the presentation elements of a poem. It’s a great lesson to try on National Poetry Day in October. […]

Outdoor learning (and growing) – The many benefits of maintaining a school garden Gail Hovey recalls her involvement in helping students at one London secondary take some unused land and gradually turn it into an award-winning asset for the whole school…

Dance Days

Educational Dance Workshops for Schools What is it? Dance Days provides educational dance workshops for schools, tailored to meet your school’s needs. We are able to showcase over 30 dance styles linking to the curriculum, world events and celebrations. This will enhance your pupils’ learning outside of the classroom and help boost physical activity and wellbeing in a non-traditional way. […]

Restorative practice – how it can restore trust and help put things right Mark Finnis makes a concise case for why your behaviour management system can benefit from an injection of restorative practice...

Learning together – how the Focus Trust shares best practice online From NQTs to vastly experienced teachers – how sharing resources online has helped the Focus Trust weather the Covid storm and come out stronger...

Primary geography curriculum – Top tips from Mark Enser In his new book, Mark aims to empower teachers to design and deliver an effective geography curriculum...

Religious education in primary schools – What’s the point? Katie Freeman explores the ‘worldview’ approach in RE, and how it can help children understand others’ points of view...

Setting desirable difficulty – A brief guide to what works Adam Riches offers some concise suggestions for pitching your lesson’s difficulty at just the right level...

What is Humanism? Primary resources for RE Teaching children about non-religious views such as Humanism is just as important as traditional RE, says Luke Donnellan...

Why kindness should form the core of your behaviour policy In an increasingly divided and impatient world, managing challenging behaviour with kindness can be an apparently radical, but ultimately effective path for schools to pursue, says Dave Whitaker…

Inclusive classroom – In defence of ‘woke culture’ Inclusivity, or ‘wokeness’ as it’s come to be known, isn’t political correctness gone mad, it’s an essential move for our children, says Bilkis Miah...

English as an additional language – support for EAL pupils Bilingual clubs can help schools support EAL students, says Colin Baxter...

Success criteria – strategies for developing writing skills in the classroom Criteria for descriptive writing can be restrictive for pupils – but they can be easily expanded, says James Durran...

Pupil Premium post-COVID – The key challenges and changes Lauren Powell, IG Schools portfolio lead at Inside Government, surveys the ways in which the pandemic could affect how schools approach their Pupil Premium obligations...

What makes school leaders bad at giving feedback? Formal discussions of colleagues’ strengths and areas for improvement aren’t always approached by leaders in the most effective way, says Adam Robbins…

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