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Staff appraisals – 5 tips for making yours more effective After the year we’ve had, schools would be unwise to adopt a ‘business as usual’ approach when it comes to their appraisals, observes Andrew Morrish...

Assessment in primary schools – Too many approaches don’t provide informed actions Too many assessment approaches generate pretty graphs but don’t provide informed actions, says Joshua Perry...

Parents’ evening – Ditch it and switch to learning review meetings led by the children themselves It might be time for a dramatic change to the old ways, says Professor Dame Alison Peacock...

SATs Boot Camp

SATs Boot Camp – Helping Year 6 children to ACE their SATs What is it? SATs Boot Camp is an online platform that gives children the practise they need to be confident and ready to ace their Y6 SATs. With over 100 online practice test papers and revision tests for Maths and English topics, children will quickly become champions of the different SATs style questions. SATs Boot […]

Drawing and Talking

Foundation to Drawing and Talking What is it? The Foundation to Drawing and Talking training day will teach you how to effectively utilise the Drawing and Talking therapeutic technique with the children and adults you work with. Drawing and Talking is a one-to-one person-centred therapy that takes place over a course of 12 weeks, focusing on prevention, early intervention and […]

Who looks after the headteacher? – How to be a supportive colleague in stressful situations They’ve weathered some truly testing storms recently so let’s make a conscious effort to support our amazing leaders, says Chris Harrison...

How schools can support grieving children A single-page guidance document issued by the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish, outlining what schools can do to support children and young people who are grieving, the routes by which they can be helped to return to school. Also included is the charity’s 11-point ‘Charter for bereaved children’. For more information, visit winstonswish.org or follow […]

Teaching Makaton and sign language in schools can have wonderful benefits Incorporating sign language into your provision soon becomes second nature, and can have wonderful benefits for all, says Sue Cowley...

School absence fines – Will parents be fined if they don’t send their children back in September? Lawyer Karen Holden explores whether parents who keep their child at home because they do not believe school is safe will be fined...

Improving your subject knowledge – should primary teachers join organisations like the Historical Association? What are subject associations and is it really worth joining? Bev Forrest sets out the benefits of these organisations...

Word families – 6 of the best KS1 and KS2 worksheets and spelling resources for primary English Teach each student this peach of a selection of word family resources. Is that a reach? You get the point...

Hope Education

Hope Education share its tips on mental wellbeing for pupils As autumn term approaches, classrooms are beginning to look very different to how they did a year ago. With DfE guidance stating all children are expected to return to class in line with shielding ending on 1 August, many children are now experiencing anxiety and worries beyond the simple new class, new teacher usual concerns. […]

School lockdown – As a teacher, I’ve returned to class; as a parent, I won’t send my daughter back to school Our experience of homeschooling went downhill when school opened up to more pupils – my child was quickly forgotten...

Build a ‘can do’ culture – how to make your school community feel safe, comfortable and secure Ahead of students’ reintegration back into school, Sarah Wray explains why the focus for schools should be on building a safe and reassuring environment for all...

Residentials and mental health – Being outdoors is great for the mind Steve Anderson outlines the mental health benefits that students and teachers can get from learning through adventure...

KS2 RE & SMSC lesson plan – Think about values by creating themed activities for a special decorated box With SMSC and a broad and balanced curriculum firmly at the centre of the current education agenda, it’s important that children are given the time and opportunity to discuss and consider the underlying values which are important to themselves and others. This lesson demonstrates how children can engage with a range of different values by […]

KS2 MFL lesson plan – Use games to learn colours in Spanish Explore patterns and sounds of language through rhymes and link them with meaning, says Lisa Steven… Words for colours are easy to use in isolation and it’s quite simple to play games with them. For example, you can point to objects and ask in Spanish, ¿De qué color es?, playing ‘Toca algo que es…’. That […]

KS2 MFL lesson plan – Exploring hobbies in foreign languages Exploring hobbies in foreign languages is an effective way to teach the correct pronunciation of cognates, says Amanda Barton… Hobbies in French, Spanish and German are not difficult for children to learn as there are lots of cognates. There is a risk that children will pronounce the words like the English equivalents, so it is […]

Black History Month lesson plan and poster

Black History Month ideas – KS2 lesson plan, posters & resources It’s not always easy to find Black History Month ideas that help children learn about black British history. Patrice Lawrence’s novel Diver’s Daughter offers a valuable opportunity to help pupils discover more about the diversity of the people who lived in England during the Tudor times. By exploring the experiences of characters whose stories are […]

KS2 fiction books for topics – The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke Hana Tooke’s page-turner The Unadoptables is bursting with eccentric characters that even reluctant readers will take to heart. It’s perfect if you’re looking for a KS2 fiction book to do a topic about, and would work especially well for Year 6 classes. The download contains primary school activities based on the book, and a worksheet […]

Illustration of feathers, representing Joseph Coelho poetry

Joseph Coelho – Poetry resources and advice Writing poetry can act as a release valve, allowing trapped feelings to escape, says poet Joseph Coelho...

50 free lesson plans for KS1 and KS2 Start your year with a whole host of new ideas for every primary school subject with these 50 free lesson plans for Years 1-6...

Graphemes – 9 of the best phonics worksheets and resources for KS1 and KS2 reading Help primary children get to know their graphemes to help their reading and writing skills soar, with these lessons, ideas, activities and more...

Effective behaviour management – It’s less what teachers say but how they say it Effective behaviour management is anchored less by what you say to students, and more by the meanings produced by your mode of speaking, says Peter Nelmes...

Safeguarding in schools – 5 key challenges when pupils go back Welcoming pupils back to school in the wake of coronavirus will entail a number of safeguarding challenges – Bethany Eadie from The Key highlights what to look out for...

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