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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...

Positional Word Cards for KS1 / KS2 A 6-page PDF containing 30 cards with colour illustrations that explain the meaning of various positional words, such as ‘beside’, ‘between’, ‘under’ and ‘behind’.

British Red Cross First Aid Activities Contents: 1x Red Cross starter activities document 1x Educator introduction PDF 1x Curriculum links PDF 1x Red Cross Knowledge-building activities document 1x Red Cross Confidence-building activities document 1x Allergic reactions learner skill guide PDF 1x Allergic reactions role-play card PDF 1x Red Cross concluding activities document Objective: Help children to learn first aid skills, and […]

Printable warning and sanction tickets to manage classroom behaviour Contents 1x PDF of printable warning tickets 1x PDF of printable sanction tickets

Practical Ways to Build Mutual Trust Contents 1x PDF of trust-building exercises Objective: Build physical and emotional trust practically, actively and without words, with Paul Dix

Let’s Put Technology In Its Place In Early Years Learning; Apps Are Not Silver Bullets Yes, kids can work wonders on iPads and smartphones, but let's not forget that technology should serve learning

Academies For All? Why The Hell Aren’t Parents And Teachers Manning The Barricades?! In converting all schools to academies it’s children, teachers and parents that will lose out, says Kevin Harcombe...

A Survivor’s Guide To Ofsted Inspections Put away the strained and nervous smile, calm those shakes and jitters and wipe that sweaty brow – here’s how to turn an Ofsted visit into an opportunity to grow as a teacher, says Sarah Findlater… “Ofsted is coming.” That simple phrase fills the most confident and experienced of teachers with fear and dread, or […]

‘Hands Off My Pay Rise!’ – How Performance-Related Pay Turns Us All Into Competitors The Primary Head considers whether performance-related pay is transforming once noble teachers into scheming rivals… Just how much competition is there in schools? More importantly, how much competition should there be? ‘Well, we shouldn’t expect children to feel as though they’re competing in the Hunger Games, but how are we preparing them for the cruel […]

7 Stress-Busting Strategies To Help You Through The School Day Workplace strain grinding you down? Therapist Kate Beddow runs through a list of stress-reducing activities and small lifestyle changes that busy teachers can incorporate into their daily routines… In the midst of one of the biggest recruitment crises education has ever seen, we’re continuing to pile more stress on to our teachers and TAs. With […]

Statutory Teacher Assessments? Let’s Ditch Them Far from being something to fear, doing away with statutory teacher assessments could help liberate the profession, argues Michael Tidd… I often wonder how much energy and effort – not to mention cost – went into producing the current interim assessment frameworks. Surely it’s rare to devote so much time to something that’s only temporary? […]

‘My Face’ Drawing Templates For KS1/KS2 Boy and girl face drawing templates for use in art/design and PSHE activities.

Government Launches Consultation On National Schools Funding Formula The government has published a set of proposals that will see reforms to the way funding for schools is distributed. The government intends to allocate school funding according to consistent national formula, which would take effect from 2017/18. The new system will seek to ensure that every school in England will be funded according to […]

Roald Dahl KS2 English lesson plan

Roald Dahl KS2 English lesson plan – Seriously funny Roald Dahl’s stories are often hilarious – but behind the larger-than-life characters, imaginative settings and humorous situations there are also thought-provoking issues and questions for children to consider. Dahl is a master storyteller and his books simply fizz with memorable characters and outrageous happenings. They’re also very funny, in a wild and subversive way beloved […]

James and the Giant Peach planning documents

James and the Giant Peach planning – KS1/2 drama lesson plan If you’re looking for James and the Giant Peach planning ideas, the final chapter of the book provides excellent inspiration for an imaginative role-play session in which children work as a team to design their own theme park. James and the Giant Peach planning When planning a drama session based on a story, begin by […]

Puffin Books Virtually Live: The Jacqueline Wilson Creative Writing Special – 6 Lesson Plans for KS2 A 16-page document containing six lesson plans and supporting material for Puffin Books Virtually Live: The Jacqueline Wilson Creative Writing Special – an online literacy event that takes place on Thursday 17th March at 2pm For more information, visit puffinvirtuallylive.co.uk or follow @puffinbooks

Egyptian-themed Drawing and Writing Sheets for KS1 / KS2 Two Egyptian-themed exercise sheets – one lined, one unlined – for use in drawing and writing activities.

Jungle-themed Drawing and Writing Sheets for KS1 / KS2 Two jungle-themed exercise sheets – one lined, one unlined – for use in drawing and writing activities.

Great Speller and Reader Award Certificates for KS1/KS2 Two certificates – one ‘Great Reader Award’ and one ‘Great Speller Award’ – for use in class- or school-wide competitions and literacy initiatives.

Disadvantaged Pupils Need More Arts Education, Not Less Unless we persuade disadvantaged children to take part in the arts, we’re limiting their future opportunities, says Professor Maggie Atkinson… The debate about why the arts matter to education often comes down to a reductive choice. On the one hand, ‘Yes, the arts have value – but only when they don’t distract from maths and […]

New Research Identifies 10 Key Problems With SEND Support For Low Income Families Research carried out by the think tank LKMco and published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that pupils from low-income families are more than twice as likely to require special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support compared to their better-off peers – while at the same time being less likely to receive the support […]

Nicky Morgan Hits Back At Media Coverage And Union Statements Regarding Primary Assessments The DfE has posted a short video to Twitter, in which education secretary Nicky Morgan takes issue with recent media reporting and union commentary regarding KS1 and KS2 primary assessments. The concerns voiced by teachers’ groups over primary assessments last week led to calls from the NUT for this year’s SATs to be suspended, and […]

Case Study – Rosendale Primary School’s Approach To New Ideas And Reflective Practice Teachers at Rosendale Primary School are learning just as much as the children, says Jacob Stow… “Great staff are what schools live and die by; if you have fabulous teachers, you’re going to have great learning. Your biggest challenge as a leader is to get and keep them – and one of the ways I […]

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