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A Penny For Your Thoughts – KS1/KS2 Lesson Plan For Teaching Currency To Learners With SEND Teach one of the most vital life skills there is – how to handle money – in a way that’s engaging and well-suited to learners with SEND, with the help of this lesson plan by Kate Bradley.

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Autism social skills – Board games lesson plan A regular autism social skills group themed around board games can be highly effective for helping autistic pupils develop this important skill. It’s important that we don’t try and make an autistic child ‘conform’ or socialise in situations that they clearly find overwhelming and uncomfortable. What we can do, however, is bring children together in […]

How To Solve A Problem Like Billie – A Show-Off With An Attitude, And A Chaotic Home Life "All students need teachers who are fair and consistent, especially those with difficult home lives"

Parents Vs Providers – When Opinions Differ On The Best Way To Care For Children Conflict Can And Should Be Avoided Sometimes families and providers clash, and in these cases it’s better for all involved to part ways

KS2 Literacy – Writing A Haiku Resource Pack For Teachers This fantastic new resource from Nosy Crow and The British Museum, which comes from the book Origami, Poems and Pictures, teaches KS2 students how to write a haiku. There’s an introduction, lesson objectives, six tasks and a competition where children can submit their completed poems. Download contents: 1 x PDF resource

Want To Engage Young People In STEM Subjects? You Need To Start Getting Personal How to boost your students' science capital

SPaG – Why are some teachers lacking confidence when teaching primary spelling, punctuation and grammar "I can’t remember being taught much grammar until I took a course in ‘Use of English’ at 17 years old"...

Teach Shakespeare Across The Curriculum With 12 Amazing Activities To Rocket-Boost Learning According to scientists, simply reading Shakespeare’s words can boost our brainpower – so why not make use of that in every subject?

Historical objects – How to use them to encourage curiosity, creativity and conversation Investigating a single artefact can provide the powerful opportunity for your pupils to engage almost all their senses

How To Cram More Vocabulary And Comprehension Into The School Day Broadening a child’s vocabulary won’t just help them pass a test, it will also enrich their life, says Jane Andrews…

It’s Time We Stretched Children With More Challenging Reading Texts If we want children to become confident, competent life-long readers, we need to give them access to texts that stretch them, says James Clements…

7 grammar gremlins that you’re passing on to pupils A devil-may-care approach to the English language may bring charm to personal communications but could seriously hurt your students’ marks, says Anna Blewett...

Books for topics KS2 – 8 of the best for writing activities From letters and diaries to creative fiction, news articles and persuasive writing, these fantastic novels provide inspiration aplenty

Girls In STEM – Drones, Flares and Auto-arms At The Science Museum Dr Ajay Sharman, regional STEM Ambassador Liaison Lead for STEM Learning in London and the South East, was bowled over by the creativity and passion on display at this year’s Ultimate STEM Challenge final.

SEND Funding Is Changing – How Will It Affect Your Setting? Fairer funding for settings working with children with special educational needs? Let's hope that's the case

Flying Fergus Summer Challenge – Notes For Parents These notes give parents a quick and easy summary of the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge and offer tips for how to support their children to get on their bikes! Find out more about the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge here, and click these links to download the Teachers’ pack and Kids’ pack. Download contents: 1 x […]

Flying Fergus Summer Challenge – Summer Pack For Kids Full of fun and adventure, this Summer Pack for Kids is all your pupils need to complete the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge during the holiday. Find out more about the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge here, and click these links to download the Teachers’ pack and Parents’ pack. Download contents: 1 x PDF resource

Flying Fergus Summer Challenge – Resource Pack For Teachers The Teachers’ Pack includes five lessons to be completed by the end of summer term, meaning pupils are prepared to complete the Summer Challenge over the break. Find out more about the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge here, and click these links to download the Kids’ pack and Parents’ pack. Download contents: 1 x PDF resource

Teaching Year 6 – “I thought I knew what to expect, until i tried it myself” In the latest ‘We need to talk about...’, Louise Clarke takes the leap from Y5 to 6, and figures it can't be that different, can it?

Boots Soltan Sun Ready – Assembly Presentation For Sun Safety This school assembly presentation from Boots Soltan Sun Ready helps to introduce a whole-school approach to sun safety for pupils aged 5-11. Read more about the Boots Soltan Sun Ready Challenge here, and access the full set of free resources from Boots Soltan Sun Ready, please visit soltansunready.com.

Ofsted Inspections Are Still A Lottery – Its New Report About Consistency Doesn’t Tackle The Main Problems "Are you’re honestly telling me that there are some inspectors who use the universal who-do-you-fancy system?"

Prime Meat And Cattle Kids – Are Our Pupils Being Herded Up To Be Sold At Market? There’s something worryingly familiar about James Andrews’ agricultural report

Mathematical Reasoning And Problem-Solving For All Primary Ages Using The Humble Triangle Good things come in threes, says Mike Askew

As The Election Approaches, No One Is Talking About Education – Are They Too Scared Of The Massive Elephant In The Room? Issues like fair funding and teacher supply needed for post Brexit times demand such complex, sophisticated solutions that the parties either don’t know how to resolve them, or may feel are too dangerous to address during the election

5 imaginary scenarios to add sparkle to your science lessons Having fun and learning are not mutually exclusive, says Deborah Herridge...

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