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School data is often flawed, useless or even harmful With inaccurate measures of progress and percentages, much of our data is at best useless and often actually harmful. So what should we do instead, asks Clare Sealy...

Help EAL pupils develop vocabulary with a range of media Create a vision for students with English as an additional language to fill knowledge gaps, boost vocab and bring learning to life in the classroom, says Beth Southern...

Division with remainders – Activities to combat maths misconceptions Challenge children’s misconceptions about remainders through activities and questions that deepen conceptual understanding, says Beth Smith...

Get primary students hooked on history using your local area Find significant learning opportunities and magic within your own area and make links with people and places from the past, says Bev Forrest...

School funding – The system is still stacked against disadvantaged schools The schools funding promised by the Conservatives is much needed, but if already well-resourced schools continue to prosper while struggling schools are left to languish, how much good can it do, asks Fiona Millar...

Resources for teaching EAL children in KS1/2 These visual resources for teaching English as an additional language come as four images. They were created to accompany Beth Southern’s feature Help EAL pupils develop vocabulary with a range of media.

Spanish prepositions PowerPoint for KS1/2 This Spanish prepositions PowerPoint for Key Stage 1 and 2 is inspired by Veo Veo. It was created to accompany Lisa Stevens’ lesson plan on Spanish prepositions, which you can download here.

Take charge of your own professional learning CPD doesn’t have to be something that happens to you, says Dr Steven Berryman – it’s entirely in your power to pursue the kind of professional learning you want...

12 things you’ll notice about winter in school When it's freezing outside, and more than likely freezing inside, these are the things all teachers will be all too familiar with either side of the Christmas period, says Ian Goldsworthy...

Storytelling – How to boost children’s recall and knowledge Getting children actively engaged in a narrative and playing with role can unleash the power of story and boost recall and knowledge, says Debra Kidd...

Teacher training – Why you should start your summer holiday with CPD An intensive training course to kick off the summer holidays might not sound appealing – but for Jo Davis, it was definitely the right choice...

7 ways to boost spelling in primary Greater accuracy will free children to write fluently, at greater length and to include more challenging vocabulary, so try these tips from Kirstie Hewett...

How to teach developing maths reasoning in Primary Teaching to develop reasoning in maths is a challenge. The solution lies in catalysing little and often, says Robert Wilne...

Students have teachers figured out in just 2 seconds Not only can students take as little as two seconds to decide how good a teacher you are, says Sam Pullan – they’re likely to be right about it, too...

Fractions cards for KS2 maths games These Fractions Cards can be printed and used to compare fractions, show equivalence and model adding and subtracting fractions. This resource is part of a pack of four maths games for primary, which you can download here. I See Maths’ resources and training make learning visual and deep, helping children to build conceptual understanding through […]

Bordering 10 maths game for KS2 These bordering 10 cards help children to see how single-digit numbers are broken down for addition calculations that border 10. This resource is part of a pack of four maths games for primary, which you can download here. I See Maths’ resources and training make learning visual and deep, helping children to build conceptual understanding […]

Factors and Multiples maths game for KS2 Read this description from Nrich of how to play the Factors and Multiple game. The Factors and Multiples grids can be used to play: there are 1-24, 1-40 and 1-50 grids. Use the Factors and Multiples Next Move grids to think about the best next move. This will allow you to model to children the […]

Flamingo Boy Resources for Michael Morpurgo Month The activities in this HarperCollins resource, perfect for Michael Morpurgo Month, can be used as either a quick starter or a longer lesson. They provide a great opportunity to develop children’s comprehension and vocabulary. This resource shares an extract from the story, describing the flamingos that live on the salt flats of the Camargue. After […]

Frozen fireworks science experiment in five easy steps What happens when we mix fluids of different densities? Emily Hunt has the answers...

Changes of state KS2 science lesson plan – Use ice blocks to build skyscrapers Help your class think about changes of state with this icy idea inspired by Michael Rosen, says Louise Stubberfield… Sometimes science seems a bit daunting because it can be difficult to find a context that children can grasp. But there are easy-to-access activities that do just that. Through his Book of Play, Michael Rosen is […]

Improve maths vocabulary using storytelling Make maths fun by using storytelling to introduce mathematical vocabulary, concepts and word problems, and provide the all-important excitement to boost learning, says Shannon O’Sullivan...

5 vocabulary ideas to improve students’ language use Support your students towards better language use, with the help of our resident word-wizard, Alex Quigley…

6 ideas for taking a curriculum deep dive – with free resources! At Reach Academy Feltham, Jon Hutchinson and colleagues took a long, hard, research-based look at their curriculum. Here's how they did it, and how you can too...

Stress – How teachers and students can manage it A reasonable level of stress is healthy for students and teachers alike – but if the pressure gets too much to handle, then it’s time to start working out the best way to eat an elephant, says David Didau...

Christmas lesson plan PDF

Christmas lesson plan PDF – Where do Christmas trees come from? There’s nothing like Christmas to engage young minds with activities that are fun, festive and full of opportunities for learning. This Christmas lesson plan PDF for KS2 is based around the old favourite of Christmas trees. It covers many different areas of the curriculum, including maths, science, history, art and design and RE. Christmas lesson […]

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