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Formal assessment – Make yours efficient and meaningful for the new Education Inspection Framework Deliver a mastery curriculum built on solid foundations and make formative assessment efficient and meaningful, says Stephan Nicholls...

What can poetry really say to your students? We asked three contemporary poets – Matt Abbott, Steven Camden and Dean Atta – to share how their work speaks to today’s young people...

Dermot O’Leary – “If I’m honest I think I enjoyed school too much” Presenter and author Dermot O’Leary wishes he’d studied harder but he still managed to discover a passion for the written word...

Problem solving lesson plan

Problem solving lesson plan – Help autistic children tackle problem-solving tasks Help your autistic pupils tackle problem solving tasks in maths and science more effectively with these suggestions from Lynn McCann… It’s a myth that autistic people do not have imagination. The children we work with are just as interested and curious about the world as anyone, but this may be in seen in very specific […]

3 keys to meaningful assessment Don’t just go through the motions or lose the impact and importance of the exercise. Instead, start here, says Laura Lodge...

3 things teachers think about classrooms A room of one’s own? Not for most secondary teachers, says Laura McInerney...

KS2 Art & Design, Geography and History Lesson Plan – Make Art from Recycled Materials to Boost Historical Knowledge The colourful animals portrayed in the works of Franz Marc are as modern today as they were over 100 years ago when he created them. Marc’s aim was to attribute physical and emotional characteristics to the colours he chose. Pupils will consider Marc’s expressionist style and understand how, by copying the work of other artists, […]

Getting tough on pupil behaviour won’t work We don’t need a crack down or reasonable force – nurturing relationship policies and a therapeutic approach will get better results, says Jules Daulby...

Rising Stars

5 Reasons to Try SNAP-Behaviour Dr Rob Long considers how this assessment and reporting tool can help support your school’s behaviour strategies… SNAP-B is an online diagnostic assessment that profiles 17 social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBDs), which without identification may limit a pupil’s potential to learn. Focusing on a pupil’s strengths, as well as weaknesses, SNAP-B offers a rounded […]

Are we Leaving it Too Late for Teachers’ Mental Health? Proper support for teachers' mental wellbeing must begin in the training year, argues Emma Hollis...

Ally Pally ‘Let your Imagination Fly’ Resource Pack for KS2 STEM This resource pack will introduce some key moments in the history of Alexandra Palace and define what makes it ‘the People’s Palace’, as well as go through the three activities focusing on the Great Hall, Alexandra Park and the London skyline to inspire children to come up with invention ideas and enter the Ally Pally […]

The Pioneers Energy Challenge Resource Pack In this resource pack, you will find two PowerPoint presentations. The first introduces the Energy challenge, what energy is, why it matters, looks at our human history with energy and challenges young people to invent better ways to make, use, store or stop wasting energy. The second presentation offers a look at different sources of […]

STEAM Power Challenge Resource Pack In this resource pack, you will find two PowerPoint presentations. The first introduces the Energy challenge, what energy is, why it matters, looks at our human history with energy and challenges young people to invent better ways to make, use, store or stop wasting energy. The second presentation offers a look at different sources of […]

7 of the best synonyms and antonyms worksheets and resources for KS2 SPaG Get your pupils' grammar games on point by spicing up their writing with these antonym and synonym activities and ideas...

5 ways to teach grammar creatively and promote reading Jasmine Kay provides you with some little gems to update or strengthen your practice...

AQA

Become an Examiner with AQA What’s it about? As an examiner, you’ll mark exam papers in your specialist subject at home through an online system, starting two to three days after the exam, for up to four weeks. As a moderator, you’ll review samples of coursework. This will already have been marked at the school or college, and you’ll be […]

7 of the best volume and capacity worksheets and resources for KS1 and KS2 maths It doesn't matter whether you're a 'glass half full' or 'glass half empty' kind of person, these primary maths resources will help your students get their fill of capacity and volume...

5 Ways to Make Sure your Students Definitely Understand what you’re Saying Support your students towards better language use, with the help of our resident word-wizard Alex Quigley…

Teaching cultural capital – Who decides if classical music is more ‘cultured’ than grime? Whatever we think ‘cultural capital’ should actually look like, if it excludes the mainstream, we’ll be doing our students no favours, says Vic Goddard...

8 of the best MFL resources for KS2 French Whether you're teaching your primary students numbers, colours, places, days of the week or body parts, these worksheets, lesson plans and activities will help them speak fluent French from lundi à vendredi...

The Government’s new ‘Levelling Up’ school funding pledge is an empty promise Of course more money for schools will always be welcome – but promises that the latest funding pledge will lead to ‘levelling up’ are predictably hollow, says Fiona Millar...

Weak leadership, not workload, is forcing teachers to quit It’s weak leadership, not workload, that drives too many teachers out of the profession – so why are we letting it happen, asks David Didau...

How Quality-First Teaching and High Expectations Benefits All of Our Pupils Every child deserves the kinds of experiences and opportunities offered by ‘that sort of school’, says James Mitchell...

6 Ways for Teachers and Heads to Avoid Email Overload If your inbox is overflowing with messages from parents, try these tips from Winston Poyton to improve home-school communication – and keep it under control...

Suffrajitsu Education Pack for KS1/2 English, Drama and Art & Design Suffrajitsu is an original play written by Ruthie Boycott-Garnett and tells the story of Annie, a young girl from Lancashire. The story begins with Annie meeting Helen, a Suffragette, and learning that everyone should have the right to have a say in the decisions that affect their lives. We travel with Annie as she follows […]

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