Love that Book: The Arrival by Shaun Tan (2006)

Theresa Clements looks in detail at how Shaun Tan's highly acclaimed graphic novel can resonate at a whole school level.

We know you didn’t need Ofsted’s permission to invest in staff wellbeing

Supporting staff wellbeing is an investment to benefit the whole school.

Early Years’ managers - planning for the year ahead

Top tips in addressing the challenges of a year in the life of an Early Years manager.

Marky McMarkface: let’s talk about feedback

Sophie MacNeill explores some ways to shake up feedback to make it more efficient and effective in terms of teacher workload and pupil progress

Love That Book: War on Plastic

A very topical Love That Book blog looking at an issue close to many pupils’ hearts.

Linking science and English for impact – developing standards of writing and science across the school

Linking science and English for impact – developing standards of writing and science across the school.

Love that Book: The Velveteen Rabbit (by Margery Williams and William Nicholson, 1922)

Ahead of the HfL English advisory team’s annual conference, ‘Love That Book’, Kirsten Snook reflects on one such book that has a special place in her...

HfL Year 1 Phonics Screening Check Project

Ruth Goodman takes a look at some of the insights - and successes - of the HFL Year 1 PSC project.

You say potato… a reflection on the Phonics Screening Check 2018

As usual, the Phonics Check has had Kirsten Snook thinking, and chewing over: ‘what are these target words offering us the chance to home in on, and...

Moving up day

For many of you the transfer days organised in July will be the day you meet your new class. This is a fantastic opportunity to support children in...