Stress: demon, alarm, motivator or friend?

Stress Awareness Month brings up the question: is stress a demon or a friend? Stress can spur us on, make us more efficient or more creative.

Letters and sounds: a note of reassurance

Michelle Nicholson explores background to the government’s announcement about the revisions to the Letters and Sounds phonics programme, and considers...

How do you meet the needs of all pupils in maths including those with gaps in learning or SEND?

Effective maths provision within and beyond the classroom – we reflect on EEF guidance and experience of working with pupils with learning needs or...

Holding on to writing for pleasure in the drive to address gaps

With the current emphasis on assessment and closing the gaps, it is important that we don’t lose the ambition to develop children who write for...

Building bridges

Schools boards will need to monitor the work of their schools as they reconnect with students, staff, parents and the wider community – a bridge...

Pick your yellow brick road

Let’s look forward, not back. Charlie Harber explores how to empower children to succeed in mathematics and the pathways HfL have to offer.

Up and running: what I have learnt about learning

Ben Fuller reflects on his own learning journey and the lessons that can be applied to the classroom.

Ten ways in which digital technology can support schools in a post-Covid world

We are all hoping that the major disruption to schools caused by Covid is coming to an end, but a balanced use of education technology can continue to...

Display in the EYFS

Why do we need displays? What purpose do they serve? Here are a few top tips for you to reflect on.

Shared reading of the lockdown kind: delivering parent/carer support sessions remotely

Reflections on the delivery of parental support sessions for reading using remote learning platforms.