Maths is a universal language isn't it?

If it is then why might some of our children who are new to the country initially find it puzzling?

Developing reading: high quality, subject-specific CPD for primary practitioners

The Herts Primary English team share their extensive range of high quality, subject-specific CPD for the coming monthsm with reading firmly at the...

How will KS2 progress be calculated this year and how do we set targets? - the 2 most frequently asked FAQs

A very frequently asked question at the moment is ‘how will progress be calculated for the current cohort of Year 6 children?’

Take a look through Ofsted’s three mathematics eyes. What can you see?

This is not about the need now to write out a lengthy statement for three I’s. A quick reflection to ascertain salient points would be helpful. Not...

Introducing the Chromebook App Hub

So much more than just a list of apps, the Chromebook app hub can provide inspiration and ideas for embedding edtech into your teaching, and should be...

Help! My pupils just can't reason to problem solve

Are we expecting our children to learn to reason by osmosis?

A Reading Blog

Reading is an environmentally triggered skill. You have to be taught in order to learn. Children, however are not blank slates. The experiences they...

Lights, Camera, Action!

It is November and there will be Early Years practitioners across the country frantically sourcing scripts for the annual endeavour that is ‘The Early...

Developing Vocabulary: a Pointless activity

Michelle Nicholson shares some practical strategies for developing vocabulary with a particular focus on exploring closely related words.

KS2 SATs Reasoning; Re-presenting the problem

Finding the maths camouflaged by the information in a question.