KS2 Writing: ‘Write away!’- refocusing on Y6 writing with a view to secondary transition

Thoughts from Clare Hodgson, Lead Moderator for KS2 Writing and Assessment Adviser, on developing pupil independence and metacognition when writing.

One activity – endless possibilities! How to adapt tasks to suit a variety of pupils

In this blog, Rachael Brown demonstrates a range of ways in which one maths task, game or activity can be tweaked to provide different levels of...

Starting from the beginning: how to learn times tables

Are we teaching times tables before we test them?

Supporting positive learning behaviours at home

In the first of this series, Sophie MacNeill shares ideas about how to maintain learning habits that can be shared with parents

Five books for linking science and English

There are so many fantastic books to support the teaching of science. Here are five which are among my current favourites.

Key Stage 1 statutory assessment: what’s new?

A brief look at key messages relating to the Key Stage 1 statutory assessment.

Science and Dr Seuss – classroom inspiration from Bartholomew and the Oobleck

Charlotte Jackson, teaching and learning adviser for science, talks about discovering oobleck.

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?’

KS2 SATs Reasoning; Re-presenting the problem

Finding the maths camouflaged by the information in a question.

Analysis of 2019 KS2 Maths SATs Arithmetic paper (Part 2)

Helping schools think about how they might interpret the findings of the Arithmetic SATs paper outcomes, and how their findings might be translated...