Reflecting on transition procedures in the EYFS

2021 school start admissions have closed! Time to review procedures and ways to adapt them in light of Covid-19 to support smooth transitions.

Getting metacognition into remote learning

Strong metacognitive skills support pupils as independent learners. Sophie MacNeill suggests how these could be developed in remote learning contexts.

How teaching assistants develop children’s independence in mathematics

Listening, questioning, intervening and making a difference in the moment - Doug Harmer explores how teaching assistants develop children’s...

Putting your school in the driving seat for the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check

Buckle up and get ready for a smoother journey to multiplication success! Rachael Brown examines how using the principles of learning to drive and the...

Remote learning Primary English ideas: reading, writing, thought and talk

The Primary English team share their ideas on a range of teaching and learning ideas and activities around reading, writing, thought and talk.

Remote Learning: lightening the load

Find out here about the new resources for remote learning from the HfL Early Years team.

Dear Year 6 teacher – priorities for maths in the spring term

Considering missed learning and knowledge gaps, Laura Dell explores how to prioritise and connect arithmetical concepts to secure learning.

Formative assessment while remote teaching

Revisiting a formative assessment video resource from the Digital Classroom Toolkit for this new period of remote teaching

Time is short - time for short stories: enriching reading & writing with perfectly formed tales

In this blog, Martin Galway shares the benefits of a healthy diet of short stories, especially when time is short, as well as a booklist of...

Top tips for a happy new year!

Things to think about for you and your provision with the coming of the new year.