Teaching full stops in KS1 can seem easier said than done!

Theresa Clements discusses some ways to develop the concept of a sentence in KS1.

Shining a light in the winter months

Winter festivities activities for the primary classroom.

Reading at Key Stage 1 – What might we do and how might we do it?

Kathy Roe shares some strategies for supporting children with reading in Key Stage 1.

Getting to grips with the Y2 Phonics Screening Check 2020 - Questions and considerations for English Subject Leaders

Ruth Goodman, Teaching and Learning Adviser for Herts for Learning, shares key considerations for Subject Leads on how best to support teachers and...

KS1 Reading Fluency Project: text selection guidance – Years 1 and 2

Kathy Roe shares some marvellous text suggestions for use on the KS1 reading Fluency Project.

Oh, what a Journey!

In need of inspiration? Join us on a journey to see how one group of Hertfordshire junior schools reignited a passion for reading and writing.

It’s no doddle writing a good model!

Penny Slater presents her view that a good model for writing should always be the starting point for planning successful written outcomes.

Love That Book KS1: Last Stop on Market Street

In this blog, Kathy Roe takes Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena and illustrated by Christian Robinson as inspiration, and provides some...

Love That Book: 15 Things not to do with a puppy (& a few things you can do with your class)

Jane Andrews provides writing inspiration for Year 2 based on one very entertaining book.

Love that Book: The Spider and the Fly by Tony DiTerlizzi, based on the cautionary tale by Mary Howitt

Lure the children into some deliciously dark reading and writing this autumn with DiTerlizzi’s delightfully macabre interpretation of Mary Howitt’s...