Getting forensic with phonics: Ofsted’s focus on the early stages of reading

Common questions emerging from the new Ofsted EIF, and suggested next steps.

Ten top tips for core subject leaders

Kirsten Snook reflects on what makes the biggest differences to increasingly busy subject leaders with increasingly tight budgets.

Well, buckle my shoe: it’s 32! Analysing the 2019 PSC

Download our free Phonics Screening Check analysis tool for the 2019 PSC words.

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.

Fixing Full Stops: a glimmer of hope

In this guest blog, Danielle Hassell (teacher at Holyrood Catholic Primary School) reflects on the impact of Fixing Full Stops, CPD offered by Herts...

Naughty Neil Gaiman! (and why we should use his texts in KS2)

Describe the content of the blog in one short sentence to display in site searches. Texts that confound and disconcert can have great benefits for KS2...

Spelling SOS KS2 Project summary autumn

This blog explores the outcome of our autumn Spelling SOS KS2 Project.

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...

Getting more mileage out of the Y5/6 spelling list

In this blog, Penny Slater explains how an understanding of morphology might help you to see the words from the Y5/6 list in a whole new light.