Detecting shaky learning and dealing with it

“Shaky learning” is often well hidden by pupils. Without getting to the root of the problem, you will only sticky plaster the cracks.

Our Journey to a Reading Revolution

In this guest blog, Cowley Hill Primary School share their exciting journey towards creating an irresistible school library.

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...

Read it like you mean it!

A timely blog from our archives, reminding us that reading fluency has been high on our agenda for some time.

Analysis of 2019 KS2 Maths SATs Arithmetic paper (Part 1)

What can question level analysis tell you about the KS2 SATs and what is it hiding?

Writing that is going places: developing cohesion, chronology & control in Year 5

Jane Andrews and Martin Galway share insights from the development and trialling of a new writing intervention that focuses on developing confident,...

What do we mean when we talk about reading (and writing) fluency?

Martin Galway shares some of the key messages and content from his recent presentation on fluency at this 2019’s ResearchEd national conference.

Can't calculate? Could place value be the culprit?

The gaps in place value understanding are the main culprit when children can’t calculate - here are some ideas to fix this.

Big Draw – drawing changes lives

The Big Draw Festival stimulates creative juices all over the country and promotes the power of drawing. The theme for 2019 is ‘Drawn to life’.

7 Tips for Teacher Standard 7

Simple strategies for improving student behaviour