Ignore conflict at your peril!

Did you go into management to deal with conflict within your team? I’m guessing the answer to this question will be no, however the reality is that...

Forget the geese-a-laying! Six festive computing activities

It’s that time of year again, and whilst many children’s priorities may not be those of computational thinking skills and creative ICT, there are...

Teachers' workload

Teachers' workload is always a controversial topic. Many outside of the teaching profession are under the impression teachers work 9-3 with oodles of...

Celebrating children’s right to play

(Article 31) The United Nations Charter on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) The UNCRC is 30 Years Old!! The United Nations Convention on the Rights of...

Maths is a universal language, isn't it?

If it is then why might some of our children who are new to the country initially find it puzzling?

Developing reading: high quality, subject-specific CPD for primary practitioners

The Herts Primary English team share their extensive range of high quality, subject-specific CPD for the coming monthsm with reading firmly at the...

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?’

Take a look through Ofsted’s three mathematics eyes. What can you see?

This is not about the need now to write out a lengthy statement for three I’s. A quick reflection to ascertain salient points would be helpful. Not...

Introducing the Chromebook App Hub

So much more than just a list of apps, the Chromebook app hub can provide inspiration and ideas for embedding edtech into your teaching, and should be...

Help! My pupils just can't reason to problem solve

Are we expecting our children to learn to reason by osmosis?