Ready for World Book Day? Ideas to take away!

Ideas and activities for remote whole school reading development this World Book Day, inspired by two poems.

Building engagement and pleasure - quick wins for remote learning

Simple ideas to get children reading and writing for pleasure and purpose.

LGBT+ History month

A range of resources and ideas to support primary teachers to incorporate LGBT+ History month into English teaching.

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.

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...

Really reading: developing reading with understanding in KS1

In this blog, Kathy Roe considers the importance of literary knowledge in developing young readers.

Fluency: the bridge from phonics to comprehension

A summary of the session with Professor Tim Rasinski, hosted by Herts for Learning - 17th November 2020.

Shining a light in the winter months

Winter festivities activities for the primary classroom.

Reading from the heart

On National Poetry Day: Who would have thought that developing reading fluency and comprehension could be so much fun with performance poetry?

Prioritisation for progression - Back on Track: English

Up to and including key stage 3, prioritisation within subjects of the most important components for progression is likely to be more effective than...