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...

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...

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

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

A Reading Blog

Reading is an environmentally triggered skill. You have to be taught in order to learn. Children, however are not blank slates. The experiences they...

KS2 SATs Reasoning; Re-presenting the problem

Finding the maths camouflaged by the information in a question.

Spelling: tracking back to move forward

Michelle Nicholson explores the importance of building links to prior learning to help close gaps in children’s spelling.

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.

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.