Where the wonderful things are: unlocking the potential of picture books in the primary classroom

In this blog, HfL Adviser and Professional Artist Ruth Goodman takes a look at the rich world of children's picture-books in advance of a brand new...

GDS and writing in year 6: keeping things focused now time is short

In this blog, Martin Galway further explores the requirements for awarding GDS in writing in year 6. He offers some time-efficient suggestions to help...

Repeat after me: the HfL KS2 reading fluency project works… works… works!

With a wealth of experience from working with a diverse range of pupils from a wide range of schools, we are now in an even better position to share...

The missing piece: making spelling stick

In this think piece, Sabrina Wright reflects on some of her own recent CPD and undertakes a personal exploration of how it might link to the teaching...

Steps to Spelling: track back to leap forward

Sabrina Wright begins a short series of blogs looking at spelling - in particular, how to identify and address gaps in learning so that children are...

All Hail Macbeth!

In this blog, Kathy Roe shares how one school brought the drama of Shakespeare's Macbeth to vivid life - through drama and writing - drawing upon HfL...

The long and the short of GDS in Year 6 writing

Beginning a series of blogs across the coming year, Martin Galway explores the requirements of the GDS standard for Year 6 writing, considers the...

Don't forget your full stops!

This blog offers a range of strategies to help address the perennial problem of missing full stops - here focusing on a year 3 classroom.

Testing times ahead: tips for preparing for success in the KS2 reading tests

Following a collective ponder from members of the Herts for Learning English team, we are pleased to offer the following set of tried and tested tips...

KS2 reading fluency project autumn summary report

Penelope Slater, Deputy Lead Adviser for Primary English, shares the findings of the autumn round of our exciting KS2 Reading Fluency Project.