You say potato… a reflection on the Phonics Screening Check 2018

As usual, the Phonics Check has had Kirsten Snook thinking, and chewing over: ‘what are these target words offering us the chance to home in on, and...

Getting meta on early reading skills: reflections on the HfL Early Reading Project Pilot (ERPP)

Following the hugely successful pilot of the joint project across EY and Primary English teams, we are thrilled to be able to share with you some of...

Acknowledge and support Refugee Week – June 20th 2018

In this blog, Theresa Clements explores some resources that you may find helpful in marking Refugee Week.

TAFs for all year groups? Why not?

In this blog, Alison Dawkins describes how a new product from Herts for Learning – Teacher Assessment Frameworks for Years 1, 3, 4, & 5 – came into...

Healthy eating / healthy reading

With Healthy Eating Week (June 11th-15th) nearly upon us, why not encourage our young charges to chew, chomp and munch their way through a juicy book.

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...