Voices from the classroom: Oak View Primary and Nursery – pop-up outdoor education Published: 09 May 2023 This blog delves into the benefits of pop-up outdoor education centres, run by the University of Hertfordshire, including pond dipping, links to art...
Primary Maths End of Year Transition Programme A 12-week programme to achieve seamless transition from year group to year group considering “Why this? Why now?”
Books are for life, not just World Book Day! Published: 07 February 2023 World Book Day is a highlight on any school's calendar, and, when celebrated as part of a school’s intrinsic reading for pleasure culture, it’s the...
Winter warmers: two books to enjoy this season Published: 13 December 2022 In this blog, Amanda Webb shares some ideas for writing based on a brand new, wintery story that is perfect for the season.
Reading fluency? How do I teach that? Published: 01 December 2022 In this blog, Kathy Roe, HFL’s Reading Fluency Project Lead sheds some light on the what, the how and the why of reading fluency instruction at KS1...
Poetry please! Published: 29 November 2022 An exploration of how to set about planning a poetry sequence.
Planning a poetry curriculum Published: 15 November 2022 Alison Dawkins, Teaching and Learning Advisor, talks about where to start when designing a poetry curriculum.
Bring language to life – be more aardvark Published: 01 November 2022 Explore the link between active reading and developing children’s vocabulary to enrich their reading and writing.
Celebrating Black British History Published: 11 October 2022 Celebrating black history and wonderful books to accompany it.
Analysis of 2022 KS2 maths SATs arithmetic paper (part 2) – exploring the differences Published: 20 September 2022 We explore the differences between the 2019 and 2022 arithmetic papers. What can we learn?