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...
Poetry please! Published: 29 November 2022 An exploration of how to set about planning a poetry sequence.
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.
Creating inspiring learning environments that motivate high quality purposeful play Published: 17 October 2022 We are excited to invite our pre-school and day nursery workforce to our first face-to-face event in two years! Digital event Off
Celebrating Black British History Published: 11 October 2022 Celebrating black history and wonderful books to accompany it.
Puppets in education – ways to use them in the classroom Published: 27 June 2022 Puppets are a great way of injecting fun and learning in the classroom. They can tell stories, promote positive behaviour and help with teaching...
Quality early education has lifelong value! Published: 06 December 2021 Early education impacts lifelong chances. Adversity in childhood can be linked to memory impairment, depression and disease in adults but high quality...
World Book Day: find the maths hiding on your bookshelf! Published: 24 February 2021 Celebrating World Book Day? Here, we share some maths that may be hiding on your bookshelf within some well-known children’s books…
Reception ESSENTIALmaths: what it is, the impact so far and a spring term training opportunity Published: 08 December 2020 Looking to enhance provision for maths in Reception? Exciting spring term opportunity - Reception ESSENTIALmaths planning and training package.
Getting forensic with phonics: Ofsted’s focus on the early stages of reading Published: 10 September 2019 Common questions emerging from the new Ofsted EIF, and suggested next steps.