Primary

Sunday

28th Apr 2024

How stand-up comedy classes gave a new insight into learning and teaching
The president of Scotland’s national body for primary school leaders explains how honing her comedy craft has ‘breathed new life’ into how she views the work of a school
Stand up comedy

Sunday

14th Apr 2024

Arsenal’s Leah Williamson: Give girls the ‘choice’ to play football
Schools need to be far more active in offering girls the chance to participate in the sport, says the England Women’s captain
Leah Williamson

Thursday

11th Apr 2024

School reading corners: do they actually help?
Is all the work that teachers put into creating a fancy ‘book nook’ worth it in terms of encouraging more children to read and, ultimately, improving literacy? Christina Quaine finds out

Monday

8th Apr 2024

8 ways to make a success of whole-class reading
Research tells us there are numerous benefits to whole-class reading comprehension lessons – so how can you make the most of them?

Tuesday

19th Mar 2024

How to build a behaviour policy based on kindness
When children returned after lockdown, teachers at Emily Gazzard’s primary school noticed some seemed to have forgotten how to be kind. Their answer was to put kindness at the heart of school policies
Kindess behaviour

Thursday

14th Mar 2024

How to teach place value, from EYFS to KS2 Sats
Success in Sats starts in the early years, says primary maths specialist Ravi Mohindru, who shares a path for progression in teaching the key topic of place value
Number 5

Tuesday

5th Mar 2024

6 AI tools to speed up your lesson planning
From graphic design platforms to interactive history apps, here are six artificial intelligence-powered teaching and learning tools that you may not have heard of
Ai lesson plan

Monday

4th Mar 2024

Spelling is hard - so how do we make it easier?
What can teachers do to help pupils learn words that are often misspelt? Megan Dixon rounds up some research-backed strategies for teaching spelling
Spelling mistake

Sunday

3rd Mar 2024

Why every school needs an inclusion action team
Forming a group of pupils who meet regularly to discuss neurodiversity can be a great way to give children with SEND a voice, says Leyla Gambell
Why every school needs an inclusion action team

Monday

22nd Jan 2024

Avoidant and restrictive eating: what teachers need to know
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, a condition closely aligned with autism, is not always well understood in schools. Here, two special school leaders explain all
Food chart Arfid

Sunday

14th Jan 2024

Why your classroom needs a whole-class task board
Typically used to support children with additional needs, task boards can be an effective tool for helping all pupils develop independent learning skills, says Leyla Gambell
Post it notes

Monday

8th Jan 2024

How do we motivate pupils to write?
Which teaching approaches spur students to write and which put them off? Research offers some clues, says Megan Dixon
How do we motivate pupils to write?