Grammar & Punctuation Subject Knowledge £8.00 The teaching of grammar has become a key focus for Primary schools with the introduction of a spelling, grammar and punctuation test in 2013; a high profile in the draft English curriculum and the notion of the use of Standard English in the new Teacher Standards.
In order to teach grammar effectively, it is essential that all staff have good subject knowledge.
find out more | | Moving Lessons to Good £35.00 This publication allows school leaders to support the classroom practice of teachers from the 'requires improvement' grade through to 'good'. This is a priority area for many schools to meet the demands of the new inspection schedule.
find out more | | Non Negotiables: Embedding the Basics £30.00 Since the Non-Negotiables publication was first released in 2010, hundreds of schools have used the principle and content as a basis for ensuring a rigorous focus on basic skills.
This fully revised education keeps the central premise that school's need a clear map of the basic skills to be taught in each year group. This is essential for children to unlock their learning and make progress. The content has been revised to take account of the draft National Curriculum which will be statutory from 2014.
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FOCUS MINIS: Ofsted Evaluation Schedule £6.00 This small (A5) spiral bound booklet contains the current Ofsted Evaluation Schedule. This has been formatted in response to feedback from Headteachers. Feedback from schools tells us that people find the small handbook a useful and user-friendly format to use; with some schools buying one for each staff member.
The publication contains the 2012 Evaluation Schedule in tabular format which enables you to find the best fit for your school when working on your self-evaluation statement.
find out more | | FOCUS MINIS: Progression towards and beyond ELG £6.00 As you are aware the assessment arrangements for EYFS changes as from September. The new framework has moved away from the 1 to 9 profile point process and provides you with the expected ELG for 17 areas under the prime and specific aspects of learning.
This A5 booklet helps you and your foundation stage staff to track the progress of your learners by using the progression outlined in Developmental Matters to form stages leading to, and exceeding, the ELG outlined in the new framework.
find out more | | Simple and Effective Monitoring £18.00 This publication is designed to help school leaders take a critical look at their monitoring and evaluation systems in school.
It is based on work with hundreds of schools that have improved their monitoring systems with the aim of making them simple and effective.
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