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Handwriting in primary schools

Handwriting in primary schools

Blog about handwriting? Would there be enough to blog about? I began to think. I remember my grandfather telling me how he had to learn exquisitely perfect copperplate handwriting on...

Handwriting in primary schools

Blog about handwriting? Would there be enough to blog about? I began to think. I remember my grandfather telling me how he had to learn exquisitely perfect copperplate handwriting on...

fluency, reasoning and problem solving

Maths in primary schools

Put the kettle on, and let’s talk about maths. When I get home on a Friday night, members of my family (once they’ve eventually looked up from their respective screens...

Maths in primary schools

Put the kettle on, and let’s talk about maths. When I get home on a Friday night, members of my family (once they’ve eventually looked up from their respective screens...

Teachers: how to cope with your first day back

Teachers: How to Cope with Your First Day Back:...

How to survive your first day back after a fantastic Christmas and New Year. We understand how hard it is to get to work on a cold January morning and...

Teachers: How to Cope with Your First Day Back:...

How to survive your first day back after a fantastic Christmas and New Year. We understand how hard it is to get to work on a cold January morning and...

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Improving Feedback in Primary Schools

Improving feedback in primary schools The quality of feedback in primary schools is an ongoing issue for teachers and leaders. Feedback is repeatedly quoted as an improvement point in inspection...

Improving Feedback in Primary Schools

Improving feedback in primary schools The quality of feedback in primary schools is an ongoing issue for teachers and leaders. Feedback is repeatedly quoted as an improvement point in inspection...

Fixed Mindset

Is Failure the New Success?

Is Failure the new Success? Schools are great at celebrating success, but there is a sea change in academic thought that means a more positive attitude toward failure is developing...

Is Failure the New Success?

Is Failure the new Success? Schools are great at celebrating success, but there is a sea change in academic thought that means a more positive attitude toward failure is developing...

EAL Learners

EAL Learners and the New Curriculum

EAL Learners in primary schools The group of children we “name” EAL learners is not homogeneous. These children come from many different ethnicities, cultural experiences, life experiences (some challenging and traumatic),...

EAL Learners and the New Curriculum

EAL Learners in primary schools The group of children we “name” EAL learners is not homogeneous. These children come from many different ethnicities, cultural experiences, life experiences (some challenging and traumatic),...