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Getting to Grips with Grammar
Why should we teach grammar? Well, we now have an intense focus on grammar within the statutory English curriculum, so that is certainly one reason! Much more than that, however,...
Getting to Grips with Grammar
Why should we teach grammar? Well, we now have an intense focus on grammar within the statutory English curriculum, so that is certainly one reason! Much more than that, however,...

Being a Primary Deputy Head, This Much I Know...
When I was 11 years old I knew that I wanted to be a primary school teacher. It wasn’t just the influence of having parents as teachers (they didn’t put...
Being a Primary Deputy Head, This Much I Know...
When I was 11 years old I knew that I wanted to be a primary school teacher. It wasn’t just the influence of having parents as teachers (they didn’t put...

Leading English Effectively in Primary Schools
Leading English in a primary school is a vast undertaking and, with all the current shifts and changes with the implementation and embedding of the 2014 curriculum, it has become...
Leading English Effectively in Primary Schools
Leading English in a primary school is a vast undertaking and, with all the current shifts and changes with the implementation and embedding of the 2014 curriculum, it has become...

Leading Lights in the World of Maths
Euclid, Hypatia, Archimedes. Pythagoras, Newton, Euler. Fibonacci, Pascal, Somerville, Turing. Mrs Emma Lacey from Redbrick Primary School. Every one of them a mathematics pioneer. Every one of them a leading...
Leading Lights in the World of Maths
Euclid, Hypatia, Archimedes. Pythagoras, Newton, Euler. Fibonacci, Pascal, Somerville, Turing. Mrs Emma Lacey from Redbrick Primary School. Every one of them a mathematics pioneer. Every one of them a leading...

Fresh Perspectives on the School Self Evaluation
I was recently working with a primary school on their self-evaluation, something I often do, and I was trying to think about why this process is so useful. Why, I...
Fresh Perspectives on the School Self Evaluation
I was recently working with a primary school on their self-evaluation, something I often do, and I was trying to think about why this process is so useful. Why, I...

Getting to Grips with School Recruitment and St...
by Claire Livingstone Without a doubt, school recruitment is critical for the success of any school. We know only too well that poor selection decisions can be costly and time...
Getting to Grips with School Recruitment and St...
by Claire Livingstone Without a doubt, school recruitment is critical for the success of any school. We know only too well that poor selection decisions can be costly and time...