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Section 28 banning teachers from talking or teaching about homosexuality had a profound impact on schools and individuals. The consequences are still being felt today.

In this blog, Martin Galway shares the benefits of a healthy diet of short stories, especially when time is short, as well as a booklist of recommended collections.

As schools around the country begin to prepare pupils for the KS2 Reading SATs, we hope this guidance – looking at indicators of perfectly pitched non-fiction in line with the challenge of the KS2 test – offers some helpful support.

Penny Slater presents her view that a good model for writing should always be the starting point for planning successful written outcomes.

This blog delves into the benefits of pop-up outdoor education centres, run by the University of Hertfordshire, including pond dipping, links to art and English and gardening. 

Assessment in primary science begins with our curriculum and the delivery of that curriculum. 

Do the the tasks we ask the children to complete demonstrate an understanding or application of the intended focus?

How can we ensure that the curriculum is a force for good: building identity, broadening horizons and closing gaps?

Alison Dawkins explores how writing that is for assessments can also be written for pleasure.

In this guest blog, Michael Gray explores recent debate around the discussion and inclusion of LGBTQ+ themes in primary school.