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Improving vocabulary for primary pupils

Blog
21 Feb 2023
Michelle Nicholson discusses our Spring Conference, Word Utopia, which aims to be a celebration of language and lexicon for the primary phase.
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Primary maths planning, modelling and working walls – dig out your sticky notes!

Blog
07 Mar 2023
Put sticky notes to good use in your primary maths classroom – planning, questioning, modelling, and supporting pupil articulation of learning.
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Deepening understanding in primary maths through relationships, choices and effective implementation

Blog
21 Mar 2023
Siobhan King reflects on the Complete Mathematics conference and considers the power of relationships, choices and effective implementation in primary maths.
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The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Early Years Provision (EEEYP) Experience - part 1

Blog
15 Mar 2023
The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Early Years provision gives settings and schools a comprehensive external evaluation of their practice and provision. In the first of our guest blogs, Hayley Yendell, co-headteacher at Roots Federation, tells us what the EEEYP experience is like through the eyes of a school leader.
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Evaluate the Effectiveness of your Early Years Provision (EEEYP) experience - part 2

Blog
22 Mar 2023
In this, the second of our guest blogs, Simona Kanani at Woodland Magic Pre-school tells us what the EEEYP experience is like through the eyes of the early years professional.
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We are family: Early Years photographs for a family display board and books

Blog
30 Mar 2023
A reflection on the inclusivity of family display boards in Early Years settings.
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A tale of two biggies: the A’s of early reading – closing the gaps for disadvantaged children - Part 1

Blog
23 May 2024
In this first blog of two, Kirsten Snook explores seven top tips for assessment of early reading, to help close the gaps for children experiencing disadvantage.
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A tale of two biggies: the A’s of early reading – closing the gaps for disadvantaged children - Part 2

Blog
30 May 2024
In this second blog of two, Kirsten Snook explores seven top tips for application in early reading, to help close the gaps for children experiencing disadvantage.
child writing

How to help with handwriting

Blog
14 Mar 2023
Handwriting can be like a fingerprint – unique to its owner and an expression of identity. How long does it take us as teachers, at the start of a new academic year, to become able to distinguish the child belonging to that unnamed piece of work?
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The role of outsourcing in a growing MAT

Blog
17 Mar 2023
Budget setting and outsourcing in a multi-academy trust – key considerations and the importance of a three year plan.