Once GCSE results day has been and gone, what are the key issues and outcomes that school staff should reflect on during an ...

11-plus exam prep can build valuable skills but shouldn't come at the expense of nurturing curiosity, resilience and ...

This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo is a delight in itself, but the opportunities it provides to explore with children not only environmental issues but also the wider question of their ...

Whole-class reading works best, in my experience, when it’s built around a structured comprehension framework. I use the VIPERS reading approach – vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, ...

Literary Devices defines alliteration as: “A stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.” Does alliteration have to use the ...

In many stories – especially adventures – characters discover an exciting new place and experience a sense of wonder. When writing a fantasy setting, the only limits are those of the writer’s ...

Football has an incredible power to unite people across cultures and borders. For this reason, using it as a springboard for language learning is a natural fit. As a subject, it always sparks lots of ...

Looking for some easy Father’s Day activities for Early Years or primary? We’ve got you covered! Rather than going down the generic route of a store-bought card, get your pupils crafting to create one ...

Through books, children can comfortably confront the many faces of fear. In Black Dog by Levi Pinfold, that face is ferocious and furry… What is Black Dog by Levi Pinfold about? The Hope family wakes ...

This download includes ten posters featuring Macbeth key quotes, plus a worksheet (in PDF and Word doc formats) with these quotes on. Students can use this worksheet to make notes on as you read ...

The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a tale of inspiring and selfless courage. It’s a great starting point for a variety of KS2 activities. This PDF contains a range of ...

While we know that most of the stereotypes about pirates are in fact myths, pirates do lend themselves to a number of academic opportunities in the classroom. That might be through storytelling, ...