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 ...

It’s the stuff of teachers’ anxiety nightmares. You’ve arrived in the classroom, nothing is planned, the books have gone missing, the pupils are jumping from desk to desk and you awake in an emotional ...

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 ...

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 ...

I challenge you to start researching the local history of your area with your pupils and not get hooked. My passion was ignited while teaching at a village school on the edge of Bradford. I discovered ...

This pack is designed to encourage students to read and respond to Murder Most Unladylike – the first in a series of mystery novels by author Robin Stevens. It offers opportunities for students to ...

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 ...

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 ...

When we first think of fun and engaging KS2 drama lessons we might picture energetic improvisation; all the children buzzing with ideas and thoroughly enjoying themselves. But contrary to this ...

Use this atmospheric warning story KS2 resource by Pie Corbett to sharpen children’s literacy skills. “Now Mitch, don’t go playing up by the pylon,” my mum had warned me often enough. “It’s dangerous.