Nicky Murphy

This blog shows how strengthening vocabulary and grammar through the Writing Framework can make pupils’ writing clearer, more confident and more creative, giving teachers practical strategies they can use straight away to improve classroom outcomes.

Let’s consider how to use World Book Day to reignite our thinking about reading for pleasure and to support developing our children into lifelong lovers of reading.

Taking a ‘deep dive’ into the observations and conclusions drawn from Ofsted’s English subject report and the subsequent priority of the teaching of spoken language.

When teaching grammar, we need to ensure children really grasp the ‘why’ rather than simply focusing on the ‘what’.