Primary English team

Adaptive teaching relies on flexibility, creativity, and a deep understanding of pupils' individual needs, informed by assessment. By embracing these strategies, teachers can create inclusive and dynamic English lessons that empower learners to thrive.

On this International Day of Families, May 15th 2023, explore what family means to the children in your class through the use of diverse, high-quality literature recommended by the Primary English team. 

Two new tools designed to support practitioners in developing pupils’ reading fluency, created by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) in collaboration with HFL Education.

This is a blog packed with practical activities and ideas to support with spelling instruction, and linked to Rosenshine’s principles of instruction.

Martin Galway shares some of the key messages and content from his recent presentation on fluency at this 2019’s ResearchEd national conference.

KS2 Spelling: all spelling statements are equal, but some spelling statements are more equal than others.

How to identify and address gaps in learning so that children are helped to become confident, increasingly accurate spellers.  This blog includes a free, helpful lesson outline.