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All change! Moving on from statutory Key Stage 1 assessment

Blog
06 Oct 2023
In this blog, Sophie MacNeill looks at the recent changes to KS1 assessment.
The power of poetry in the primary classroom

The power of poetry in the primary classroom

Blog
03 Oct 2023
With National Poetry Day just around the corner, this blog aims to provide some support and advice for teachers to ease any anxiety and instead experience the joy of using poetry in the classroom.
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Voices from the classroom: Creswick Primary School – baby chicks hatching experience

Blog
27 Sep 2023
The Nursery class from Creswick Primary welcomed a variety of unique-looking eggs for the ultimate hatching experience.
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If we keep testing in Year 6, they’ll just get it... right?

Blog
26 Sep 2023
How can we teach reasoning and problem-solving skills to Year 6 children to enable them to succeed in KS2 maths SATs papers?
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SENCOs – Start September strategically

Blog
20 Sep 2023
Read our top five tips for being a strategic SENCO this year.
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Don't forget your full stops!

Blog
19 Sep 2023
This blog offers a range of strategies to help address the perennial problem of missing full stops
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Measuring progress across Key Stage 2 – this year and beyond

Blog
15 Sep 2023
The technical details of the 2023 progress model for KS2 have now been published by the DfE: In this blog, Ben Fuller addresses the 2023 progress model and how it differs from previous years.
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Secondary Science – do you have the next Einstein in your class?

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Secondary Science – do you have the next Einstein in your class?

Blog
14 Sep 2023
A classroom teacher looking over their new class registers for September may feel daunted by the prospect of meeting the individual needs of a large number of pupils with SEND in their lab. However, with the right challenge and support there might just be the next Einstein in the classroom!
Class gathered round table

Making fluent and flexible calculators: why is additive reasoning important for children's success in multiplication?

Blog
12 Sep 2023
If children in your class struggle with multiplication, division, fractions and/or percentages, insecure foundations in additive reasoning may be the root cause.
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HFL Education and Hon. Stuart Lawrence join forces to improve reading standards

News
07 Jun 2023
HFL Education and Hon. Stuart Lawrence are thrilled to join forces with the goal to improve reading standards via the KS2 Reading Fluency Project.