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Switching education payroll providers? Five top tips 

Blog
21 Nov 2022
As education settings look to find efficiencies and cut spending, changing payroll providers could help save you time, energy and money.   
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Planning a poetry curriculum

Blog
15 Nov 2022
Alison Dawkins, Teaching and Learning Advisor, talks about where to start when designing a poetry curriculum. 
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Mental health disclosures; Help! I’m feeling over-whelmed!

Blog
11 Nov 2022
How you can respond and support when someone discloses a mental health issue to you.
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Building a network of connections

Blog
08 Nov 2022
Doug Harmer investigates the progressive and collaborative use of specific materials to enhance children’s understanding of formal addition calculations.
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Back to basics in the maths classroom – 7 ways to make learning happen

Blog
17 Aug 2022
What do we hope is happening in all primary maths classrooms to allow all children to fully access the learning?
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Who is eligible for pupil premium funding?

Blog
29 Aug 2022
Working out which children are entitled to pupil premium funding in Reception can be challenging. Find out how to identify children sooner and engage parents/carers in the process to ensure positive educational outcomes.
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Analysis of the 2022 KS2 maths SATs arithmetic paper (part 1) – the importance of place value and multiplicative reasoning

Blog
20 Sep 2022
We explore the differences between the 2019 and 2022 arithmetic papers. What can we learn?
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Analysis of 2022 KS2 maths SATs arithmetic paper (part 2) – exploring the differences

Blog
20 Sep 2022
We explore the differences between the 2019 and 2022 arithmetic papers. What can we learn?
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How to use the KS1 reasoning SATs papers to teach children problem-solving skills

Blog
21 Sep 2022
A step-by-step approach to teaching problem-solving exemplified through the 2022 KS1 SATs paper 2.
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The power of short reads: quality reading experiences when time is short

Blog
27 Sep 2022
Martin Galway shares his thoughts on three of his favourite reading experiences so far this year which have come from a trinity of beautifully crafted novellas.