The dreaded weekly spelling test is causing serious self-esteem issues for pupils across the country. For what purpose, asks Dan ...

Add the visual elements of the character passports by choosing colours, borders, symbols, and illustrations that match each character’s personality. For example, good characters might use bright tones ...

Look at this stack of 4 cups. (If possible, have some real plastic cups in the classroom.) It’s 16 cm high. How high would a stack of 8 cups be? Why? This is a bit of a trick question. Students are ...

The building of a senior leadership team is a task of such absurdity and complexity that it can feel less like a professional endeavour, and more like trying to assemble a successful dinner party from ...

New from open source hardware provider DFRobot is the HUSKYLENS 2 – an AI vision sensor that puts the power of artificial intelligence directly into the hands of teachers and students. Designed for ...

Steve Brace considers the framing at work when geography classes study ‘natural disasters’ – and why even the term itself is up for debate… In connecting physical and human processes, natural hazards ...

The level of grammatical understanding needed rises significantly between LKS2 and UKS2. One area requiring a very strong grammatical understanding in KS2 is relative pronouns and relative clauses.

Get children adding a bit of grammatical spice to their sentences with these teaching tips and KS2 adverbials resources from Laura Dobson… Adverbials are the herbs and spices in a grammatical meal.

How can we go about teaching citizenship in a way that develops students to be critically informed, willing to engage and keen to participate in democracy when faced with the challenges of our times?

Solid, liquid and gas. The three states of matter provide a host of different investigations for children in KS2 to get their hands on. The lessons in this free download start with foundational ...

Are you looking for engaging and effective Year 5 maths worksheets to support your pupils? This free printable PDF bundle provides essential practice in addition, rounding and multi-step word problems ...

These Year 4 maths worksheets are perfect for independent practice, homework or quick assessments in class. They provide valuable opportunities for pupils to apply their multiplication and division ...