December 2019

Our November Reading Planet Book of the Month is Grandma's Story (Comet Street Kids - Gold) by Adam and Charlotte Guillain. In the book, Asha invites her grandmother to come into her school and recall her childhood memories to her class. Authors Adam and Charlotte explore the themes and topics in the book (which include the Moon Landing and overcoming fears) and give teaching ideas to help you share the story in school. 

We are thrilled to launch our Impact in Schools Study 2020. The Study uncovers the Reading Planet journey from initial creation and trialling to the impact of it in UK schools. 

This summer saw the publication of the third edition of Switched On Computing, a comprehensive scheme of work for primary computing. Since its first publication, the scheme has proved to be popular with teachers in England and further afield, through its emphasis on practical, hands-on computing activities, the focus on free and low-cost technologies readily available in schools and the ease with which it can be adapted to align with whatever other topics pupils are studying.
 

Find out how one school have used and adapted Rising Stars History to deliver an outstanding History curriculum at their school. 

Our October Reading Planet Book of the Month is Fatama and Mami Wata’s Secret (Galaxy - Turquoise) by Marcelle Mateki Akita. The book follows Fatama, a young girl who lives with her family in Freetown, Sierra Leone and is fascinated by stories about Mami Wata, a water goddess from African legend. In this blog, Marcelle explains the significance of Mami Wata in African culture and explores how children might study the book in the classroom.

Emma White explains how and why she created the Oi Frog! teaching unit and how it can be used to achieve high-quality reading and writing skills.

We are excited to announce that three of our resoruces were winners at this year's Teach Primary Awards. 

We've teamed up with Jessica Kingsley Publishers to share some activities to try with your SEN pupils as they return to school.

At a free professional development webinar forming part of a pilot scheme for eduu.school, we asked teachers whether they thought an online school environment was important to support students in the COVID context. Here’s what they had to say.

We're delighted to announce that our Special Needs Assessment Profile (SNAP-SpLD) has been shortlisted in this year's NASEN Awards!