Assessment
Posted on July 9, 2019 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
On 9th July 2019, the DfE released the interim results for the KS2 National Tests.
Attainment in individual subjects
- In reading, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard, down by 2 percentage points from 2018.
- In maths, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard, up by 3 percentage points from 2018.
- In GPS, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard, which remains unchanged from 2018.
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Curriculum
Posted on July 8, 2019 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
St John Vianney is a larger than average Catholic primary school, with two-form entry, based in Blackpool. In March 2018 they were rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and their outstanding teaching of English and Early Literacy means that they are now one of thirty-two national English Hubs supporting other schools. They use PiRA, PUMA, GAPS and MARK (our free online assessment and reporting tool) three times per year, to support teachers in validating their judgement and identifying learning needs of individual pupils and classes. The assessments are used from Years 1 - 6, to ensure a consistent approach throughout the school.
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Curriculum
Posted on July 4, 2019 by Catherine Casey
Catherine Casey gives her top fun tips for parents in supporting their children with spelling.
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Curriculum
Posted on July 2, 2019 by Athena at Rising Stars
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing and the first man to walk on the Moon. To help celebrate this, we’ve put together some space-themed lesson ideas and accompanying videos from our sister publisher Franklin Watts and Wayland’s space range for you to share with your pupils. Scroll down to browse and download.
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Curriculum
Posted on June 28, 2019 by The Rising Stars Team
Last week Education secretary Damian Hinds gave a speech at the NSPCC about teaching Online safety in schools. The speech marked the launch of new guidance teaching online safety in schools.
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Curriculum
Posted on June 25, 2019 by Shareen Mayers
The KS2 2019 grammar, punctuation and spelling test was once again viewed positively by teachers and pupils. When I asked a group of year 6 pupils what they thought of the test immediately afterwards, they said, ‘…it was easy Ms Mayers.’ Of course, we do not know how they performed but at least they felt it was accessible.
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Posted on June 24, 2019 by Lucy at Rising Stars
Inspired by the warm weather over the weekend we have created some summer themed quizzes to use with your class, including questions about ice creams, beaches and holidays to get your pupils in the summer spirit.
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Curriculum
Posted on June 24, 2019 by Sarah-Anne Fernadez
Each year many of us (hopefully not just me!) wait in anticipation of the latest national test for Year 6 pupils to see how it compares to previous years. And despite the 2019 Key Stage 2 Test being the fourth set of papers aligned with the ‘new’ mathematics curriculum, we are still keen to drill down, dissect and find out exactly what our Year 6 pupils across the country are being tested on.
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Posted on June 21, 2019 by Madeline Barnes
This time last year, we ‘celebrated’ the return of poetry in the 2018 KS2 Reading Test. So, what are the headlines of the 2019 KS2 Reading Test? Were there any surprises? After 4 years of this suite of tests are we still surprised by the ingredients or have we identified enough patterns and trends? Do we get excited by expecting the unexpected?
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Posted on June 17, 2019 by The Reading Planet Team
To celebrate the launch of our new books for age 7-11/Key Stage 2, Reading Planet is going on the road! Next term, our team of top children's authors will travel the UK visiting schools from Scotland to Southampton, to share their love of reading and writing. Enter our competition now and your school could win a spot on our author tour.
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