Curriculum
Posted on November 7, 2018 by Zoe at Rising Stars
Next week is Anti-bullying week. We know it's important to make sure your child feels happy and safe at school and online at home so we've compiled some helpful resources to help you ensure your child's online safety.
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Curriculum
Posted on November 2, 2018 by Lucy at Rising Stars
Celebrate Bonfire night by starting your English lessons with a firework reading comprehension task from Assessment Bank.
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Curriculum
Posted on October 26, 2018 by Athena at Rising Stars
This term, we've got a simple mission. We want to ensure that you can access high-quality reading resources for your pupils at the very best value. Order by the 31st December 2018 and we'll match fund any Reading Planet order, pound for pound.
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Curriculum
Posted on October 23, 2018 by Bethan Chaplin Dewey
Halloween lesson plans, books and poems to celebrate with your little monsters.
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Curriculum
Posted on October 18, 2018 by Shona Pye
Shona Pye, author of the brand new Wellbeing title
Character Education, responds to the challenge of creating and trialling primary school lessons on British Values.
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Curriculum
Posted on October 18, 2018 by Shareen Mayers
We asked Shareen Mayers to share her own tips and strategies for teaching spelling in KS2. As many schools are aware, the spelling aspect of the KS2 curriculum can be particularly demanding and challenging. Notably, many pupils at the end of KS2 were able to confidently answer the KS2 grammar test questions but struggled when it came to the spelling aspect.
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Curriculum
Posted on October 17, 2018 by Sue Evans - Science coordinator at Phoenix Primary
Teach your children how to describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials with this fun and free practical lesson plan!
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Curriculum
Posted on October 16, 2018 by Kate Weston
How can we measure the impact of our teaching on our students? - In the third and final part of his blogs about designing your school's maths curriculum, Nick Hart discusses how we can measure impact on students.
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Assessment
Posted on October 15, 2018 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
On 15th October 2018, the DfE announced the modification of KS1 teacher assessment frameworks.
Teacher assessment frameworks
- English Reading, mathematics and science frameworks have been modified for use from the 2018/2019 academic year onwards.
- English writing frameworks will remain the same as those introduced for the 2017/2018 academic year.
- The 'pupil can' statements have been refined for clarity to ensure they represent the key aspects of the national curriculum and reflect classroom practice.
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Assessment
Posted on October 15, 2018 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
On 15th October 2018, the DfE announced the removal of KS2 teacher assessment judgements for English reading and mathematics and revised science teacher assessment frameworks.
Removal of teacher assessment for English reading and mathematics
The DfE state that this change has been made in response to the public consultation on Primary Assessment in 2017, and aims to reduce assessment burdens on schools. Test results in English reading and mathematics will continue to be used in school performance measures.
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