January 2022

In the return to school, when pupil wellbeing will be more important than ever, what can teachers do to build a picture of how their pupils are feeling and identify those who might need further support?  The Westborough school share how they have assessed pupils attitudes to learning before and during lockdown.

We asked Rising Stars Geography Author Anthony Barlow to put together some Geography games that parents can play at home to support their children's geographical understanding and take them out into the wider world even if they can't physically go far. 

Hachette have unveiled a three-year partnership with the National Literacy Trust today that puts inclusion at its heart and provides essential support for primary school children disproportionately affected by COVID-9. 

Our February Reading Planet Book of the Month doesn't just celebrate one book, it celebrates a whole series! In this blog, award winning author Ross Montgomery explains how he wrote The Finney Island Files and gives his top writing tips for children creating their own stories. 

Each year, every first Wednesday in February is marked as World Read Aloud Day. Founded by Lit World, a charity dedicated to ensuring access to storytelling for young people around the world, World Read Aloud Day encourages us to unite in celebration of the importance of global literacy and the power of reading aloud.

In keeping with the spirit of the day, we’ve chosen a short story from the Caribbean to share with you - why not read aloud with friends or family?

Philip's Atlases are set to relaunch in Autumn 2021 with news of a rebrand being published in The Bookseller and BookBrunch this morming.The rebrand includes the 100th edition of the Philip's Modern School Atlas

Last week Schools Week published an article detailing the main points from Ofsted’s latest report, giving their findings about remote education, and the effects on teachers, pupils and parents. 

We’ve broken down some of these points and come up with helpful ways that eduu.school, a flexible, time-saving online learning platform can help save you time and stress. 
 

This week we’re celebrating Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week to shine a spotlight on the importance of children’s mental health.

This year’s theme is ‘expressing yourself’ so we have put together a selection of blogs, resources and lesson plans that can be used to help children to express themselves either in the classroom or at home.

We're excited to announce that three of our resources have been shortlisted in 2021 BETT Awards!

Assessment isn’t a process of an expert testing someone with a problem.  It's a process of drawing together the existing understandings, a process where the ‘non-experts’ (Sam, his mum and his home network) contribute as much, maybe more, than the ‘experts’ (the school staff and the package authors).  It can be a game-changer…..