We get excited about what we do - talking to teachers, and authors, chatting with pupils and turning conversations and ideas into practical educational series. Find out more about our guest bloggers.
Posted on June 5, 2018 by Bethan Chaplin Dewey
It's the start of the World Cup! Could this be England's year? You might not be getting your hopes up but the team should at least get to their matches on time, unlike Tess in this latest Comet Street Kids free eBook.
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Posted on June 5, 2018 by Sarah-Anne Fernandes
The dissection (and opinions!) of the 2018 mathematics papers have begun. This blog provides an analysis of the key themes across all three papers.
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Posted on June 4, 2018 by Bev Forest
Bev Forest, a primary education expert specialising in history, shares some of the features she's seen on her school visits which she feels most contribute to an effective learning experience for pupils and support you in developing your history teaching from good to outstanding.
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Posted on May 18, 2018 by Jane Winter
In this blog, Jane Winter, author of Rising Stars Mathematics in the Early Years, takes on Ofsted's Bold Beginnings report point by point and pulls out the key takeaways for Mathematical teaching in early years.
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Posted on May 18, 2018 by Athena Christodoulou
The EEF has published its latest guidance report, designed to support teachers in changing their classroom practice to improve their pupils’ metacognitive skills. Read their 7 key recommendations for introducing metacognition into the primary classroom.
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Posted on May 16, 2018 by Nick Hart
6 humorous questions that you won't see in this year's KS2 Maths SATs...
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Posted on May 16, 2018 by Nick Hart
The gap between the attainment of disadvantaged children and all children may be narrowing but remains a concern. How can that gap be closed more rapidly and for good?
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Posted on May 14, 2018 by Bethan Chaplin Dewey
It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek so we've got some free lessons for you on perserverance and overcoming challenges.
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Posted on May 10, 2018 by Sue Evans
In this blog post Sue Evans, science coordinator at Phoenix Primary, explains how she had fun teaching her class about what's in our blood through a fun practical lesson.
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Posted on May 9, 2018 by The Rising Stars Team
It's National Teacher Appreication Day and we want to say THANK YOU! This also got us thinking about why apples are traditionally associated with teachers and given as gifts of appreciation. Have a read to find out why!
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