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 February 5, 2018 by Bev Forrest
Bev Forrest talks to us about the positive, lasting impact an oral history project can have to your pupils and how easy it is to link our History Voyagers package to the 2014 curriculum.
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Posted on January 23, 2018 by Bethan Chaplin Dewey
Our partners NACE are hosting an entire day of talks and workshops designed to help you challenge your more able learners through the primary English curriculum. Find out more about the conference and receive a special discount if you book before the 9th of February.
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Posted on January 12, 2018 by John Dabell
This post from teacher and inspector, John Dabell, addresses key misconceptions in maths and suggests an effective activity to overcome them.
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Posted on January 10, 2018 by The Rising Stars Team
A new year means a new Rising Stars catalogue, and this year we have two brand new catalogues for you.
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Posted on January 5, 2018 by Nick Hart
Many thanks to Nick Hart for this blog post, which looks at the five phases for fluency.
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Posted on November 23, 2017 by Shareen Mayers
Thanks to Shareen Mayers for creating these teaching resources and planning ideas. These reading resources and guidance for key stage 1 teachers that will support teachers with their teaching, learning and assessments.
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Posted on November 22, 2017 by John Dabell
Thanks to John Dabell for this post which unpacks the key insights learned from the EEF Maths Report. John is a teacher with over 20 years teaching experience across all key stages. He has worked as a national in-service provider and is a trained OfSTED inspector.
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Posted on November 15, 2017 by Bev Forrest
Bev argues that there should be more diversity with relation to disability in the teaching of History in schools
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Posted on November 1, 2017 by Nick Hart
Many thanks to Nick Hart for this blog post, which looks at teaching quarters in mathematics.
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Posted on October 30, 2017 by Nellie
We are a large inner-city school in Leicester with 630 pupils on roll, approximately 95% of whom speak English as an Additional Language. These wide ranging starting points have made gap analysis through the use of accurate and reliable assessments paramount.
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