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Posted on November 5, 2019 by Kerrie Wheelan, Endeavour Academy
With 10% of children and young people having a clinically diagnosable mental health issue it remains concerning that 70% have had no appropriate interventions. The impact of this is evident in schools where Mental Health and Wellbeing is being placed high on agendas.
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Posted on October 11, 2019 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
In August, the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) released new guidelines for access arrangements which came into effect on the 1st September.
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Posted on October 8, 2019 by Rising Stars and RS Assessment
We are delighted to announce that a number of our resources have received awards in this year's Teach Primary Awards!
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Posted on August 2, 2019 by Lucy at Rising Stars
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the SEN, Wellbeing and Foundations cateogry of the Teach Primary Awards!
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Posted on December 14, 2015 by Morwenna
Martin Waddell's Room for a Little One is the basis of today's free English lesson plan!
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Posted on December 2, 2015 by Morwenna
For the 12 days of advent, Rising Stars are bringing you a fantastic English lesson plan idea to use with your pupils. Today's is based on Paul Rockett's Close-up Continents: Mapping Europe. Our thanks to Maddy Barnes, Assistant Head Teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic School and English Consultant, for her superb lesson plan!
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Posted on November 24, 2015 by Morwenna
This is the final article in our working memory series. Our thanks to Dr Richard Skelton for this fantastic article on working memory training.
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Posted on November 17, 2015 by Morwenna
Difficulties with concentrating means that children aren’t able to use their Working Memory to process and make sense of information in class, which can lead to underachievement across the curriculum, including literacy and numeracy.
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Posted on November 13, 2015 by Morwenna
Back in the summer term, the Switched on Computing team ran an e-safety competition to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology. We sent out a free e-safety poster to all schools, challenging children to design their own e-safety poster! The brief was clear – it needed to be colourful and eye-catching with a strong e-safety message.
After much consideration, the judging panel (including HES and Switched on Computing author Miles Berry), announced Alex from Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School in Castleford as the winner! They were really impressed with the creative design, attention to detail and the positive e-safety message. As a prize, the poster was recreated by one of our top designers and professionally printed.
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Posted on November 5, 2015 by Morwenna
Maddy Barnes looks at how best to prepare children for the 2016 KS1 GaPS test.
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