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Posted on July 16, 2019 by Kate at Rising Stars
The Department of Education has released their School Sport and Activity Action Plan, detailing the importance of children leading full, healthy and active lives from an early age and the positive effects that this can have on children’s mental health.
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Posted on September 13, 2018 by Sue Hackman
It has taken a lot of hours for Ofsted to discover that the primary curriculum is skewed by SATs, that the foundation subjects are being squeezed and creative teaching is not as widespread as they hoped. They find that timetabling is conservative, priorities are focused on the acquisition of knowledge and there is a lack of flair in some of the teaching. And, apparently, we don’t know what we mean when we say ‘skills’.
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Posted on July 28, 2017 by Teri Williams
The DfE have announced that they will be doubling the PE & Sport Premium funding available to primary schools, starting this Autumn.
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Posted on May 8, 2016 by Annabel Dent
Are you making the most of your PE and Sport Premium Funding? Gill Cameron, a physical education specialist with 16 years of practical teaching experience across both primary and secondary phases tells you all you need to know about using this funding in the latest issue of '
In a Nutshell'.
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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 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 September 16, 2015 by Morwenna
Ark Conway and Ark Bentworth Primary Academies in West London have been using Champions - see how they got on!
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Posted on September 9, 2015 by Morwenna
Our guest blogger Dan King, Head of Physical Education at Corpus Christi Primary School, discusses the benefits of teaching Pilates in school.
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Posted on September 7, 2015 by Morwenna
It’s the start of a new school year and with a challenging new curriculum, a level-free approach to assessment and the new national tests around the corner we know there is a lot on the minds of primary school teachers at this time. That’s why we are hosting three conferences this term, designed to help primary schools get ready for the new national tests.
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