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Posted on May 20, 2019 by Maggie McGuigan
In this blog, Maggie McGuigan (Series Editor and author of Read in to Writing), explains why studying a whole book is key to raising attainment in English and achieving that all important 'greater depth'.
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Posted on February 8, 2019 by Catherine Casey
Does your class groan and moan when it’s time for grammar, spelling and punctuation work?
Grammar doesn’t have to be boring or completed sat at a table with a piece of paper and pencil. Try some of the ideas below to get kids moving around and having fun as they learn about grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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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 September 28, 2017 by Shareen Mayers
Following the DfE’s response to the assessment consultation this September, we asked English and assessment adviser Shareen Mayers to share her thoughts on the changes to the teacher assessment framework for writing at key stages 1 and 2.
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Posted on May 12, 2017 by Stuart Tiffany and Bev Forrest
Stuart Tiffany and Bev Forrest discuss how to build on core writing skills and encourage reluctant writers with imaginative and engaging history lessons.
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Posted on February 22, 2016 by Nellie Perrin
Shareen Mayers reveals why the new writing standard might not be as scary as we had expected …
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Posted on January 14, 2016 by Nellie Perrin
We are proud to have published Writing Assessment Tasks in consultation with NAHT, offering a set of engaging tasks to assess composition and technical writing skills. Find out more about this exciting new partnership on the blog!
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Posted on April 10, 2012 by davesmithict
Cartoon Story Maker – Free download to support Unit 3.2 ‘We are comic writers’
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Posted on January 10, 2012 by DeputyMitchell
I'm speaking as an ICT Co-ordinator here when I say that the biggest thing Switched On has done for me is remove the worry that certain things are not being covered by different year groups! The names involved in the production of this scheme give me peace of mind that the quality of learning offers by the scheme is extremely high...
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