There are many permutations of school councils. Some are made up of students spanning all year groups, with representatives ...

Ann Marie Christian sets out how schools can productively harness their students’ instinct to help each other via a peer ...

With mainstream schools soon needing to meet a whole new set of SEND support expectations, how can you gauge staff’s ...

In July 2025, the DfE published the Writing Framework, a landmark 150-page guidance document for primary schools in England. Following on from the Reading Framework in 2023, this non-statutory guide ...

Why are the squashy lizards and hard-edged rectangles at war? No-one knows, but fighting continues until they’re forced to find a way to co-exist. Their solution delights just about every reader: a ...

The level of grammatical understanding needed rises significantly between LKS2 and UKS2. One area requiring a very strong grammatical understanding in KS2 is relative pronouns and relative clauses.

In many stories – especially adventures – characters discover an exciting new place and experience a sense of wonder. When writing a fantasy setting, the only limits are those of the writer’s ...

Poor air quality in schools is fuelling illness and absence. We must demand clean air for staff and pupils now, argues campaigner Anne McConway… I know, no one wants to talk about Covid anymore. But ...

What is Role on the Wall? Role on the Wall is a versatile technique that you can use across a variety of subjects, including English, drama, history, science and PSHE, to help pupils explore a ...

Use these Spanish games as a class activity or as warm-up exercises to get your class thinking and speaking. Because they’re so fun, your students won’t think of it as learning… Learning objective: ...

From microplastics in our clothing to the science of design, there are plenty of teaching moments in a fashion show. This lesson will explore the fashion industry, guiding pupils through issues that ...

Helping Year 4 pupils build a strong foundation in grammar and sentence structure is essential for their writing development. These Year 4 English worksheets provide structured activities that focus ...