Primary

In primary schools, relative newbies to the teaching profession can expect to head up a subject in their second year, with very little – if any – training. With that in mind, Matthew Lane has some tips to prepare you for your first leading role

While most accept that phonics is the best way to teach children how to read, not everyone agrees that it has a positive impact on spelling. But this may be selling the approach short, finds Chris Parr

Upper primary is too late to start talking about ‘periods, boobs, body hair’ and gender identity, argues this teacher

The majority of primary schools give their morning over to English and maths. But is this the right thing to do? Dan Worth looks at the research – and the arguments

If you are not teaching shared writing regularly, then you probably aren’t teaching writing well, says this primary teacher, who shares his tips for how to do it