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Friday

19th Feb 2021

How primary teachers can ace their first leading role
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

Friday

29th Jan 2021

Phonics and spelling: what does the evidence say?
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

Tuesday

20th Oct 2020

Why we should talk about sex in school earlier
Upper primary is too late to start talking about ‘periods, boobs, body hair’ and gender identity, argues this teacher

Friday

29th May 2020

Why do we teach English and maths in the morning?
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

Monday

5th Feb 2018

9 steps to leading effective shared writing sessions
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
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