Primary

Thursday

6th Feb 2025

How to bring the fun back to reading after phonics
As the dust settles on damning findings about the effectiveness of phonics, Michelle Windridge offers her tips for getting back to a more holistic approach
How to bring the fun back to reading after phonics

Wednesday

5th Feb 2025

The case for a universal SEND screener in early primary
SEND provision is in crisis. A critical step towards a better system would be a universal screening process for all five- and six-year-olds, delivered and managed by teachers, argue these researchers
Children in classroom

Sunday

26th Jan 2025

Why games beat tests for primary maths assessment
The end of the Sats requirement in key stage 1 opens up a world of opportunities for more engaging ways to assess pupils, say these experts
Why games can be better than tests for primary maths assessment

Tuesday

7th Jan 2025

Why primary maths needs more cross-curricular activities
Exploring maths in purely an abstract way risks leaving pupils uninspired and unaware of the subject’s real-world uses, writes Hannah Crosby
Why primary maths needs more cross-curricular activities

Sunday

29th Dec 2024

What would ‘phonics for maths’ actually look like?
Politicians have suggested we should make early maths more like phonics, but what would that look like in practice? Tes spoke to maths researcher Daniel Ansari to find out
Could the ‘phonics of maths’ work in your classroom?

Sunday

15th Dec 2024

Primary maths: 4 lessons from China’s master teachers
We explore the remarkably successful workings of Chinese master teachers and find simple approaches that can be applied in classrooms anywhere
Three Chinese pupils sums maths

Tuesday

10th Dec 2024

How teachers can help pupils with dysregulation at Christmas
The festive period in schools is ‘an assault course of changed routine and sensory overload’ for dysregulated pupils, says primary headteacher Grant Gillies
Rollercoaster

Sunday

8th Dec 2024

Timss: could a focus on spatial reasoning improve maths scores?
The latest Timss international rankings show English pupils’ weakness in key areas of maths – and our lack of focus on spatial reasoning is a major factor, argues Emily Farran
Timss: could a focus on spatial reasoning improve England’s maths performance?

Wednesday

30th Oct 2024

Anxiety in primary schools: how to understand and tackle it
Anxiety is high among pupils, parents and teachers in primary schools. But if we better understand it, we can then offer support to reduce it, argues Shirley Clarke
Anxiety in primary schools: how to understand and tackle it

Tuesday

29th Oct 2024

Why primary schools should always ask about birth history
Children born prematurely have an increased chance of requiring extra support in the classroom, so it’s crucial for teachers to know about their presence, writes Catriona Ogilvy
Premature baby

Thursday

24th Oct 2024

How we begin to prepare primary pupils for future careers
Fostering vital skills for future work can begin at the very earliest stages of education, with a focus on communication and problem solving, say these heads of department
How we begin getting our primary students ready for their careers

Tuesday

8th Oct 2024

How to help your pupils love reading in an age of tech
We’re all guilty of getting distracted by technology, writes primary head Richard Slade, so a sharp focus on developing a passion for reading is necessary
How to help students love reading in the era of tech