Primary

NAHT’s James Bowen explains why the lack of progress data for the cohort of primary pupils set to sit key stage 2 Sats would make it unfair to publish outcomes

A trust leader outlines how they ensure Year 6 teachers do not feel overly pressured by Sats and know they are just another waypoint during children’s time at school

When children returned after lockdown, teachers at Emily Gazzard’s primary school noticed some seemed to have forgotten how to be kind. Their answer was to put kindness at the heart of school policies

The authority is planning to cut more than 170 teaching posts from August – in ‘many’ primaries, only headteachers will be available to cover staff absence

Success in Sats starts in the early years, says primary maths specialist Ravi Mohindru, who shares a path for progression in teaching the key topic of place value

From graphic design platforms to interactive history apps, here are six artificial intelligence-powered teaching and learning tools that you may not have heard of

What can teachers do to help pupils learn words that are often misspelt? Megan Dixon rounds up some research-backed strategies for teaching spelling

Amid plans to cuts education budgets in Scotland, headteachers are ‘profoundly’ worried for ‘an entire generation of children’, writes the AHDS vice-president

Think tank report shows it’s ‘abundantly clear that there needs to be continued investment in education recovery’

Forming a group of pupils who meet regularly to discuss neurodiversity can be a great way to give children with SEND a voice, says Leyla Gambell

Secondary schools in Scotland have had guidance teachers, who specialise in pastoral support, since the 1960s, and now primary leaders are pressing for a similar role in their sector. Emma Seith weighs up the arguments

More children ‘appear to be starting primary school without the basic life skills they need’, heads’ leader warns