Primary

Thursday

9th Nov 2023

Violence in Scottish primaries not ‘a rarity’, Gilruth told
The education secretary’s suggestion that it is low-level disruption – and not violence – that is on the rise has been dismissed by primary school leaders
Violence in Scottish schools Gilruth

Thursday

2nd Nov 2023

Are free meals for all good use of funding, ask MSPs
The Scottish government has been urged to evaluate the impact of rolling out free school meals to all primary pupils at a time when funding is stretched
Are free school meals best use of funds ‘at time of constraint’? asks MSPs
Why workstations will transform your classroom
Workstations can help to build confidence and independence in children who struggle to stay focused, says Leyla Gambell
Why workstations will transform your classroom

Wednesday

1st Nov 2023

How to teach cybersecurity to the youngest pupils
Teaching resources about staying safe online tend to target older children, but a new picture book for children aged 4-7 aims to change that
Cyber security child

Friday

27th Oct 2023

What’s next for KS2 Sats?
The fallout from this year’s tough Sats reading paper means reform is now inevitable. But what should primary assessments look like? Grainne Hallahan explores
KS2 Sats: Is it time to rethink primary assessments?

Friday

20th Oct 2023

3 in 4 Reception teachers find baseline test ‘unhelpful’
Only a tiny minority of teachers think the Reception Baseline Assessment provides accurate information, a poll finds
Nursery class

Thursday

19th Oct 2023

Primary pupil numbers to plummet by 410k in five years
Decreasing pupil numbers are already beginning to impact school budgets, warns union leader
Empty chairs

Wednesday

18th Oct 2023

Why primary maths needs to be more ‘phonics’
There is a lot that maths specialists can learn from primary English teaching, says Helen Drury – including lessons about what not to do
Maths phonics

Thursday

12th Oct 2023

Sats 2023: Slow progress in reading and writing after Covid
Attainment at KS1 has risen slightly year-on-year but still remains far below pre-pandemic levels, new DfE figures show
2023 key stage 1 sats
Phonics attainment up but still below pre-pandemic levels
The proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in the KS1 phonics check has increased since last year but is still below levels achieved in 2019
Phonics data 2023

Wednesday

11th Oct 2023

How my school became a victim of the birth rate drop
The process for dealing with the fall in birth rate through mergers and closures needs to be urgently addressed, argues a headteacher whose school faces closure
Birth rate

Tuesday

10th Oct 2023

Labour plans ‘real world’ maths teaching in primary
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out plans to upskill primary teachers to help improve ‘lifelong numeracy’
Labour's shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says she wants to upskill primary school teachers to improve maths teaching.