Primary

Many teachers use maths games to engage primary children in the subject, but how many turn to the ancient game of chess? Here, one teacher explains why she uses it time and again

It’s not long now until the KS1 Sats are dropped altogether, but for May 2022 they’re back in primary schools. We spoke to school leaders about how they organise them – from the best time of day to what you tell parents

Often, pupils work towards a pen licence in key stage 2 – but should they? Here, two teachers go head to head to argue the benefits, and limitations, of the award

Special considerations for Covid only considered if a pupil has suffered bereavement related to the virus in the past 12 months

Survey of 1,300 Scottish primary school leaders finds just 18% of deputes want to pursue headship

Building a bank of ‘gold-standard’ lessons based around the principles of the ‘three Is’ is improving student engagement and resilience, say the teachers at one junior school

The Aberdeenshire primary head shares her insight into the essentials of school leadership

The Sats are a blunt tool, overused and in need of reform, says Jon Severs

The use of phonics to teach early reading is one of the best-evidenced areas of education, yet debate persists over which method schools should adopt – and, at times, it can get pretty heated

As schools prepare pupils to sit Sats, two Year 6 teachers share their advice when it comes to the reading paper

As teachers report increased misbehaviour in key stage 1, experts share why this is happening and what teachers can do about it

Digital assemblies had their upsides but recent in-person gatherings have been ‘something special’, says Jude Moir