Primary

Wednesday

27th Nov 2024

Breakfast clubs: DfE urged not to repeat mistakes of NTP
The government needs to provide protected funding for breakfast clubs, ensure high-quality food standards and measure programme outcomes, says report
Labour has been urged to not to repeat mistakes of predecessors with breakfast club roll out.

Thursday

21st Nov 2024

Multiplication tables check 2024: 6 insights for school leaders
Tes highlights the major trends from the third year of data relating to the Year 4 times tables test
Counting fingers
Pressure on primary school leaders ‘unsustainable and unfair’
Primary school headteachers have been told to prioritise their own health and happiness – because they are ‘the most important resource’ in their schools
Pressure on primary school leaders 'unsustainable and unfair'

Tuesday

12th Nov 2024

Boosting reading fluency ‘could halve KS2 gender gap’
Research also warns against making key stage 2 tests ‘too long’ so they’re largely assessments of reading speed
Reading speed

Monday

11th Nov 2024

Primary ITE targets could be cut by a fifth to deal with oversupply
News comes after fewer than one in five new primary teachers in Scotland secured a permanent job after probation last year
Primary ITE targets could be cut by a fifth to deal with oversupply

Tuesday

5th Nov 2024

No evidence phonics screening check improves reading, research finds
There is also no sign that the phonics screening test has narrowed attainment gaps by the end of primary school, report by the Education Policy Institute shows
No evidence phonics screening check improves reading, research shows

Monday

4th Nov 2024

Maths anxiety hinders many pupils, say teachers
Maths anxiety is ‘extremely common and incredibly persistent’ and it can extend across generations, expert warns
Maths anxiety and unidentified dyscalculia hinder many pupils, teachers say

Thursday

31st Oct 2024

Scottish primary school leaders’ view of the Budget
AHDS general secretary Greg Dempster looks at whether this week’s UK Budget offers real hope of a boost to education in Scotland
Scottish primary school leaders’ view of the Budget

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

1 in 3 senior leaders say Sats contribute to retention challenges
Only 3 per cent of leaders say they think Sats are a good measure of school performance
1 in 3 senior leaders says Sats contribute to retention challenges
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