Primary pedagogy and professional development resources

This pack is meant to be shared in a CPD session, giving staff a hands-on task to immerse them in different uses of Google Apps. Included: Docs, Forms, Maps with different integration ideas and extensions for staff who need a challenge.

General time sheet for parents' evenings.

A no nonsense quiz for Key Stage 2 and 3 students. Completing the quiz and adding up their score will give them an insight into the type of friend that they are. Easy to print and suitable as a way of starting a discussion about how to approach friendships. Questions, scores and score descriptions included. Please note that bubble writing, butterflies, fairies, glitter and pastel shades are not included.

Common Writing Errors - task cards, group activities PowerPoint Quiz with answers for common errors Writing Effective Emails (PowerPoint and eBook) Writing a standard operating procedure (with templates)

This resource contains rules, examples, and short challenges for commonly confused words and grammatical errors. It covers the following: 1. There, Their, They’re 2. To, Two, Too 3. Accept vs Except 4. Your vs. You’re 5. A lot vs alot vs allot 6. Lose vs Loose 7. Its vs It’s 8. No vs know 9. Threw vs through 10. Correct use of semi-colon (;) This resource contains 10 rules and example cards that can be used in the following ways: 1. As a revision e-book for anyone that needs a quick refresh on the most common writing errors. 2. As a group or pair activity for learners to practice and test each other in various ways. Instructions / Ideas for Group Activities Activity 1 – Group or pair competition 1. Print out the rules that you would like your learners to work on. (Laminate to keep them fresh, if you want). 2. Hand out 1 card to each pair or group. Have them read it and complete the short challenge. (Check to see if they have it correct – an answer sheet is provided) 3. Learners then present their task to the rest of the groups to complete (on whiteboard). This can be timed. 4. Groups get 1 point for each task that is correct. 5. Groups then brainstorm ideas to remember the associated rules. 6. Points are tallied up and the winner is announced. Activity 2 – Group discussion and trouble shoot session 1. Learners select a card and read it to the group 2. They complete the task themselves first of all writing up sentence and answer on whiteboard. 3. Group members state whether they agree or not with the answer and share their thoughts 4. The correct answer is revealed by the teacher 5. Groups brainstorm ideas to remember the rules. Activity 3 – Individual work 1. Print out the resource in its entirety, or print out parts that you’d like to work on. 2. Learners complete by themselves, and then check their answers in pairs. 3. Answers revealed by teacher and corrected if necessary. Activity 4 – As a Warm up Activity 1. Select one card at the beginning of the session 2. Group discuss and agree the answer for the task. 3. In pairs or individually think up more tasks to challenge the rest of the group.

Based on the idea that children are not 'naughty' but expressing an unmet need, this reflection sheet has been created for children to think about their behaviour and needs. It helps children simply structure their thoughts and feelings and communicate their needs to the teacher which has resulted in significant changes in behaviour.

I developed this resource as a way of a grown up reflecting with a young person about any unsafe behaviours they had been involved in. The ideas are based on the idea that children do not 'misbehave' rather they are developing emotionally and as such need to be given skills on how to do things differently. Via reflection, children have a chance to think about their feelings and how they result in actions/reactions and the impact of their behaviour on others. It also gives the opportunity to learn how to repair any relationships that have been broken. It gives the adult the chance to assess for emotional literacy, ability to empathise and allows for teaching points. The whole process takes just 10 minutes and the impact has been substantial in changing behaviour.

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This exercise is carried out seated. Using the SmartyPilates photo cards to show the children how each movement and position should look, this easy to use resource will calm and re-focus the children, whilst improving physical literacy and concentration. All of the Stressbusters are available as a package for £40 on TES

What can I use it for and what are its’ benefits?  It can be used for any subject and any grade.  You can opt to fill it in on your PC or tablet with no need for printing.  You can print as many pages as you want of any given section, and opt to leave out a section entirely.  You can add more sections and keep to the same style and scheme.  You can alter the colour scheme for different subjects or grades.  You can use it from year to year to keep yourself organised and up to date.  You can include your yearly plan and scheme of work for any year, and update the record of work on the go.  You can easily check what you covered and how far you’ve progressed with any class.  Keep daily / weekly / monthly attendance.  List students’ grades for the year.  Keep track of what’s going on monthly at school through the monthly calendar.  Add students’ details to keep them continuously handy.  Write comments on behaviour, attitudes etc. to keep track of individual students and look professional when meeting the parents! And much more, just use your imagination, evaluate your needs and use this planner to help you! Download the following free fonts to see the planner correctly: Andika Basic and Caviar Dreams.

As a behaviour specialist, I am aware of the challenges transitions and breaks can have on our young people. I developed these visual timetables which are displayed around the school and in each classroom so that children can see the shifting of time. This has resulted in a decrease of behaviour in the last week of term and our most vulnerable children now understand and can see when they are to change class. Used in primary and I have used this with secondary aged children too. My other resource - weekly visual timetable compliments this

A simple poster designed to help primary students understand what Success Criteria are.