Could do better!
Three little words but, boy, do they carry a lot of weight! Those of you, who have graced this planet for more than a few years, may have been the…
Wobbly Spelling
Winnie-the-Pooh is not alone! It sums up how many children feel about spelling. How can this be made easier? Teaching spelling is one of the most hotly debated topics in…
That Was The Week That Was!
How was it for you and your class? While the embargo on the papers is in place, we can’t discuss the content, but what about those other moments unique to…
Arithmetic Now
"Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look out of the window and see the blue sky - or the answer is wrong…
Summertime and the living is easy – or is it?
Whoever said that the summer term is the ‘winding-down’ term has never set foot in a primary or secondary school . It doesn’t matter which year group you teach, the…
Times Tables
What’s your memory of learning times tables? Mine is this: the whole class chanting the tables from’1 times 2 is 2’ to ’12 times 12 is 144’ whilst the teacher…
The Final Countdown!
Not long now until the grim reality of SATs week hits Y6. It really is ridiculous how much focus and weight is put into that 1 week out of the…
Hot Topics!
As the end of the Spring Term approaches, a teacher’s thoughts turn to – chocolate or sleep or both! The academic year is drawing to its climax - the Summer…
Let’s Talk Grammar!
There is nothing worse than reading a child’s writing which shoe horns in as many GPS as techniques as possible. Boxes for technical features are ticked, at the expense of…
Y6 SATs Preparation
After many years of preparing Y6 for SATs in their various guises, I know that there is not one perfect, fool proof method. Every cohort is different - not only…