The summer holidays are flying by and it will soon be time to head back to school. To help you hold on to that holiday feeling for just a little longer once you’re back in the classroom, we’ve brought together a sunny selection of books all about holidays – perfect for your start of term […]
Read this blog for ideas to engage parents and carers with developing good reading habits with their nursery-aged children at home, including downloadable worksheets to print which are perfect for sending home.
Lindsay Bruce is a Lead Practitioner and History Teacher at Moreton School in Wolverhampton. This is the first in a series of blogs about their motivation to foster a whole-school approach to reading, their experiences on this journey and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Last year I wrote at the start of my […]
This month we’re delighted to be welcoming back David Shanks with his second post about preparing for GCSE 9-1. Have an effective and organised general approach Measuring what works in education is a notoriously tricky business with so many variables acting upon the learning process. However, advances in the world of cognitive science and educational […]
From Agent Wonka to Big Friendly Zombies, snozsprouts to puckleberries, this year’s entrants to the BBC Radio 2 500 Words competition show how Roald Dahl’s language continues to inspire them. At the end of Roald Dahl’s much-loved tale of The BFG, the eponymous giant is inspired to take up storywriting, and generations of Dahl’s young readers have done likewise, using […]
🔍 Uncover the truth behind fluency as we dissect common myths in the second installment of our Fluency Series, debunking them with the latest research along the way! 📚💡
Explore reading fluency and its role in fostering independent fluent readers post-phonics in the first installment of our Fluency series. 📖💡 Including teacher tips and recommended Oxford Primary resources to support reading fluency.
The ELS Progress pack provides catch-up support using the consistency and rigour of the ELS teaching programme alongside reading books which are aligned to ELS, and pitched at the right level for children who are finding reading slightly harder.
What does it really mean when we talk about a ‘phonics programme’ and what should yours consist of? We’re here to help you break down the key elements and how programmes are being validated by the DfE.
