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Choosing Floppy’s Phonics Reading Programme

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023Oxford Primary
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Early Years Lead Katreena Heywood explains why choosing Floppy’s Phonics as their reading programme was the best decision for their school.

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What is clustering and how does it work in the maths classroom?

October 28, 2021May 6, 2022Karen Iles

Topic clustering ties learning outcomes from several topics (and even subjects) together. It focuses on a group of similar smaller concepts being taught together, to encourage a better understanding of big ideas and new knowledge.

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Parents: Start helping your kids discover wonder in maths today

September 24, 2021May 6, 2022Oxford Education 1 Comment
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International Maths Teaching Lead, Adil Jaffer shows parents three easy ways to encourage joy and curiosity through maths in the home.

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The future of primary maths

September 14, 2021June 22, 2021Oxford Primary

This blog summarises the closing panel in our Maths Adventure webinar series where our teacher panel considered the impact of independent learning and home teaching on students’ confidence in maths.

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The silver lining: What changes did 2020 bring to the future of maths teaching?

May 26, 2021June 22, 2021Oxford Primary
The silver lining: what changes did 2020 bring to the future of maths teaching?

Catch up on the key takeaways from the opening panel in our Maths Adventure webinar series where our experts considered the impact of independent learning and home teaching on students’ confidence in maths.

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Remote learning: Fun ideas to help parents maintain their children’s core English and maths skills

February 18, 2021February 17, 2021Oxford Primary
Primary remote teaching and learning

We’re hearing from lots of you how challenging it can be to find the right balance to help parents support their children with learning at home during school closures, without overwhelming them. Here are just a few suggestions for simple (and fun!) ways parents can help maintain their children’s core English and maths skills, using […]

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Remote learning: 8 top tips to help parents support their children with phonics

February 5, 2021February 4, 2021Oxford Primary
Primary remote teaching and learning

For those children who are in the early stages of learning to read, one of your top priorities is going to be ensuring they keep up momentum while they’re learning at home. But for many parents, especially if they learnt to read differently when they were at school themselves, phonics is completely new – and […]

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Remote learning: 8 top tips to help parents support their children with comprehension

February 5, 2021February 4, 2021Oxford Primary
Primary remote teaching and learning

Here are some handy comprehension resources and simple ideas to share with parents to help them support their children’s reading comprehension during school closures.

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Smoothing the transition to secondary school in a pandemic year

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020Oxford Science Team
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Life is full of change, now more than ever with the corona crisis unfolding.  But life will go on, and we are now venturing into opening our schools and creating a new normal. At this time of year, I would usually be working closely with our primary colleagues to help with transition projects to reduce the […]

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How can you help parents and carers support their nursery-aged children with reading?

April 2, 2019March 1, 2023Oxford Early Years
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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.

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