Online safety: Filtering and monitoring Schools are reminded to check that filtering and monitoring are correctly working across all their devices, especially any mobile devices being used.
Represent! My Twist on a Tale 2022 The fourth annual My Twist of a Tale writing competition is asking pupils to shine a light on the page, representing what, and who, they feel is being left out in literature today.
Eight primary education resources for the new term From spotting the signs of eating disorders and safeguarding support to behaviour guidance and online safety, here is our handy round-up of some of the latest resources and events relevant to primary education
Marking Remembrance Day A range of free teaching resources have been launched to help children in key stages 1 to 5 understand the importance of Remembrance and its relevance today.
Revolutionary use of edtech to deliver after-school clubs Sponsored The pandemic has helped everyone to realise how technology can facilitate education both in school and at home.
Bikeability: Cycle to School Week Cycle to School Week takes place from October 3 to 7 with a number of options for how pupils and their families can take part.
SEND & inclusion in the mainstream classroom A new best practice event from Headteacher Update will offer practical advice, case studies and ideas to ensure effective inclusion and SEND support in the mainstream classroom.
Curriculum excellence: Design, delivery and diversity Curriculum design, delivery and diversity will take centre stage at SecEd’s latest best practice conference, which offers a range of practical, advice-driven and evidence-led sessions.
Classroom tips and ideas: Metacognition & self-regulation Practical examples and teaching tips for using metacognition and self-regulated learning in the classroom will be on offer at Headteacher Update's inaugural Metacognition Conference.
A planning guide for schools 2022/23 A range of tools and resources have been produced compiling the most recent and relevant evidence for schools so that they can plan ahead for the coming academic year.
Active Summer Challenge ?The Premier League’s Primary Stars programme is marking its fifth birthday with the launch of an Active Summer Challenge.
Talking about refugees, migration and displacement An online toolkit of resources to help teachers and parents talk to children about refugees, migration and displacement has been published by The British Red Cross.
Reading fluency: Two free resources Seven years of studying and research has gone into two resources aimed at supporting teachers in developing their pupils’ reading fluency.
Sun safety in the primary school Children who have frequent or severe sunburn are at much greater risk of developing skin cancer as adults. Schools can play a role in protecting young people. Dr Hannah Wainman and Dr Eliza Hutchison advise
Digital Matters: Online safety resources An interactive classroom programme is using real-life scenarios to help primary-age children to make good choices in the digital world.
National Institute of Teaching The new school-led National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) is on track to open in September.
Anti-Bullying Week and United Against Bullying: Resources and support Are we allowing pupils to ‘reach out’ about bullying? Ahead of this year’s Anti-Bullying Week 2022, Martha Evans looks at resources and funded support to ensure this work is embedded in your schools all year round
Senior mental health lead: Funding extended A further £7m has been made available for the training of senior mental health leads in schools.
Handling the stigma: Supporting pupils living with HIV Children and young people living with HIV still face stigma. How can we change attitudes and create HIV-friendly schools? Emily Hamblin advises
Wellbeing to numeracy: A selection of resources From wellbeing and counting to coding and swimming safety, Headteacher Update rounds up a number of free resources available now for primary schools
Classroom 200 offers free music, lesson plans and resources A new and free music resource aims to help teachers overcome a lack of time, budget and specialist knowledge when planning lessons.
An extra hour of play with the Big Breaktime The Big Breaktime will see schools and nurseries “down tools” on Friday, June 10, for an extra hour of play.
Real Love Rocks The Real Love Rocks resources support the teaching of difficult RSHE topics including consent, grooming, technology, bullying, pornography, sexual harassment, and appropriate and inappropriate relationships.
Schoolreaders volunteers offer free one-to-one reading sessions National charity Schoolreaders has launched its Race for Reading campaign to help raise funds to support its literacy work with primary school pupils.
Supporting trainee teachers to teach EAL pupils As multilingualism and English as an additional language become an integral feature of school life, how can school-based initial teacher training programmes prepare student teachers to work within linguistically and culturally diverse settings? Sheila Hopkins advises
