The ROGO index A new measure of children’s reading at age 11 has been launched alongside resources and research-based advice for schools and parents.
Primary school resources: January 2018 January's round-up of primary news and resources includes the relaunch of the Leadership Equality & Diversity Fund, a literacy challenge, writing competition and new BBC esafety resource
World’s largest chess competition Sponsored The Delancey UK Schools’ Chess Challenge has run every year for the last 22 years and has grown into the world’s largest chess competition
Key stage 2 enterprise initiatives Sponsored Give your key stage 2 pupils responsibility for a Healthy Tuck Shop or Stationery Shop and see how they thrive.
Premier League Writing Stars The Premier League Writing Stars competition offers schools the chance to harness the power of football to transform your pupils’ poetry writing. Jonathan Douglas explains more
Ideas and resources for Anti-Bullying Week 2017 How can we make the most of Anti-Bullying Week in schools, including this year’s primary-focused Odd Socks Day initiative? Martha Evans explains more and offers some ideas for primary schools
Key stage 2 maths resource offers practical lesson advice Guidance to help key stage 2 and 3 teachers address some of the most common misconceptions in maths has been published by the Education Endowment Foundation.
A perfect performance platform Unistage is fun and easy-to-assemble, which allows you to create a perfect performance platform that is portable, modular, safe and quiet to use.
Road safety resources A new THINK! road safety campaign has been launched following a recent survey finding that two-thirds of children receive fewer than two hours of road safety education in their whole time at school.
The Big Vote Primary pupils are being invited to participate in The Big Vote to determine the issue of greatest concern to our nation’s children.
The Practical Pre-School Awards Guide 2017 The best primary school and early years resources have once again been recognised in the Practical Pre-School Awards 2017, run in conjunction with Primary Teacher Update.
Into Film Festival 2017 The annual Into Film Festival takes place in November with 3,000 free screenings and events. It is the world’s largest film education festival. Sam Wilson looks at what’s on this year
SEND, oracy & literacy resources A new set of SEND resources is being published, while research into the effectiveness of oracy and literacy interventions has also been released
Tapestry extends to include key stages 1 and 2 Sponsored The Early Years Foundation Stage Forum (FSF) is proud to announce that Tapestry (conceived, delivered, refined and watched over by the FSF) now includes progress monitoring and tracking throughout key stages 1 and 2.
'All Different, All Equal' - Anti-Bullying Week 2017 Discrimination in schools is still a real challenge. Embracing Anti-Bullying Week 2017 and celebrating difference can be an antidote to intolerance, says Martha Evans.
CUPPA growth mindset competition A recent Headteacher Update competition to win free copies of the growth mindset publication The Amazing Journey Of CUPPA – His Quest to Find the Five Secrets of the Confident Mindset has closed and the winners have been unveiled.
Videos offer creative science ideas A set of six videos and written resources aimed at key stage 2 students have been launched to help teachers introduce creative and experimental science into their lessons.
Improving Literacy in Key Stage Two A seven-step plan to boost reading and writing skills for key stage 2 students has been made available by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) – the charity behind the well-known Teaching and Learning Toolkit.
Premier League Primary Stars The Premier League is aiming to offer curriculum support to 10,000 primary schools in the next two years with the launch of its Primary Stars programme. The initiative offers free curriculum-linked teaching resources for pupils aged five to 11 and free-to-download lesson plans, activities and video ...
Formula 1 in Schools The Formula 1 in Schools STEM Challenge kicks off its new season in the UK with registrations now open.
Share a Pencil Day raises global issues Pupils are being asked to share a pencil to help the 124 million children who are not in school across the world.
Self-funding children’s enterprise Sponsored Healthy Tuck Shops and Stationery Shops in primary schools give children an opportunity to practise enterprise skills and to make a small profit.
British Science Week 2017 British Science Week is a national celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths, featuring a range of events and activities across the UK. It is run by the British Science Association (BSA) and will take place from March 10 to 19.
Be Food Smart campaign offers resources for schools As part of its Change4Life initiative, Public Health England has launched its new Be Food Smart campaign offering a range of free resources for primary schools.
Reading and writing: Making it REAL The Making it REAL project offers some food for thought as to how we can encourage a child’s first steps in reading and writing. Joyce Connor explains
