From deep dives to safeguarding: Headteacher Update best practice insights From navigating Ofsted’s subject deep dives to effective whole-school reading strategies, Headteacher Update’s free best practice downloads offer a wealth of expert advice and tips for teachers and school leaders in primary schools.
Schools to trial Primary Extended Project Award from September An extended project for year 5 and 6 pupils that aims to assess and celebrate a wider set of skills than recognised by SATs is to be trialled in primary schools from September.
Livestream Vikings into your classroom The world of the Vikings is to be brought to life in a series of online live-streams taking place from February 6 to 10.
Big Schools’ Birdwatch kicks off on January 6 Pupils are being asked to take part in the country’s largest national wildlife survey when the RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch launches on January 6.
A cautionary tale: Helicopter stories The stories young children tell can open up a world of creativity, communication and development, while offering crucial insights to teachers. Trisha Lee explains the concept of helicopter stories
SEND: Ideas to ensure inclusion in the classroom Headteacher Update's latest best practice conference offers practical advice and ideas to ensure effective inclusion and SEND support in the mainstream classroom – and the early bird offer ends this week!
Pupil Premium Best Practice: A week to go Headteacher Update's National Pupil Premium best practice conference – offering 18 sessions all of which will give practical strategies that can be adapted and adopted for your school’s circumstances – takes place in a week's time.
Getting creative with robots Pupils are being asked to draw their own robots and write about all things robot as part of a UK-wide competition.
COP26: Climate change resources Free climate change teaching resources aimed at seven to 16-year-olds have been published ahead of the COP26 in Glasgow.
World Wildlife Fund: Resources and materials The WWF – World Wildlife Fund – offers a range of age-appropriate resources focused on sustainability and helping pupils to “care for our beautiful planet”.
Literacy: Bite into Writing Sponsored Bite into Writing is NFER’s new resource for year 6 teachers, designed to help you teach and assess writing with confidence.
UK Parliament: Videos and other resources UK Parliament has developed two short curriculum-linked video animations to help school children discover more about the House of Commons and House of Lords.
Curriculum design & delivery: Case studies & best practice From Covid-19 to curriculum diversity, Headteacher Update and SecEd's latest best practice event offers a range of advice, ideas and case studies to help schools design and deliver an effective curriculum.
Lambing season brought to life for primary pupils The UK lambing season is being brought to life via a series of online videos and resources aimed at children aged four to 11.
Bite into Writing: Year 6 resource Bite into Writing, a resource supporting year 6 teachers with the teaching and assessment of writing, has been launched by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).
Vaccine myth-busting: Materials published for schools In a bid to tackle vaccine scepticism and misinformation among young people – much of which is spread via social media – learning materials have been made available to schools to help explain the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Using CREST to break down barriers in STEM Caitlin Brown discusses the need to incorporate project-based learning approaches in order to knock down barriers to STEM learning and considers how the CREST Awards can help at primary school level
Lockdown resources for literacy, wellbeing and Shakespeare Resources to support children’s wellbeing, literacy and learning at home have been published by Coram’s three education charities.
Science Museums offer a range of digital resources The Science Museum Group has made a range of digital resources available to support home education efforts.
Science of Mars brought to the classroom The science of Martian exploration is being brought into the classroom thanks to a project aimed at disadvantaged students and those in rural areas.
BBC Bitesize and Oak National Academy expand Covid support Both BBC Bitesize and the Oak National Academy are expanding the support they are offering to schools for remote education and lesson planning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Road Safety Week 2020 “No need to speed” is the message for this year’s Road Safety Week, which takes place from November 16 to 22.
Resources explore themes of Remembrance, literacy and creativity Teaching resources to help pupils of all ages explore their shared heritage of Remembrance have been launched to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe.
Covid-19: A guide to teaching and learning this term and beyond In this 12-page, free-to-download guide, we consider what teaching and learning should look like in schools this term and beyond as all pupils return following the Covid-19 lockdown...
BBC launches live primary lessons for autumn term The BBC has unveiled a range of curriculum-based content, including live lessons, for the autumn term.
