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Deliberate practice: What is it and why does it matter?

Deliberate practice is often ‘an overlooked servant’ when it comes to teacher development, but if we practise the right things, at the right time and in the right way then it is a key CPD tool. In ...

The power of words: Teaching vocabulary

It is said that learning floats on a sea of talk. So how can schools build systems, processes, and strategies to make sure students develop powerful word knowledge over time? Robbie Burns advises

Reading confidence: Quiet places to read and peer support key, report finds

Pupils who are more confident with their reading have higher levels of wellbeing and lower levels of anxiety, research involving 80,000 young people has underlined.

Reading: Academics criticise DfE's narrow focus on 'synthetic phonics only'

Research claiming that the government’s main approach to the teaching of reading does not follow the best evidence has reignited the debate over the teaching of phonics.

Headteacher Update Podcast: Reading and literacy across the primary school

This episode looks at how primary schools can teach reading well and considers the components of effective whole-school reading (and literacy) strategies, looking at how to ensure that every child ...

Every child a reader: Whole-school reading strategies

What are the most effective strategies to ensure that every child leaves primary school a fluent reader? In this Best Practice Focus, Robbie Burns dissects the science, principles and essential ...