If you’ve been researching how best to protect pupils and teachers and nursery practitioners from bacteria and viruses, you’ve probably come across the word ‘antimicrobial’. If you’re unsure what the word means, and how it can be used as part of your health and safety...
After wide-ranging reforms over forty years ago, the award for the best education system in the world goes to Finland. Each year, Finland continually appears in the top ten for every subject in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development analysis...
Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar, so we’ve collated some Chinese New Year teaching ideas so you can celebrate with your pupils! Chinese New Year can begin on any date during the 21st January and 20th February as it’s based...
‘Why closing the word gap matters’ Oxford Language report from Oxford University Press (OUP) investigates the true issues behind the increasing number of children with limited language skills as they enter school; in the data collected from 1,300 teachers, 49% of...
Whether you can see sun or snow through the window, it’s possible to teach phonics outdoors, giving them a fresh and exciting lift. Mixing a sensory-rich environment into how you teach phonics can help to improve your pupils’ understanding. All literacy skills,...
Using LEGO ® in the classroom isn’t a new idea. But it is a great idea. Building language using LEGO bricks is a fantastic way to engage a class, as well as provide a multi-sensory approach to building literacy skills. Using either LEGO or Duplo, you can easily create...
