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World Science Day and World Space Week

This month we celebrate two important events in science; World Science Day and World Space Week. On World Science Day, we’ll consider the advances made in recent years in science and think about what scientists may succeed at next. We’ll also look at how science has helped… Read More

KS1 Science – Where is Science at Work Around Us?

To many young children, science is an abstract subject, which is why it is included in the world around us topics at EYFS. When pupils get a little older, the concept of science can be introduced as a subject in which we find out about things in our world and… Read More

World Maths Day: 14th October 2015

World Maths Day is a fabulous way to celebrate the world of maths but there’ll be some for whom maths isn’t their favourite subject and a maths day may be their idea of torture. Planning World Maths Day to not just be a day of maths will help… Read More

KS1 Enrichment Games

In KS1 it’s imperative that we put maths into a practical perspective. Giving little ones maths in written form is too abstract and detaches them from the understanding of using maths in the real world. There are many ways to enrich KS1 maths with games and here we… Read More

Maths – Enrichment Games

Maths is fun to many anyway but you can make it even more fun and develop a deeper understanding of the processes involved by introducing more fun and practical activities. There are many ways to introduce fun activities and here, we share six of our favourites. Activity One: Function Steps… Read More

Science – A World Without Water?

We’ve all done the topic on water where we decide what we use water for each day and how it gets to us. In fact, one of the most popular school trips is to a water treatment works or pumping station. This set of activities looks at water from a… Read More

Five Things Your Students Want From Your Marking.

As a follow-up to ‘Ten Ways to Improve your Marking’, here are ‘Five Things Your Students Want From Your Marking’. Regular readers will have noted my school’s current preoccupation with marking. In our endless search for the perfect formula, we have been quizzing… Read More

Improving student engagement in your lessons.

A strategy for engaging all students in the questions that you ask and developing the depth of their responses. We are really trying to push ‘engagement’ in our school. This can be an elusive quest at the best of times but I can guarantee you that the following method will… Read More