The introduction of the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) means schools and teachers are...
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Asking the question: activity-led or working scientifically?
As we start British Science Week 2019 my Twitter feed is full of images and descriptions of...
Collins Big Cat Writing Competition 2018: Seeds and Beginnings
Of all the questions I’m asked at school visits, the most common one (after ‘How much do you...
Collins Big Cat Writing Competition 2018: The Courage To Write
Fear of the blank page haunts every writer, young or old. Writing this blog began with a long...
International Talk Like a Pirate Day – Cal the cabin...
For International Talk Like a Pirate Day, take a read of Cal the cabin boy’s blog about...
Collins Big Cat Writing Competition
Entry for the 2018 competition is now closed, but you can now enter the Collins Big Cat Writing...
The benefits of weekly testing
Primary teacher and author, Elizabeth Dawson explains the benefits of introducing weekly tests in...
The 2018 KS2 Reading SATs – Expert analysis
We asked Reading Detectives author and all-round Primary reading expert, Rachel Clarke, to give us...
Closing the Word Gap
On the 27th of April Collins hosted the first Closing the Word Gap early reading conference. The...
Teaching for mastery: The pros and cons
Written by Jo Lees Jo has taught and led mathematics in primary and secondary settings. She is a...