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5 big steps and 7 drivers for achieving happiness at work and building a culture of well-being in schools.

Assess your school's strategic planning against this four quadrant tool. Access a range of strategic planning ideas, resources & questions.

Improving KS2 reading outcomes. What can be done to ensure more pupils achieve the expected standard in Key Stage 2 Reading?

Question for senior leaders: What does it take to turn your ambitious curriculum into reality? What, at a senior leadership level, are...

Think piece on handwriting. The importance of developing handwriting can not be overemphasised. Eradicate handwriting as a limiting factor.

This week: Computing Curriculum Ofsted research; leadership prompts; Book - cloud spotting; latest EEF guide; Padlet a great tool for school

Educational related items of the week for primary leaders and primary teachers interested in all things education and CPD for schools

Developing inference skills. Supporting struggling readers. Implementing high-impact school solutions. Special offer booklet.

When planning for school improvement how do we ensure it leads to genuine benefits for pupils and teachers? Not for the faint hearted!

New opportunities; new ways of learning. Lets embrace the possibilities melded learning presents for teacher professional development.

This is the third post in a series about word reading and removing barriers to pupils making progress in reading. Orthographic mapping!

Is phonological awareness the missing link for your struggling word readers, young or old? Phonics learning needs a firm foundation.

Increase the impact of leadership conversations by using the structures and downloadable resources on this blog. Invest in each other.

How fast should we read? What advice do we give to parents / pupils about reading rates? Impact of fluency on comprehension?

These resources will support subject leaders with curriculum development - focusing on thematic reviews and Ofsted subject monitoring visits

Talk resources - developing classroom talk

Online reading course on teaching reading comprehension for primary teachers. Amazing value and great reviews.

A blog and podcast focusing on 'knowledge' in the curriculum designed to extend and deepen school conversations. Part of a series of posts.

Teaching pupils how to write setting descriptions is deceptively hard. This blog includes resources for teachers and pupils.

With just a few weeks to go, teachers in Year 6 may wish to consider analysis of previous KS2 Reading papers in order to prepare targeted...