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23 March 2022
Dual coding, which is the process of blending words and pictures together, allows students to learn and recall information better. However, a separate area of psychology, the Redundancy Effect, suggests…
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Neurodiversity Celebration Week takes place this week 21st - 27th March. It is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent…
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If there’s one thing that goes out the window faster than anything else in a primary school lesson it’s the modelling. By modelling we mean showing the children how to do…
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The EEF has released a brand new episode of ‘Evidence into Action’, a podcast which explores important areas of educational research, and how it is being put into practice in schools. In…
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The teaching of grammar in primary schools in England (a key feature of England’s national curriculum) does not appear to help children’s narrative writing, although it may help them generate…
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The Geographical Association is encouraging schools to take part in National Fieldwork Week, to be held in the summer term in the week 6 to 10 June 2022. Fieldwork is an essential part of…
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Ordinality, put simply, is where numbers come in the number system and their relationship to each other. But there’s more to it than that… What is ordinality? A helpful definition…
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The DfE have released a blog containing advice and resources for teachers and schools of how to talk to children about distressing complex, emotive news stories. The Educate Against Hate website is…
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Sky Arts are launching Access All Arts, a nationwide arts week for primary schools from 6th - 10th June. You don’t need any prior experience of teaching art or any…
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James Gray explores how using fingers when supporting number development could provide significant benefits to learning. Teaching for mastery is now a well-embedded notion in Primary teaching, focusing on a secure development…
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Effective practice in school can compensate for children who have missed out on early language opportunities at home Research makes a link between the amount and quality of conversation at home and…
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Why is it so important teachers are politically impartial? Everyone has their own views on particular subjects and issues and teachers are no different, but it is important that teachers…
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