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Literacy Twilight Webinar

22 March 2025

Join Somerset Research School for a FREE twilight webinar to support you in developing literacy teaching. This guidance is aimed primarily at subject leaders, headteachers, and other staff with responsibility for…

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Curriculum for Inclusion: why knowledge-rich matters and how to do it well

2 March 2025

In this free webinar from The Chartered College Christine Counsell will draw on recent experience of developing, resourcing and supporting the implementation of a primary humanities curriculum. She will show…

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Free maths twilight

9 February 2025

Join Somerset Research School for a FREE twilight webinar to support you in developing maths teaching.This guidance is aimed primarily at subject leaders, headteachers, and other staff with responsibility for leading…

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Schools teaching English and maths for 12 hours a week, leaving 8.5 hours for everything else

27 January 2025

A survey of 1,698 primary school teachers found that out of 20.5 average weekly teaching hours, 12 were being dedicated to English and maths, equating to 58%. This breaks down…

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The Young Mathematical Story Authors Competition

21 January 2025

The Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition is the world's first annual international competition set up to encourage young mathematics learners (4-16 years old) from around the world to creatively…

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More subject hubs to be scrapped or scaled back

13 January 2025

According to Schools Week, the UK government has announced significant cuts to subject-specific support schemes in schools, including the scrapping of computing and Latin hubs and reductions in funding for…

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Making problem solving a prominent part of our maths curriculum

10 January 2025

In this ‘Voices from the Classroom’ video from the Education Endowment Foundation, Victoria Moore – Deputy headteacher at Usworth Colliery Primary School – and Jack Warner – Year 5 teacher…

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Webinar: developing maths teaching

3 December 2024

Join Somerset Research School for a FREE twilight webinar to support you in developing maths teaching.This guidance is aimed primarily at subject leaders, headteachers, and other staff with responsibility for leading…

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Webinar: The power of storytelling and reading aloud

2 December 2024

In this free webinar, Greenshaw Research School draws upon the EEF Literacy Guidance Reports and wider educational research to explore the importance of high-quality storytime. We will explore how reading…

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Primary Mathematics Challenge

17 October 2024

Created by The Mathematical Association, the Primary Mathematics Challenge (PMC) is a fun and exciting mathematical challenge. The PMC encourages enthusiasm, boosts confidence in mathematics and shows the different way questions can be…

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The power of storytelling and reading aloud in Primary

30 September 2024

This webinar draws upon the EEF Literacy Guidance Reports and wider educational research to explore the importance of high-quality storytime. We will explore how reading aloud can support children’s language…

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Inclusive PE self assessment

15 September 2024

Schools Minister, Catherine McKinnell, is calling on schools to enhance physical education (PE) and school sport opportunities for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), in the spirit of…

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