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Meeting the requirements of the new music curriculum

16 April 2023

How to prepare for the National Plan for Music Education, which will come into effect in 2024. England’s second National Plan for Music Education (NPME) was released in June 2022,…

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New: primary resources padlet

20 March 2023

@DeputyGrocott has recently created a padlet board for primary school teachers. 'Please share the very best places to find resources. It could be a website, a certain scheme or someone…

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New report: why girls still feel they don’t belong in sport

18 March 2023

Women in Sport have released new research which focuses on girls aged 5-11 years, and looks at why girls still feel they don’t belong in sport. The report, titled Sport, Stereotypes…

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Ofsted Art and Design research review published

28 February 2023

In the context of art and design, this review explores the practical knowledge, the ‘how to draw, paint or sculpt’. It also discusses the theoretical knowledge, such as the history…

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National fieldwork fortnight

27 February 2023

The Geographical Association have recently announced that a national fieldwork event is taking place in 2023. The theme for Fieldwork Fortnight is ‘Environment’ and it takes place between 26th June…

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Calendar of historical anniversaries and significant dates

23 February 2023

Historical anniversaries can be a great way to get children and young people interested in a subject or to raise awareness about a particular issue. This calendar puts together just a selection of the key…

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Drawing out pupils’ mathematical thinking

18 February 2023

One of the beauties of maths—for those who teach it and those who learn it—is that a few simple digits and symbols on a board at the front of a…

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Music education: information for parents and young people

13 February 2023

To encourage more young people to become involved in music, the Department for Education (DfE) has produced a guide to the national plan for music and how to get help…

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Are you really teaching D&T?

11 February 2023

Design and Technology education involves two important elements - learning about the designed and made world and how things work, and learning to design and make functional products for particular…

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‘Big period’ live lesson

7 February 2023

All young people should learn about puberty in a timely and age-appropriate way, to ensure that it is relevant to children’s experiences, and so that they are prepared for the…

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New Ofsted report states science education is improving

3 February 2023

Ofsted has published a report which reviewed science education from a sample of primary and secondary schools, gathered during routine inspections carried out between September 2021 and July 2022. This…

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5 free research reads on… teaching spelling

25 January 2023

Debates about spelling never really go away. No matter what technological advancement is ushered in, it appears that spelling development still matters and we should sustain the teaching of spelling.…

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