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Category Archives: Key Stage 1
The Word Gap: Why Language Matters
The ‘word gap’ matters. One of the nicest things in life is listening to children chatter. Their zest for life and their sparkling imaginations are enchanting. It goes without saying that children’s language skills matter. They need to express what … Continue reading
Posted in Comprehension, Early Years, English, Key Stage 1, literacy
Tagged 30 million word gap, language development, the word gap
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Primary School Dates for your 2020 Diary
Primary School Dates for Your 2020 Diary There is always ‘something to look forward to’ when your child is at primary school. It can be hard keeping track of everything, especially if you have more than one child, so … Continue reading
Posted in Early Years, Events and Activities, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, SATs
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Starting School – A Guide for Parents
Starting School: First Steps Starting school is a big step in your child’s life and the process can be confusing for parents. How do you choose a school? How do you apply for a school place? What is the deadline … Continue reading
Posted in Early Years, Key Stage 1, Uncategorized
Tagged applying for a primary school place, starting school
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Times Tables: Helping Your Child at Home
Times tables are extremely important. Your child will need to understand and learn multiplication facts up to 12 x 12 by the end of Year 6. Children need to understand multiplication before they begin learning times tables. What is multiplication? … Continue reading
Key Stage One SATs 2020: Your Two-Minute Guide
If your child is currently in Year 2, s/he will be taking Key Stage 1 SATs in May 2020. Here is your super-speedy, two-minute guide to Key Stage 1 SATs 2019, for extra-busy parents. Year 2 children sit papers in: … Continue reading
Posted in Key Stage 1, literacy, Maths, Reading, SATs, Uncategorized
Tagged Key Stage 1 SATs, SATs, SATs scores
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The New English Curriculum 2014
The National Curriculum is changing and many schools have already introduced the new English curriculum. From September 2014 all year groups barring Years 2 and 6 will follow the new curriculum (those year groups will come on stream the following … Continue reading
Posted in English, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, literacy
Tagged Grammar, new English curriculum, new national curriculum, punctuation, spelling, vocablulary
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The New Maths Curriculum 2014: your 12-point summary
The government is making significant changes to the national maths curriculum. The new maths curriculum will be officially introduced in September 2014 but many schools have adapted their curriculum to teach the new maths programmes of study this year. Not … Continue reading
New national curriculum 2014 and beyond: how will this affect my child?
Parents: take a deep breath and read on. There are huge changes afoot in education from early years to GCSE. From Ullswater to Urmston and from Streatham to Stretford, parents are struggling to grasp the serpentine twists and turns in … Continue reading
Creating and Encouraging Positive Attitudes Towards Disability
SandraScott@PositiveAttitudes is an inspiring new service aimed at developing positive attitudes towards disabled people. Sandra Scott is running dynamic workshops for primary-aged children that will give them an understanding of a range of disabilities through a series of engaging activities. … Continue reading
The Simultaneous Oral Spelling Method in Ten Easy Steps at Home
The Simultaneous Oral Spelling method can be highly effective in improving spelling scores. This technique combines audio (hearing), visual (seeing) and kinaesthetic (touch/ doing) methods, helping children remember how to spell the words they practise. It’s a very easy method … Continue reading