Pupils

Track and support pupil progress and make sure your school is doing everything it can to encourage their development and ensure their wellbeing.

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  What’s it like being a black pupil in a primary school?

  Teaching Practice
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  Getting honest about home education

  Pupils

  • There’s no reason why schools can’t work closer with home educators and stop the culture of suspicion and mistrust, argues Dr Harriet Pattison
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  Creativity in education – Imagining the future of education

  Pupils

  • Creativity in education is the root of every uniquely human achievement...
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  Teaching self-regulation

  Teaching Practice

  • Pupils need to be allowed to make mistakes if they are to develop and learn effectively, says Sue Cowley
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  Taking a restorative approach

  Mental Health

  • Katrina Brown shares strategies for helping children with social and emotional challenges
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  A primary university

  Pupils

  • Sue-Ellen Lamb’s school offers life-changing experiences to broaden pupils’ horizons
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  Save time, and catch boys early

  Pupils

  • Trefor Lloyd advocates early identification and intervention with ‘at risk’ males
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  “It says pelvis, Mummy!”

  Teaching Practice

  • Alice Hoyle argues the importance of teaching young children the correct name for their body parts
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  Don’t focus on phonics

  Tests

  • The government’s dogmatic approach to teaching reading is not supported by the evidence, say Alice Bradbury and Dominic Wyse
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  Returning to health and fitness

  Pupils

  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, is taking advantage of government funding to get pupils’ health and wellbeing back on track