I’ve not updated my blog for a while. A couple of reasons: 1 — busy busy busy first year as a Deputy Headteacher! 2 — in my spare time…
I’ve written in the past about Matific — a platform (website and app) that allows children access to some very high quality digital activities for each objective in the 2014 Curriculum. Where Matific differs from the plentiful supply of other platforms…
We have now finished our taster sessions for our 1 selected child using Third Space Learning’s excellent online 1:1 system which you can read about in more detail here. Often when people write blog posts it’s when something starts rather than later on when impact…
A while ago I wrote about my thinking of using ICT rather than TAs to support children who needed to catch up in very particular areas of Mathematics. Namely number bonds and times tables.
I’ve created a video for each Writing objective in the Year 3 Curriculum. You can access them here. My hope…
Hot on the heels of Appopoly — Teacher Edition comes this EYFS edition! Designed to be in the hands of EYFS children, this edition has been built from my own experience with my 4 and a half year old son coupled with my experience as a teacher.
One of the great things about the Rising Stars Progression Framework for English and Maths is the additional guidance it gives teachers to make judgements on individual objectives. This helps create far more consistency in assessments than otherwise would be likely, with…
If any use to anyone, here is a pdf of the Bamboo Paper notebook I’ve made for modelling arrays, grid method, expanded written method and written method of multiplication, and arrays and written method of division…
I’ve wanted to share the apps that have made an impact and worked for me in the classroom for a while now and after being inspired by Mark Anderson’s excellent Periodic Table of Apps Volume 1 and 2, I decided to finally put something together.