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A simple, supportive guide about applying for your child's primary school place

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Oct 6, 20227 min read

A simple, supportive guide about applying for your child's primary school place

Applying for a Primary School Place 2023 It’s that time of year again, when parents of 3 and 4 years old try to decide on a school choice...

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Sep 23, 20224 min read

Maths On The Move.

Maths On The Move is developed by teachers for teachers. It is a unique and innovative programme that uses the concept of physically...

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Sep 15, 20221 min read

'Oracy' - why is it important?

Download the PowerPoint below for the recorded training.

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Did you know that the word calculus means ‘small pebbles?’

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Sep 12, 20226 min read

Did you know that the word calculus means ‘small pebbles?’

We believe that the education that young people receive goes on to form the building blocks for developing lifelong learners. The reading...

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Guest post written by Melanie Pearman from Mindful Magic, Southend & Leigh

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Sep 1, 20222 min read

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Guest post written by Melanie Pearman from Mindful Magic, Southend & Leigh

As we approach a new year of school, we might be inclined to think of how much our children will learn and develop academically but what...

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School readiness – What does it mean to be ready for school?

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Jul 25, 20225 min read

School readiness – What does it mean to be ready for school?

It’s the start of the summer holidays again (the years seem to keep going faster!) and although the pandemic is beginning to - we hope-...

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Messy play – what is it and why is it important (and so much fun!)

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Jul 9, 20225 min read

Messy play – what is it and why is it important (and so much fun!)

Messy play is exactly what it says it is; its play that gets very messy and is great fun! However, there are numerous benefits to messy...

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Jun 15, 20227 min read

The Importance of Domestic Roleplay.

Roleplay that links directly to their own lives and their interests; it is something that all children have in common, regardless of...

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Starting school - a guide for parents and carers.

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Jun 8, 20221 min read

Starting school - a guide for parents and carers.

A video session for parents and carers to support transition to primary school. Covering what school readiness really means and how to...

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May 31, 20222 min read

Writing for pleasure

Providing every child with the essential skills and knowledge needed to read and write is the ultimate ambition for our education system....

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Why PE should be put on a pedestal when designing your curriculum.

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Apr 25, 20226 min read

Why PE should be put on a pedestal when designing your curriculum.

Over the last two years we have all been forced to reassess our mental and physical health because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Most...

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Curriculum design: where does all this change come from?

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Mar 14, 20225 min read

Curriculum design: where does all this change come from?

There has been much talk about curriculum design, pedagogy and learning and how to build and implement an inclusive, diverse curriculum...

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Feb 23, 20221 min read

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What is the future of education?

What do you want for our education system? We are at a crossroads in our country as we come out of the pandemic. Our schools have...

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Feb 21, 20228 min read

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Inspiring a life-long love of Reading.

March the third 2021 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of World Book Day (https://www.worldbookday.com/) so this is a better time than...

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Feb 14, 20224 min read

Becoming a writer.

“Education begins the moment we see children as innately wise and capable beings. Only then can we play along in their world!” It is...

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Feb 12, 20221 min read

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Catch up in the Early Years

In November we spoke at The National Early Years Conference on what catch up looks like in the early years. Listen to our PowerPoint...

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Feb 7, 20222 min read

All fun and games?

Tomorrow is safer internet day with the theme, ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’. Every year in February,...

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New Term, New Year – Moving into 2022 with the revised Early Years framework.

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Jan 4, 20227 min read

New Term, New Year – Moving into 2022 with the revised Early Years framework.

As we all fuel up to start 2022 we have no real idea what to expect – but what we do know is that we are a term into the new EYFS and we...

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Parent or Practitioner - How to prepare for disruption and the unknown (again!)

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Jan 3, 20225 min read

Parent or Practitioner - How to prepare for disruption and the unknown (again!)

Here we are again. The New Year is upon us and the start of the new term with rising anxiety and making us all wonder what is round the...

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Advent and Christmas in a Church School.

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Dec 16, 20213 min read

Advent and Christmas in a Church School.

The Bishops’ is one of a small and unique number of joint Anglican and Catholic schools in the country, and we are the only such primary...

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