Attainment and Assessment

Tracking and planning for pupil progress is at the heart of what every school does and getting the balance right between formative and summative assessment, test preparation and teaching a broad and balanced curriculum can be a tricky. This section is full of advice on helping children to fulfil their potential.

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  Learning Ladders

  Attainment and Assessment

  • A digital EdTech platform for integrated education provision...
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  Mental health and wellbeing – The power of positive psychology

  Teaching Practice

  • Dr Sarah Taylor explains why we should be teaching happiness and contentment alongside history and counting...
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  Inclusive school curriculum – How to ensure that yours is made inclusive to all post-Covid

  Teaching Practice

  • Lekha Sharma explains how to make sure all pupils are engaged, particularly in light of school lockdowns...
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  Starting primary school – Help new students take the first steps

  Teaching Practice

  • Dr Susan Atkinson examines the challenges and successes of the transition to school...
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  Primary RHE – Does your school have everything in place?

  Pupils

  • Lucy Marcovitch asks if you’re prepared for the Primary Relationships and Health Education deadline...
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  CPD – How effective are your teaching practices?

  Teaching Practice

  • How deluded are you, asks Bruce Robertson...
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  How to build your pupils’ confidence

  Teaching Practice

  • Dr James Mannion explains how to teach children to get better at learning independently...
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  NTP-subsidised tutoring – How to make the most of it

  Teaching Practice

  • Simon Barnes explains how to make the most of your NTP-subsidised tutoring...
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  Covid 19 – Reshaping education for a changed world

  Teaching Practice

  • Graham Cooper asks can some of the new trends emerging from the Covid-19 crisis become a permanent feature of post-pandemic education?...
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  Reading is vital to remote learning success

  Teaching Practice

  • Dr Sarah McGeown explains how to encourage more children to choose to read in school and at home...