Christmas Excitement This is the first year my daughter Floss (six) has shown SERIOUS excitement about Christmas time. Often her…
Phonics Phases The majority of schools in the UK use schemes that follow phonics phases. This blog post will give…
Is this for me? Whether you’re looking to support your child in their phonics alongside what they are learning in…
Phase 2 Phonics – why we start with SATPIN. Ideas and games to support learning the first phonemes including reading and writing with them.
So, you want to be a teacher. To do that you’ve got to survive a year of unpaid labour in…
Childhood is that state which ends the moment the Department for Education decides that play is no longer an essential…
Books for Children Learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) In the last post for children learning English as an…
Bookworm Buzz If you’re used to my Bookworm Buzz series and realised it’s been a little absent, fear not, it…
I have the pleasure of teaching a small group of Ukrainian refugee children in our community. Families come along to…
Looking for a book to explore a range of topics in early years and KS1? Then look no further than…