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Teacher Development Fund

We support teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children learn and thrive.

Wish I’d videoed it moment just after school pick up… My youngest (Y4), ‘Did you know reading helps your writing? Now I’m reading more books I’ve got more ideas. Last year I used to write about 3 lines. Today I wrote 17 in my first bit!’ Out of the mouths of babes 💕

It’s so overlooked almost constantly by almost every publisher, every initiative and most CPD.

I see it a lot. It’s a practice that won’t die. 😔

I sometimes get asked about the common issues I see across primary schools and the kind of support I offer as a result. This brief blog explains this stuff. This is my first new blog on Blue Sky so reposts much appreciated. primarycolour.home.blog/2024/09/08/h...

How I Try to Help Schools to Teach Reading More Effectively

Warning: Parts of this blog are going to feel like an advertisement for my consultancy work and books. This is unavoidable as I have written this for those who ask me about the issues relating to read...

This week I’ll be supporting another school with their approach to curriculum, task design & teaching in mixed age classes. Mixed age has very special, unique considerations; more general advice/guidance very often simply doesn’t work. It’s a true specialism in itself for teaching & leading.

Love a Saturday morning session.

Just laughed so hard at a reel about going to primary in the 90s…. ‘Why did we spend so much time in primary measuring the playground with trundle wheels? I think they must have needed help with planning permission or something.’ (Credit Tom Glover)

My two youngest’s teachers are keeping them awake every night. I’m not cross though. I love it. Both little ones so excited about reading that they keep sneaking their lights back on to read more. This is the wonderful bit of crafting a reader that teachers don’t see but it’s fabulous!

You know my feelings on this!