Planning

The latest advice, guidance and examples of best practice on lesson and curriculum planning in schools

Tuesday

26th Aug 2025

How to use continuous provision in Year 1
Schools are increasingly opting to use continuous provision beyond the early years, says KS1 lead Katie Jenkins, who shares her top tips for getting this approach right for Year 1
Year 1 children in activity area

Friday

22nd Aug 2025

7 research findings to inform your teaching
Research evidence can act as a school’s ‘north star’, writes the EEF’s co-CEO, helping teachers and leaders to focus on the ‘best bets’ for making a difference to pupils
North star

Monday

21st Jul 2025

7 books every new teacher should read
Starting out in teaching can feel overwhelming. Here Mark Enser shares his reading list to offer new teachers some stabilising ‘guidance without gimmicks’
Seven shaped bookshelf in library

Monday

14th Jul 2025

How to plan for change as a trust board
As Eko Trust and the Compass Partnership of Schools look ahead to a possible merger, the trusts’ leaders and trustees share what the process has taught them about how to plan for change
Paper arrow going forward

Thursday

19th Jun 2025

How to lead teaching and learning in a time of change
As schools await the findings of the ongoing curriculum review and the introduction of a new Ofsted framework, leaders should concentrate on their school’s core values, writes Zoe Enser
Typewriter New Chapter

Saturday

14th Jun 2025

How Benjamin Bloom inspired my use of AI
Rather than approaching generative AI as one-way communication, teachers should use it to create a feedback loop, suggests Jack Dougall
How Benjamin Bloom inspired my use of AI

Tuesday

10th Jun 2025

5 ways to help children transition to Year 1
Effective transition from Reception should create a bridge between two worlds, says early years specialist Michelle Windridge, who sets out how to do this well
5 ways to help children transition to Year 1

Friday

6th Jun 2025

How to counteract maths anxiety in GCSE students
Tackling anxiety around maths exams starts with systematically building confidence and revision skills from key stage 3 onwards, writes head of maths Stephen Britton
maths anxiety in GCSE students

Thursday

5th Jun 2025

What to do when adaptive teaching doesn’t work
Adaptive teaching has the power to improve classroom practice, but this alone won’t make a school truly inclusive, says Margaret Mulholland
OK adaptive teaching

Thursday

22nd May 2025

Is this the way to close the early years attainment gap?
Boys eligible for free school meals aren’t reaching a good level of development as often as their peers, writes Sarah Charlton – but there are practices that can help
early years attainment gap gingerbread man

Friday

16th May 2025

8 ways to save money and have better school buildings
At the Schools and Academies Show senior leaders discussed numerous ways to better manage the sprawling estates that trusts and schools manage. Here are some of the key insights they had to share
School buildings buckets catching water

Monday

28th Apr 2025

9 in 10 secondary teachers make their own curriculum resources
Just 13 per cent of secondary teachers use Oak National Academy resources in their lesson planning, DfE survey finds
9 in 10 secondary teachers make their own curriculum resources