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I structure, therefore I can write
Sometimes, those working with Year 6 pupils can become frustrated by their use of repetitive and often unstructured sentences in their creative writing.
July 14, 2022 -
How do you approach a maths problem?
How can we show pupils that there can be many ways of solving a maths problem? They need to be able to identify a problem, and then how to solve it.
July 13, 2022 -
Battling Child Illiteracy
We are now more dependent on the media than ever, yet England’s critically high illiteracy rates are hindering our understanding of it. How can we increase the youngest generation’s non-fiction comprehension, so…
July 8, 2022 -
This is my world
Art is an extremely positive activity for children in primary school. Almost everyone who paints regularly will testify that art becomes important to their lives.
July 7, 2022 -
Why teach this not that?
Why are schools teaching French at KS1 in England when it is not a part of the compulsory curriculum?
June 21, 2022 -
Multi-sensory Spanish
Why is the multi-sensory approach to teaching so effective, and how can it be applied to teaching Spanish?
June 15, 2022 -
Maths on the inside
“Why is this one cheaper?” “Actually it isn’t!”
According to a quick search on my computer today, the average level of interest on a credit card for any payments not cleared by the due date is around 25%.
I’m sure many people with cards already know that, but I must admit it came as a shock to me.
May 13, 2022 -
Children have opinions!
What is the best way to ensure that KS2 understand that there are many different types of fiction?
May 6, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (28 April 2022)
In the “What Kids Are Reading” report, graphic novels have made it into the top ten favourites for secondary school pupils for the first time.
April 28, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (21 April 2022)
Thank you to all our authors, illustrators, staff and other creatives for helping us to create innovative, easy-to-use resources which inspire and motivate!
April 21, 2022
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