Over the past four years at Paradigm Trust, we have developed and implemented a knowledge-rich science curriculum for EYFS to … More
Category: writing
Using A Fishbone Diagram for Writing Cause and Effect Texts
Morning – just a quick post on using a fishbone diagram to help students write more focused cause and effect … More
When knowledge is wrong…
Babies are born knowing physics. They express surprise when an object appears to be suspended in mid-air or pass through … More
Ratio, Load and Difficulty – 3 Lesson Sliders
In my mental lesson control booth, I have three sliders I try to get right. Ratio The first slider is … More
Imaginary Ice Block Discovered in School Field Causes Writing and Reading
The whole of this blog centres on a mean trick (and I feel bad about it), which has produced something special, … More
An Accretion of Science Writers
Thirty science writers and teachers who write have formed a group to support and promote brilliant science writing for children … More
Writing to Learn (not Learning to Write)
Writing is a process of deep thinking. It slows and clarifies thought: paragraph by paragraph; sentence by sentence; word by word. … More
A Pocketful of Proxies
Progress is in the air. If we could measure progress before it was too late, we could be far clearer about what … More
Ready for Lift Off – This Week We Wrote About Rockets
To launch Autumn Term 2014, we took 50 year 6 children to Cambridge to build and test rockets at Sidney Sussex … More
But, So, However, Therefore and Furthermore
And, But, So, However, Therefore and Furthermore. If I hadn’t made the move from secondary school to primary school last … More
Reading for Learning 