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34 POETRY IN PRIMARY: WHAT WORKS Too many teachers are avoiding verse in the classroom – so what’s the problem? The CLPE’s Charlotte Hacking shares expert advice on choosing and teaching poems 38 WAGOLL Use an extract from Alake Pilgrim’s vivid and exciting novel Zo and the Forest of Secrets to explore how to write a breathless first-person chase scene 43 OFSTED ON ENGLISH Literacy expert Rachel Clarke takes a look at last month’s Telling the Story report, and pulls out some key recommendations 47 BOOK TOPIC Cross-curricular activities for KS1 inspired by Grahame Baker-Smith’s beautiful picture book The Ever-Changing Earth 50 BOOK CLUB We review five new titles that your class will love PUBLISHERS: Joe Carter Sam Reubin Richard Stebbing EDITOR: Lydia Grove, lydia.grove@artichokehq.com GROUP ADVERTISING MANAGER: Samantha Law, samantha.law@artichokehq.com 01206 505499 ADVERTISING MANAGER: Salema Khan, salema.khan@artichokehq.com 01206 414217 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER: Demi Maynard, demi.maynard@artichokehq.com 01206 505962 ACCOUNT MANAGER: Kim Richards, kim.richards@artichokehq.com 01206 505240 ART EDITORS: Richard Allen & Sarah Barajas ACCOUNTS: artichokemedialtd@integral2.com SUBSCRIPTIONS: subscriptions@artichokeHQ.com PUBLISHED BY: Artichoke Media Ltd. The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Every effort is made to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press. However, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted for any consequence or repercussion of responding to information or advice given or inferred. Copyright Artichoke Media Ltd. 6 | www.teachwire.net FEATURES 11 6 WAYS To get the most from performance reviews 22 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN Marc Bowen shows how pupils can develop an understanding of compassion and prejudice through The Island by Armin Greder 27 MAKING MATHS WORK FOR EVERYONE Is adaptive teaching just differentiation under another name? Absolutely not, says Mike Askew 31 HOW I DO IT SATs maths simplified 32 TAKE TWO Talk partners is a simple, effective technique – but you’d be surprised how many teachers get it wrong, warns Jack Dabell 53 THE SCHOOLS & ACADEMIES SHOW 2024 Our preview of this year’s event, which aims to provide solutions to the everyday challenges faced by school and MAT leaders LESSON PLANS 72 POCKET PARKS 74 MATHS PROBLEMS 76 GREENSCREENING