Teach Primary Issue 18.6

I S SUE 1 8 . 6 Contents REGULARS 8 BREAKTIME 11 8 WAYS To help children dream big 24 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN A six-week exploration into healthy eating 33 HOW I DO IT Turn your children into language detectives… VOICES 13 FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE The new Children’s Laureate lays out his vision 15 DAVID WEARING Why we must prioritise arts and cultural education at primary level 17 A LETTER TO... Teachers, on why it’s never too early to teach children to check their sources 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER How one Bangladeshi teacher’s experiences in rural Norfolk have been far from smooth sailing SPECIAL SECTION ASSESSMENT SPECIAL 48 IT’S ALL ABOUT ADAPTATION Meeting children where they are, not where they ‘should’ be, is the key to great formative assessment.. 52 PAUSE AND REFLECT Marc Bowen explains how to plan and carry out purposeful activities for purposeful whole-school assessment 58 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT MADE SIMPLE Jamie Clark outlines five responsive strategies to move learners forward 60 ASSESSING ART Adele Darlington explores ways to track pupil progress without stifling enthusiasm, creativity or confidence teachwire.net facebook.com/teachwire twitter.com/teachprimary lydia.grove@theteachco.com We want to hear from you! Get in touch with your rants, comments, photos and ideas. We’re all We want to make sure our magazine is a brilliant resource for teachers and are always striving to improve. We love hearing from real teachers about what they liked and what they would change. Got feedback about this issue? Contact us via the details in the yellow box below – we’d love to hear from you! ears! www.teachwire.net | 5