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PARTNER CONT ENT www.teachwire.net | 21 Top of the class Resources and activities to bring fresh inspiration to your classroom Tech She Can! Tech She Can is an industry-backed charity dedicated to inspiring the next generation of tech talent. We create and deliver free, engaging, and inclusive resources for children, teachers, and parents, aiming to spark interest in tech careers from an early age. Our mission is simple but powerful: to increase the number of girls and women entering tech roles, ensuring that the technology shaping our world is designed to reflect all of us. What sets us apart is our unique cross-sector community of over 250 partners spanning 40+ industries – far beyond just tech. This collective expertise enables us to craft educational materials designed by our experienced teachers to help children explore technology as a potential career path. Visit techshecan.org for more info. Support staff wellbeing As a teacher, you change lives. You’re always there for everyone else. We’re here for you. Education Support is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff. We have drawn on our 150 years of education expertise to create a bespoke Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide support for your staff on practical and emotional challenges whenever they need it. To find out more visit educationsupport.org.uk/eap or email enquiries@edsupport.org.uk 3 Primary History magazine The latest edition of Primary History magazine provides practical tools and fresh perspectives for engaging history lessons. It focuses on real-world classroom application, with insights from new and returning contributors. Articles offer strategies to enhance teaching across all primary levels. Regular features, including Ideas for Assemblies, Favourite History Places, and pull-out posters, provide versatile resources to bring history to life and support creative teaching of topics like local history and global events. Covering a broad range of ideas, Primary History equips educators to make history relevant and exciting, from innovative strategies to outdoor learning. View a free copy at history.org.uk/go/primaryhistory 2 1 4 Coding workshops Chaos Created is an app, games and web agency, that runs coding workshops for primary schools across the UK through its Code Created initiative. They have a number of coding workshops available, but their Coding Games Workshops are their most popular. Pupils will get to create their own arcade-style games and code up game mechanics such as movement, logic, lives, timers, scoring and health systems, enemies and more. Even better, every single workshop is led by a professional games developer. It’s an incredible way to introduce coding to your pupils, and the pupils can even play their finished games from home. To learn more visit codecreated.com or call 0117 332 1235. Ready, Steady, Write! Transform writing outcomes in your school with the award-winning Ready Steady Write! Over 106,536 children are improving their writing with this innovative resource. Designed for EYFS to Year 6, it offers a clear sequence – immerse, analyse, plan, write – supported by high-quality literature, oracy activities, and vocabulary-rich example texts. With inclusive strategies for all learners and extensive teacher support, Ready Steady Write empowers every child to succeed. Join the schools already raising standards and see the impact for yourself. Visit literacycounts.co.uk to learn more. 5