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I S SUE 1 9 . 3 Contents REGULARS 8 BREAKTIME 11 6 WAYS... ...to help pupils with feelings of jealousy 22 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN A six-week history unit on the Stone, Iron and Bronze Ages 31 HOW I DO IT Make chronology tangible with colourful multilink cubes VOICES 13 KEVIN HARCOMBE If Ofsted’s latest framework wasn’t so frustratingly stupid, it might be funny 15 JENNIE SHEARER Vague CPD is useless when there are still children in our classes who can’t read 17 A LETTER TO... Primary teachers on why we need to take back lunchtimes 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER Being a headteacher has left me with anxiety and depression. No wonder there’s a staffing crisis SPECIAL SECTION SEND SPECIAL 42 PERMISSION TO DREAM BIG Allow yourself to take a journey, and plan for your pupils’ ‘Mambo No. 5’ moment 46 OUT OF REACH? The idea that metacognition is beyond our SEN pupils is absolute rubbish 49 IS THIS ORANGE, OR IS THIS ORANGE? Teachers need to rethink colour in the classroom to ensure accessibility for all 52 “COULD YOU JUST...?” Time is at a premium for a busy SENDCo, but there are ways and means to make the most of the hours at your disposal teachwire.net facebook.com/teachwire twitter.com/teachprimary charley.rogers@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