Teach-Primary-Issue-19.4

I S SUE 1 9 . 4 Contents 8 BREAKTIME 11 6 WAYS... ...to engage pupils with nature 22 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN A six-week D&T unit on how to design and build your own guitar 31 HOW I DO IT Use your imagination and the sculptural capabilities of paper to study the wild waves... VOICES 13 ANNE MCCONWAY Nobody expects us to clean our own water, so why are we being asked to make sure our air is breathable? 16 JESS EDWARDS Enough is enough. Why are we still dealing with SATs? 17 A LETTER TO.. . The curriculum and assessment review board on why we need to focus on real-world skills 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER Please think twice about throwing a supply teacher in with your most difficult class – it doesn’t help either of us SPECIAL SECTION ASSESSMENT SPECIAL 44 WHAT’S YOUR ASSESSMENT STYLE? Old-fashioned methods of evaluation are still surprisingly prevalent, and dragging our pupils down... 46 SO WHAT? One simple question might set you on the right track for assessing primary science enquiries 49 READY OR NOT? How to help propel your pupils towards their best chance of school success 52 REVAMP YOUR APPROACH Adapting how you use assessments can result in less work and more insight for both you and your pupils 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