Teach Primary Issue 19.5

Breaktime News | Interviews | Ideas | Resources | Research 8 | www.teachwire.net SECONDARY SUPPORT Are your pupils getting ready to transition to secondary school? Are they nervous? Excited? Wary? A new resource from Premier League Primary Stars is designed to support Y6 pupils with this important step. Find activities and more at tinyurl.com/ tp-PLPteamtalk J UNE / J UL Y 3 INSTANT LESSONS... (You’re welcome) ACCESS ALL ARTS Sky Arts has released a series of free, 30-minute live lessons, featuring writer George the Poet, dance legend Darcey Bussell, and Marvel artist Will Sliney, to name but a few. The lessons will launch as part of Access All Arts Week (16-20 June) and will be on-demand afterwards, too. Visit tinyurl.com/tp-AAA Time Odyssey The British Museum has paired up with charity Art Explora to offer a new, interactive learning experience for KS2 children. The experience, called Time Odyssey, is completely free, and takes pupils on a quest through their local museum both physically and virtually. Despite 90 per cent of teachers agreeing that every child should visit a museum on a school trip before leaving primary school, 14 per cent have never taken their class – with cost cited as the most significant barrier, particularly for schools outside London, and in those with a higher percentage of students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Co-created with over 500 students from schools across the UK, Time Odyssey supports a range of KS2 subjects and skills, enhancing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of historical periods and skills, as well as their teamwork, communication, and digital literacy. Learn more and get involved at timeodyssey.org FREE TOOLKIT The EEF has launched comprehensive updates to its Teaching and Learning Toolkit, giving suggestions on how schools could implement approaches including parental engagement and mentoring, in practice. Visit tinyurl.com/ tp-EEFtoolkit RESOURCES In the summertime... In their final term of KS2, the theme of ‘transition’ is one that could hardly be more relevant for pupils – and the texts in this unit have been carefully commissioned to give them an opportunity to share any doubts or worries theymay have, as well as understanding others’ situations. Visit https://tinyurl.com/Plz-Summer TODAY’S TOP