Teach-Primary-Issue-19.8

I S SUE 1 9 . 8 Contents REGULARS 8 BREAKTIME 11 6 WAYS... . ...to use puppets in the classroom 26 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN A six-week art unit based around designing a lighthouse, inspired by Sophie Blackall’s Hello, Lighthouse 31 HOW I DO IT Update a favourite, and help pupils learn coding skills with this micro:bit rock, paper, scissors project 37 THIS WAY! School improvement advice for headteachers and SLT – this issue we’re looking at Pupil Premium VOICES 13 BRIAN PADGETT Ofsted’s new framework is still doing schools a disservice by ignoring their social context 15 MELISSA BENN EHCPs have their problems, but getting rid of them altogether isn’t the answer 17 A LETTER TO... Class teachers: Saying that schools should refocus on academics completely misses the point 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER If the government is serious about putting parents centre-stage, it needs to stop rewarding schools that simply tick the right boxes... SPECIAL SECTION SATs SPECIAL 42 BIG THEMES, BIG IMPACT ‘Real’ reading will prepare your pupils far more thoroughly for the SATs than drilling past papers 44 DATA-INFORMED SATS PREP To make sure you’re as ready as possible, use the information at your disposal to guide your revision strategies 47 IT’S A MARATHON... Keeping up is easier than catching up when it comes to SATs, for both teachers and pupils 49 TECH TIPS Try some of these digital tools to help you prep for SATs without the stress 50 FILLING IN THE GAPS Getting ready for maths assessments can feel like eating soup with a fork, but starting small with these common errors will make a huge impact 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