Rachel Clarke: The importance of representation in children’s reading 

As teachers we want all children to thrive as readers; we want them to have both the skill and will to read. We can give them the skills they need…

Dr. Ems Lord: Strengthening Mathematics skills in Primary Learners  

Dr. Ems Lord will be sharing practical ways to help strengthen mathematics skills in primary learners.  Dr. Ems Lord is Director of NRICH - the University of Cambridge’s multiple award-winning…

Rachel Clarke: Solutions for Development Gaps in Reading  

Rachel Clarke will be discussing the importance of reading comprehension, inference, and representation in the primary years.  Rachel is an experienced educational trainer and author with over 10 published titles…

Simon Hunt: Find out more about the host of our ‘Little Lockdowners 4-11 Years’ Q&As

Primary Teacher and Education Consultant, Simon Hunt, will be discussing the impact of the pandemic on children in primary years with experts, Rachel Clarke, Dr. Ems Lord and Hugo Shephard.…

Simon Hunt: Learning through Tinkering

As part of the national curriculum, primary children are expected to understand the inner workings of a computer. In this video, Simon Hunt (aka Mr Hunt from the Front!) shows…

Running a STEM Club

I first started running a STEM club at my local primary school twelve years ago when my children were young. In the UK, as in many other countries, there is…

Having Fun with Computer Control and Programming

It was a few years ago now, and my STEM club were galloping through my existing projects at an alarming rate. I had to come up with some new ideas…

Science Sparks’ Top Primary Science Resources

I’m often asked for product recommendations and have tried and tested many resources both at home and in the classroom over the years. There are things like magnets, tweezers and…

Technology Across the Curriculum

In this blog, Jodie Lopez, ex primary school teacher and education technology expert, reflects on her thoughts about using technology across the curriculum.  If I were to ask you…

STEM Teaching for the Primary Curriculum

The concept of STEM learning is to combine science, technology, engineering and maths to create something that is greater than the sum of its individual parts. Combining these subjects together…

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