
Coronavirus: what we know about online learning - primary
Information for NEU members working in primary schools on providing education to students at home, as they would when they are in the classroom.
Information for NEU members working in primary schools on providing education to students at home, as they would when they are in the classroom.
Promoting disability inclusion through reading
Chapter books and non-fiction suitable for KS2 readers of varying confidence that feature Disabled characters.
Including Disabled people by making positive changes is more beneficial than simply focusing on negative aspects of their experience.
Characters in these books are not primarily defined by their impairments but by their interests and aspirations.
Disability is one experience amongst many others and it doesn’t need to be remarked upon or prevent us from joining in.
Children’s books that highlight and celebrate our differences – as well as the many things we have in common.
Four titles for the very young that feature Disabled characters with different degrees of prominence.
Promoting disability inclusion through reading. Include every child and make sure every child sees themselves, their families and friends represented positively in their school.
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NEU/GMB/Unison/Unite have produced a commentary and checklist guide for primary schools.
The Covid-19 pandemic has further highlighted the flaws in our primary assessment system that fails to put children first.
The new primary progress measures aren't fairer for children and don’t add up for schools. Anne Heavey explains why.
Teachers require an assurance that the results of key stage 2 tests in 2021, which cannot possibly be a measure of the quality of a school, will not be used as a measure of accountability.
More Than a Score research on Phonics
We welcome the NAHT stand. Teachers and headteachers are now united in their call for cancellation: the Government should listen. Statutory assessment in 2020/1 serves no useful purpose.
UCL research into impact of COVID-19 on primary schools
Department for Education to encourage head teachers to invite back more primary pupils before summer
The DfE has satisfied itself about the technical validity of the tests, but is completely incurious about the effects of Baseline Assessment on the educational experience of four year-olds.
Capita is set to make a vast profit at the expense of young primary children’s mental health and well-being, after the award of a £109 million contract by the government, says the NEU.
This one-hour webinar will focus on the Impact of lock down period on mental health and likely issues for return to school.