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Wild by Katya Balen – Explore wildness with a beautiful picturebook Explore the wildness within and without using Katya Balen’s beautiful book Wild as your guide. This PDF contains lots of activity ideas...

Explore the wildness within and without, using Katya Balen’s beautiful picture book Wild as your guide. This free PDF contains lots of KS1 activity ideas from @kateheap.bsky.social, all based on the book…

Festivals of light – Who celebrates Diwali and why? The traditions and theology behind different festivals of light, including Diwali, make for a fascinating lesson or lessons...

Learn the stories that inspire Diwali in Hindu worldview traditions and find out how and why other Dharmic religions mark Diwali with this free lesson plan from Matthew Lane...

Grandparents Day – Great teaching resources for 2025 Let children show their love and appreciation for their grandparents with these fun classroom activities for Grandparents Day...

Did you know Sunday is #GrandparentsDay? Help children show their love and appreciation for their grandparents with these fun classroom activities…

Halloween activities for schools – Fun and easy ideas for kids in 2025 Trick or treat! Give your little terrors a feast of fun this 31st October with these great Halloween activities for schools...

🎃 Is it too early to start thinking about #Halloween? Give your little terrors a feast of fun this 31st October with these great classroom ideas and downloads…

Harry Potter activities – Magical classroom resources and ideas Browse our round-up of Harry Potter activities and bring the magic of Hogwarts to your school via assemblies, lesson plans and more...

🧙 These magical resources and spellbinding ideas will help you bring the magic of Hogwarts to life for your students, just in time for #HarryPotterBookDay on 9th October…

Page 1 of article inspiring the use of British Sign Language in more primary schools. This is taken from Teach Primary Magazine, Sept 2025. The article is available via the link in the subsequent post.

Page 2 of article inspiring the use of British Sign Language in more primary schools. This is taken from Teach Primary Magazine, Sept 2025. The article is available via the link in the subsequent post.

Could sign language in our primary schools transform inclusion?

🪄 One boy wishes it would 🪄

That’s why this appears in the latest Teach Primary magazine: bit.ly/3IaQARD

#SEND #EduSky #BSL #Inclusion
@teachprimarymag.bsky.social

Diwali activities – Ideas for celebrating in KS1 and KS2 in 2025 Get your classroom and students ready for this year's celebrations with these Diwali classroom activities and decorating ideas...

🪔 #Diwali is coming up towards the end of October. Looking for fresh ideas for your primary classroom? Check out these creative ideas and activities…

ADHD Awareness Month – 2025 UK education resources With ADHD Awareness Month around the corner, discover valuable resources and strategies to create an inclusive learning environment...

Get ready to embrace #ADHDAwarenessMonth this October by exploring these practical resources and techniques to better understand and support students with ADHD in your classroom…

World Space Week 2025 – School celebration ideas Explore the galaxy from the comfort of your classroom with these simple ideas for making World Space Week come alive this year...

Explore the galaxy from the comfort of your classroom with these simple ideas for #WorldSpaceWeek in October, plus read about a teacher who set up Bolton’s first-ever space week… www.teachwire.net/news/5-ways-...

We spot Peter Radford's 'Teacher burnout self-evaluation worksheet' in this fantastic list of #WorldMentalHealthDay resources!

Taken from his book, #LoveTeachingKeepTeaching - the essential guide to improving wellbeing at all levels in schools 📘 www.crownhouse.co.uk/love-teachin...

Significant individuals in history – Highlighting underserved voices There are lots of ways to expand the list of significant individuals in history that you teach, without wiping out the entire curriculum...

Sharing an article I wrote for this month's @teachprimarymag.bsky.social @teachwire.bsky.social all about teaching about significant individuals beyond KS1! www.teachwire.net/news/signifi...

World Mental Health Day activities – Best 2025 resources for schools Raise awareness, help staff and students in need and boost wellbeing in your school this October with these World Mental Health Day activities

Use these #WorldMentalHealthDay activities and resources to celebrate this important day in your school on 10th October…

Black History Month activities – Best 2025 resources for KS2 / KS3 Plan Black History Month activities for your school to take part in this October with these lessons, assemblies, resources and more...

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth in October with these lessons, assemblies, art activities and more…

Recycle Week - Resource pack for schools Engage your pupils with practical, curriculum-linked activities that highlight the importance of recycling.

It's #RecycleWeek! Engage your pupils with practical, curriculum-linked activities that highlight the importance of recycling with this free pack from @busythings.co.uk

National Fitness Day – Best 2025 resources for schools Get your school pupils moving on National Fitness Day this September and put them on a healthy and active path for life...

Get kids moving on #NationalFitnessDay (this Wednesday!) and put them on a healthy and active path for life with these resources…

Check out the geography lesson plan by @pauliancross based on SuperQuesters Mission: River Crest Rescue. 🗺️

It is in the September issue of @teachprimarymag.bsky.social. Perfect timing as the book has been shortlisted for the #TeachAwards 2025.🏆

Check it out now here:
tinyurl.com/4cwuxhh5

And here's the online version! www.teachwire.net/teaching-res...

Teaching practice – 5 ways TDaPE changed the way I think about it How thoughtful routines, coaching and collaboration can strengthen teaching practice and improve outcomes for both staff and pupils...

5 ways #TDaPE changed the way I think about my teaching practice | via Kieran Mackle

Combine patterns and printing techniques to help pupils create their own leporello books with this KS2 art idea from artist and former headteacher Gill Thompson… www.teachwire.net/news/ks2-art...

Black History Month activities – Best 2025 resources for KS2 / KS3 Plan Black History Month activities for your school to take part in this October with these lessons, assemblies, resources and more...

The stories, struggles, and triumphs of Black Britons are woven deeply into the fabric of this nation. Here, teacher Naila Missous highlights figures whose legacies have shaped our shores and whom children in Britain should know about…

Talk Like A Pirate Day 2025 – Best pirate activities for early years / primary Shiver me timbers! Check out this buried treasure chest full of fantastic resources for Talk Like a Pirate Day on 19th September

🏴‍☠️ 🦜 Shiver me timbers! It's #TalkLikeAPirateDay on Friday! Check out this buried treasure chest full of fantastic resources, from piratical fractions to creative writing opportunities…

Dyslexia Awareness Week – Best 2025 teaching resources Use Dyslexia Awareness Week to raise awareness of dyslexia in schools, support students and learn how to spot signs early...

Use #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek next month (6-12 Oct) to celebrate and support dyslexic pupils in your school with these ideas and resources…

Career planning – Let's lay out ECTs' development options If we truly care about teachers, we need to prepare them to do career planning with essential information on all their development options...

If we truly care about teachers, we need to prepare them with essential information on all their development options… | via Mike Leaman

Writing Framework – What it means for primary literacy Kieran Mackle is joined by former primary headteacher and English SLE, Adam Lowing, to talk about the DfE's new Writing Framework...

How to turn the DfE’s new Writing Framework into practical strategies that boost both technical accuracy and student creativity without adding unnecessary pressure…

Significant individuals in history – Highlighting underserved voices There are lots of ways to expand the list of significant individuals in history that you teach, without wiping out the entire curriculum...

Highlighting underserved voices in history doesn’t mean wiping out the entire curriculum, but there are plenty of opportunities to expand… | via @lindsroars.bsky.social

Teacher pensions – Why I lost £70k from mine (and what to do) Getting to know the rules around teacher pensions can help you protect your pension against below-inflation pay rises...

Why I lost £70k from my teacher pension (and what to do about it) | via David Fountain

Mystery stories – Learn how to write flashbacks with Tidemagic Learn how flashbacks can help to set up mystery stories with this KS2 WAGOLL based on Tidemagic: Ista Flit and the Impossible Key...

Peer inside the mind of author @clareharlow.bsky.social and help pupils understand how flashbacks can help to set up mystery stories with this free WAGOLL based on Tidemagic: Ista Flit and the Impossible Key…

Inclusive education – Making school a happy place for LGBT+ kids LGBT+ inclusion doesn’t have to take a lot of time. Here are some ideas for providing an inclusive education for all of your students...

6 ways to stop homophobia in school | via @itimbrell.bsky.social

We are thrilled that SuperQuesters: Mission: River Crest Rescue by @pauliancross.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the #TeachAwards 2025 @teachprimarymag.bsky.social STEM category.🏆

Find out more about the book now:
tinyurl.com/SMRCRbookshop

@bouncemarketing.bsky.social

Roald Dahl Day – Splendiferous school activities for 2025 Use Roald Dahl Day to delve into these phizz-whizzing activities, from marvellous melting science, to squibbling your own Dahl-esque stories

Get ready for #RoaldDahlStoryDay by delving into these phizz-whizzing activities to delight your class, from marvellous melting science, to squibbling your own Dahl-esque stories…