This Primary Update special brings you our informative Back-to-School toolkit and looks at the power behind reading for pleasure. We look at supporting your CPD with the Professional Development Academy, explore what's new in Bug Club Phonics, Power Maths and more!
Welcome Back-to-School toolkit
In case you missed it, our Back-to-School toolkit has everything from blogs and tips on back to school to topping up on resources. The toolkit gathers everything from Pearson all in one place to support you with the weeks ahead.
Explore the back-to-school toolkit (PDF | 452KB)
Reading for Pleasure
Reading for just 10 minutes every day can improve your mental wellbeing, which is just one of the many reasons we see reading for pleasure as a priority. We begin to explore this in these blogs, the first 2 in a series of blogs coming out this Autumn term.
The power of reading in schools
What superpowers will reading for pleasure give me?
Announcing Power Maths Reception second edition
We are delighted to announce the new editions of:
Power Maths Reception Pupil Journals A, B and C
Power Maths Reception Teacher Guides A, B and C
Our mastery resources for Reception are now fully aligned to the revised EYFS goals and Development Matters guidance.
Improvements include:
- two additional weeks of content (Subtraction and Composing & decomposing shapes)
- updates throughout the programme in line with the new EYFS Framework
- subitising resources you can use throughout the year (see under Teaching Guidance on the Resources page within ActiveLearn)
- extra activities for day five which provide a practical and fun way to consolidate the week’s learning
- an updated progression, giving more opportunities to revisit key ideas throughout the year (e.g. shape, space and measures content split out so 3D and 2D shapes can be introduced earlier).
To help all educators to get the very most out of Power Maths we have launched our free monthly e-newsletter here full of tips, tricks and advice to make the very most of your Power Maths resources.
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Supporting your CPD with the Professional Development Academy
To help support your CPD this term we have highlighted a list of some of the top courses on the Professional Development Academy:
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Educators
- NUCO Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health - live event: 28 September 2021
- Effective Communication: Masterclass - live sessions: November
- Social & Emotional Development - with a particular focus on the impact of COVID-19 on students and education - live event: October
Search for these courses on our PD Academy website and book online today!
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46 new books added to our DfE approved Bug Club Phonics!
We’ve listened to your feedback and are pleased to say we've added 46 new books to the Bug Club Phonics collection!
- we've added six Phase 1 titles where we had none before and have also added teaching ideas to accompany them in the Bug Club Phonics whole-class teaching subscription.
- we've introduced non-fiction titles to Phase 2 where before it had none and where we know your children need lots of practice as they start learning phonics.
- extra titles to Phases 4 and 5 complete the additions and you can expect the same high quality as the existing Bug Club Phonics books.
The new titles include beautifully illustrated tales as well as interesting and discussion-provoking non-fiction titles. Take your pick from topical themes such as spending time with grandparents, going on walks to local parks and spending more time at home as well as green energy sources and cleaning up beaches.
All are 100% decodable and matched to Bug Club Phonics’ proven progression which complements Letters and Sounds 2007.
Top-up on the new titles now
And finally - Help shape the future of digital resources in schools!
At Pearson we are constantly looking to improve and evolve our resources to best meet the needs of schools, teachers and students. With our short survey for staff members that use a digital subscription to teach, you can help shape the way we offer digital resources to schools in the future. Complete our short survey today for a chance to win an Amazon voucher!
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