My planning changed enormously over the years; mainly because I found that what I had been given to use, didn't work (and frankly, did my head in 🤯)

This month in my 'Essentials' membership we're focusing upon 'Planning'; specifically 'Long' and 'Medium-Term'.

Each year I'd experience the same pro...

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This term, teaching 'Numbers 1-5' is the focus in many of our most well-known Maths schemes. 

BUT what if you feel that your children already have this knowledge and are ready to move on?

From the posts shared on social media groups s...

It doesn't matter which Maths scheme you use (or whether you have a scheme in place or not), what matters is what YOU as the educator know (your subject knowledge) and understand (your pedagogy) about the Maths you're teaching and the ways it's most effectively taught.

Think of a scheme as like a r...