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The Primary National Strategy is designed to help teachers and schools to raise standards across the whole curriculum, and to plan for literacy and mathematics using the Primary Framework. This area contains all the primary CPD materials. Begin by selecting one of the programmes below, or by using the search box.

  • New to this area are Talk for writing CPD resources developed from workshops delivered by Pie Corbett.

Sections in Primary

  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Improving Schools Programme
  • Senior Leadership Teams

Literacy

  • Early reading in Literacy
  • Improving reading in Literacy
  • Improving writing in Literacy
  • Leadership in Literacy
  • Support for writing in Literacy
  • Talk for writing in Literacy

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Mathematics

  • Day-to-day assessment in mathematics in Mathematics
  • Developing language and reasoning in Mathematics
  • Mental calculation in Mathematics
  • Number concepts in Mathematics

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Primary specific content

  • Learning and teaching in the primary years – Introductory guides
  • Excellence and Enjoyment: Learning and teaching in the primary years
  • Learning and Teaching using ICT: Introduction to example materials
  • Learning and teaching using ICT: Example materials for the Foundation Stage
  • Primary National Strategy - Publications and Materials for continuing professional development
  • Learning and teaching in the primary years: Professional development resources
  • The importance of emotions in the classroom
  • Understanding behaviour
  • Playtimes and lunch times
  • Conflict and confrontation

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