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National Curriculum Assessments

Find the Standards and Testing Agency 2014 timetable for EYFS –KS2 National Curriculum Assessments on this link: http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/n/2014_wallchart.pdf

Time table for primary national curriculum changes

Here is the link to the timetable for how primary national curriculum changes will affect teaching, reporting and assessment arrangements in maintained primary schools in England from 2013 to 2017: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/276634/Curriculum_and_testing_changes.PDF

Science webcasts

Plan a virtual visit for your class. Click on the link below to bring Q?rius into your classroom with Smithsonian Science How?,  a new way to tap into the National Museum of Natural History.

https://qrius.si.edu/jump/live-qrius-science-webcasts#.UxmJhD9_sue

English Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling and Vocabulary practice book 6: Essential revision and practice pack with answers Levels 3 – 5

This revision and practise book covers all areas that will be tested at the end of primary school in the English test in Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary test at levels 3 - 5. This is the Standard Assessment Test or the SATs as popularly known. Some harder questions aimed at level 6 have been deliberately included in the book to give further practice to pupils who are able; taken all together, completion of the exercises will not only help pupils perform well in their SATs, they will prepare them well for their work at secondary school and beyond. Each section provides background information on different word classes in sentence construction; examples of correct usage in both speaking and writing composition are included as are a variety of consolidation exercises. Completing the exercises will ensure that pupils gain fluency in both oral and written communications and know what to do if misunderstanding should occur during private or school work. The revision notes and exercises will also help pupils’ reading fluency. This book is also suitable for those new to the English language or learning English as an additional language and for private and home tutoring. 

You can purchase this book from Amazon on this link:

Amazon.co.uk

http://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Punctuation-Spelling-Vocabulary-practice/dp/1481986643/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368469019&sr=1-1

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Let's Read, Write and Spell - Year R

Let’s Read, Write and Spell - Year R: For readers aged 4 -5 is aimed at reception class children. The focus of the book is developing early reading and writing skills using phonics. The book provides essential practise in:

• letter and number formation
• spelling simple words
• naming common objects
• reading simple stories

This book can be used at home or school and in Early Years settings.

114 pages

Price: £9.99

Available at:

Amazon.co.uk:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lets-Read-Write-Spell-Complete/dp/149532995X/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_t_1_GR7H

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Price$14.25

Let’s Read, Write and Spell – Year 1

Let’s Read, Write and Spell – Year 1:  For readers aged 4 and 5 is a complete English Language programme for Year 1 which covers all areas of the New English National Curriculum for England (2014). It provides essential practice in:

·        Word reading,
·        Phonics and spelling
·        Grammar and Punctuation
·        Handwriting

The main aim of this book is use of phonics and spelling to help children focus on each part of a word and to secure their knowledge of how graphemes work in words. Working through this book will ensure that the learner is able to read most words in readiness for reading comprehension by Year 2.   

Reading and writing intervention teachers will find this book invaluable as will parents and other teachers. This book can used at home and school as a complete English programme.

110 pages

Price £9.99

Available at:

Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lets-Read-Write-Spell-Complete/dp/1495214001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390120370&sr=8-1&keywords=lets+read+write+and+spell+year+1

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