As a child I adored reading. My parents would regularly come into my room in the early hours of the morning to tell me to put my book away and get some sleep, so I often read under the covers by to…

We have all taught in classes where we have struggling readers and / or children who struggle to engage with reading. Within this blog I aim to share some key engagement strategies that I have foun…

I recently wrote a blog detailing a range of thoughts and strategies that have helped me to engage reluctant and / or struggling readers in the classroom (available on With this in mind, how might …

I’ve been in and around a number of conversations involving book bands for a fair while now. I have decided to share my thoughts on the matter via blog as I feel it’s too big a conversa…

Oh, wait, don’t you know how to read morse code? Fine, that’s pretty inconvenient for me, but I’ll translate: Let’s kick this off by saying I am strongly against the current…

Introduction by Christopher Harrison (@MrHtheteacher) We teachers – especially in primary settings – tend to be Jacks of all trades as we try to balance each curriculum aspect fairly, however it ca…

As a passionate reader I am always on the hunt for the next book. I follow a reasonable number of authors and illustrators on Twitter and I love interacting with them on a regular basis. Following …

For some, the mysterious realm of EYFS can be a scary place. However, speak to any Early Years teacher about their teaching and they will most likely overflow with enthusiasm about the alien landin…

Curriculum statement: Our philosophy of learning, delivered through our broad and rich Grove Road Curriculum, creatively embraces the essence of our vision to instil in our children the knowledge, …

We’re in the process of creating a large book spine display in the main school entrance and it got me thinking: which books should we choose and why? They’re one of the first things you…

Recently, I have started sharing more and more of my resources via Twitter, Dropbox and email. Why? Well they’re nothing particularly special, unusual or amazing: often, I share simple docume…