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6^th Oct 2025

Autumnal Activities for EYFS Phonics

The crisp autumn air and colourful leaves create the perfect backdrop for engaging early years phonics activities, setting the stage for a delightful learning experience. Discover 4 fun autumnal activities for your EYFS class.

3^rd Oct 2025

Autumnal Phonics Activities for Key Stage One

The autumn season offers a brilliant backdrop for engaging Key Stage One pupils with fun, seasonal activities that make learning both memorable and enjoyable. Discover 6 autumnal activities for your KS1 class.

29^th Sep 2025

How to Create a Word Wall for EYFS Literacy

A word wall is a visual tool that displays key words and images, acting as a focal point in early years settings to support literacy development. Learn how to create a word-wall for your EYFS classroom!

29^th Sep 2025

EYFS and The Writing Framework

Early writing practices form the cornerstone for all later literacy development by building essential skills such as phonics, mark-making, handwriting and the basics of composition. Read more to learn about The Writing Framework and EYFS.

25^th Sep 2025

Top 10 Literacy Resources for Key Stage One

To save you time, we've gathered 10 of the best literacy resources currently available for KS1 in the UK; covering phonics, comprehension, writing, and reading for pleasure.

15^th Sep 2025

Adaptive Oracy Activities for EYFS

We have listed 7 activities for your EYFS literacy lessons which focus on oracy and adaptive teaching.

10^th Sep 2025

The Importance of The Foundation Stage in Developing Literacy Skills

The Foundation Stage builds early literacy, fostering confidence, creativity, and a lifelong love of reading and writing through rich, playful learning.

6^th Sep 2025

The Oracy Crisis: How Mighty Writer Answers the Call of the 'We Need to Talk' Report

In March 2024, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) released its landmark report, "We need to talk: The case for oracy in the classroom". This vital document highlights a growing crisis in children's spoken language skills—an "oracy gap" that has widened post-pandemic and is profoundly impacting educational attainment, social mobility, and emotional wellbeing.

1^st Sep 2025

Supporting All Learners: Early Identification and Assessment in EYFS

Every child’s learning journey is unique, shaped by early experiences that lay the foundation for future literacy. Their initial encounters with learning create a distinctive path that influences how they absorb knowledge. Recognising these early differences allows teachers to celebrate and support individual learning needs.

25^th Aug 2025

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