✨️ National Storytelling Week doesn't have to be confined to 5 days in the school year.

💡📖❤️ Make every day one that is full of engaging and captivating stories!

Check out the @openingdoors.bsky.social series! 👇🏻

#NationalStorytellingWeek #PrimaryTeachers #EduSky #PrimaryEnglish

💡📖✍️💬 If you've not seen @juliesargent.bsky.social's fantastic resource for KS1, take a look!

✨️ The success stories are already pouring in!

#PrimaryEnglish ##PrimaryReading #PrimaryWriting #KeyStageOneTeachers #EduSky #TeachingResources

Etheree Poem
#poetry #primaryenglish #syllabicpoetry

Find out more about how to implement drama and role-play in the classroom and download our booklet of key techniques for teachers!

Read the blog: ow.ly/JT9p50XS1KC

#oracy #curriculumreview #literacy #drama #primaryschools #teachers #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #primaryenglish

NACE An independent charity founded 40 years ago, the National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) works with schools, education leaders and practitioners to improve provision for more able…

Looking to stretch and inspire KS1 readers?

In this #NACE blog, Julie Sargent from the Opening Doors team shares five powerful picture books that build vocabulary, spark curiosity and challenge young learners.

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#PrimaryEnglish #KS1 #ReadingForPleasure #PictureBooks #Literacy

What stories do we choose to tell at Christmas - and what do they teach our children? 🎄📚

👉 Read the full blog here: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/blog/a-tale-...

#HamiltonBrookes #ChildrensBooks #Literacy #TeachingResources #PictureBooks #ChristmasReading #EducationLinkedIn #PrimaryEnglish

The best new children’s books for November are here! 🌟 Captivating stories, inspiring ideas & classroom favourites — all handpicked by Pandora Books. 📚
➡️https://ow.ly/5zqA50Xl3CB
#TeachingResources #PrimaryEnglish #NewBooks #ChildrensBooks #ReadingForPleasure

One of the best parts of my job is celebrating the progress of individual pupils. This is the same child’s book, showing work from the beginning of term and more recently..the result of high expectations & excellent teaching. #teaching @edusky.bsky.social #primarywriting #handwriting #primaryenglish

👀 Oracy, poetry and grammar for purpose.

✨️ What an excellent celebration of ambitious English opportunities for all.

Thank you for sharing, @thinktalkleah.bsky.social!

@openingdoors.bsky.social

#EduSky #PrimaryTeachers #Reading #Writing #PrimaryEnglish #Poetry #Oracy

The best new children’s books for November are here! 🌟 Captivating stories, inspiring ideas & classroom favourites — all handpicked by Pandora Books. 📚
➡️https://ow.ly/5zqA50Xl3CB
#TeachingResources #PrimaryEnglish #NewBooks #ChildrensBooks #ReadingForPleasure

👀✨️ This looks like such a fantastic event!
✍️💡 'Write to Inspire'. What an aim to instil in the pupils who we teach.
😁 Sounds like a whole lot of joy @thinktalkleah.bsky.social
@openingdoors.bsky.social

#EduSky #PrimaryWriting #PrimaryCurriculum #PrimaryEnglish

The best new children’s books for November have arrived! 🍂✨ Fresh, high-quality reads to inspire curiosity, creativity & classroom conversation. 📖
👉 www.badgerlearning.co.uk/blog/badger-...
#TeachingResources #PrimaryEnglish #ReadingForPleasure #ChildrensLit #BookRecommendations

The best new children’s books for November are here! 🌟 Captivating stories, inspiring ideas & classroom favourites — all handpicked by Pandora Books. 📚
➡️https://ow.ly/5zqA50Xl3CB
#TeachingResources #PrimaryEnglish #NewBooks #ChildrensBooks #ReadingForPleasure

🏃‍♀️ Lucy returns for her first Primary English Network session of the year on 18 November 

Find out more:👉 buff.ly/BgLJGpp 

#EnglishLeadership #ReadingRichCulture #Leadership #CPD #PrimaryEnglish

Today, Allison is at the Blue Cow Education Northern Primary Leaders Conference in Harrogate. She will be available to discuss our literacy programmes, school support offers and our brand-new platform. Come and say hello if you are attending!

#EduSkyPrimary #UKPrimary #Teachers #PrimaryEnglish

📚❤️ Could there be a better end to the day than taking the "blue book" (i.e. everything you need to know about Opening Doors) to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social?

@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social

#edusky #primaryenglish #reading #writing

✨️ Exciting times ahead! I'm really looking forward to sharing the practical Opening Doors strategies with teaching teams - equity and excellence in English for all pupils ✍️❤️📚

#PrimaryEnglish #PrimaryCurriculum #Reading #Writing #TeachingAndLearning
#EduSky

Creating opportunities for young writers to engage in sharing conversations facilitates stories of process and discovery surrounding their writing projects. Such ownership of writing is critical to engagement.
#primaryenglish #writing #teaching

Welcome to the Pathways platform!

We are so excited to announce that our brand-new platform is now live and being used by over 750 teachers! 🤯

#EduSkyPrimary #EduSky #PrimaryEnglish #TeacherSky #EducatorSky

Writing Is about Triumph and Tragedy A blog about how teachers can more effectively teach writing and improve student engagement. The focus is on HOW to write, not WHAT to write.

Writing is all about triumph and tragedy. An example from my school days.

livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...
#poetry #primaryenglish #writing

I hope your heart sings when a class of young writers ask,'Can we keep writing, please?' when the writing workshop time ends. #writingworkshop #primaryenglish

From my writer's notebook, Seminyak, Bali 2019.
#poetry #primaryenglish #writing

Welcome back! A new year is a chance to build clarity, confidence & consistency in English.
Leading English supports schools to embed inclusive, high-impact writing teaching—every lesson, every classroom.
🌐 www.leadingenglish.c...

#PrimaryWriting #EnglishLeadership #PrimaryEnglish

Addressing Distractions In The Writing Workshop A blog about how teachers can more effectively teach writing and improve student engagement. The focus is on HOW to write, not WHAT to write.

Addressing Distractions in the Writing Workshop.
Some strategies to consider...

livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/06/addr...
#writing #teaching #primaryenglish

The need for revision suddenly arises:

'I walked into the kitchen. Mum's head was on the table.' Grade 5 student writing of Mum's disappointment.
#writing #primaryenglish #revision

🎯 Subject leadership isn’t just planning - it’s strategic sequencing.
Leading English coaches leaders with tools, support & realistic implementation.
📎 www.leadingenglish.c...

#CurriculumLeadership #EnglishSubjectLeader #ProfessionalDevelopment #PrimaryEnglish

📖 Sequencing, fluency, oracy - core to the 2025 Writing Framework.
Leading English turns this into action with 150+ editable plans & cumulative progression.
Explore: www.leadingenglish.c...

#WritingFramework2025 #CurriculumLeadership #PrimaryEnglish

Narrative Boost → Free writing resource for primary school teachers Narrative Boost is a free Ready to Write! resource from AIR Education. It helps KS2 pupils improve their narrative writing skills by developing setting, character, plot and atmosphere. Pupils read sho...

I’ve become a bit frustrated with the price teachers/schools pay for lesson resources. So I’ve started working on putting a load of FREE #Writing resource packs together. Here’s one of them. I’ll post more over the coming weeks. 🩵

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#eduskyprimary #eduskyuk #primaryenglish

How medium-term planning drives writing progress Support teachers and pupils with purposeful, sequenced writing plans Adam Lowing When I visit schools, I often see curriculum overviews and ‘roadmaps’ proudly displayed – sometimes even laminated. Lea...

Article: How medium-term planning drives writing progress
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#PrimaryEnglish #SchoolImprovement #CurriculumDesign

📚 Leading English is more than a resource, it’s a partnership.
We support subject leaders with expert visits, fully resourced units & coaching that fits your school’s context.
👉 www.leadingenglish.c...

#LeadingEnglish #SchoolImprovement #PrimaryEducation #PrimaryEnglish #Curriculum