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We know that a good start in the early years matters. Each year a child spends in an early years setting is a time of rapid learning and development. Mathematics plays a key role in that development and, crucially, mathematical achievement is...
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By Mark Frazer, Teaching and Learning Lead, Cambridge Children starting Reception class in schools in England are at the beginning of their ‘full...
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By Mark Frazer, Teaching and Learning Lead In the early days of my teaching career, I worked for a fantastic primary school headteacher who always...
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As the new school year draws near, many teachers will be planning the ‘educational journey’ for their new students, and knowing precisely where all...
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By Mark Frazer, Teaching and Learning Lead, Cambridge Insight In my previous blog post, I considered some of the findings from the 2015 PISA study....
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By Mark Frazer, Teaching and Learning Lead, Cambridge Insight Since the publication of the results from the most recent Programme for International...
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Although I now have the luxury of not being accountable to Ofsted, for ten years as a primary headteacher I attempted to navigate the shifting sands...
