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Looking Ahead: What the National Curriculum Review Means for Snap Science

Looking Ahead: What the National Curriculum Review Means for Snap Science

Building a world class curriculum for all, places primary science firmly on that same trajectory. Its recommendations echo the approach we’ve taken in Snap Science: purposeful, coherent, and clearly progressive, with unambiguous guidance on what to teach, when to...

3 min

How Snap Science can support you in delivering primary science

How Snap Science can support you in delivering primary science

As you may be aware, Ofsted published a research review into high-quality science education. It has generated discussion between primary science educators, introduced some new terminology and stimulated reflection on current practice. Ofsted also draws upon its research review...

5 min

Martin Luther King Jr: How the Boy at the Back of the Bus Changed the World

Martin Luther King Jr: How the Boy at the Back of the Bus Changed the World

Poet Antoinette Brooks, author and illustrator of story in verse ‘The Boy at the Back of the Bus’, delves into how Martin Luther King Jr’s teenage stand helped him change history.

4 min

The Goldilocks test: getting our poetry teaching ‘just right’

The Goldilocks test: getting our poetry teaching ‘just right’

It was a lively and energetic time in the Year 4 classroom. Towards the end of a unit on poetry, we had explored a huge variety of poetic devices and strategies. The working wall was plastered with the words SIMILE,...

6 min

Teach Awards 2024

Teach Awards 2024

Collins are delighted to have received several commendations in the 2024 Teach Awards!

2 min

How I weaved my culture into my writing in ‘My Name is Miya’

How I weaved my culture into my writing in ‘My Name is Miya’

By Mio Debnam  I love stories, and I’ve been reading and writing them nearly all of my life, but although I’m...

4 min

Celebrating Travelling communities in “Parade of the Pipers”

Celebrating Travelling communities in “Parade of the Pipers”

Growing up, I developed a fondness for the story of the pied piper. I was captivated by the narrative of an outsider who used their extraordinary talents to address a town’s dilemma. This tale resonated deeply with me, as...

2 min

Igniting a love for reading in your students

Igniting a love for reading in your students

Igniting a love for reading can be quite tricky with young people. Often parents ask teachers for help in getting their child to become a ‘reader’ after many attempts, and that’s not without them trying very hard.

9 min

Light Night

Light Night

 In Light Night, I wanted to write about a character who, like me, finds the dark days of winter difficult. A lot of people do find winter hard, and it can sometimes be a...

3 min

Teaching every child to read!

Teaching every child to read!

We are determined to teach every child to read, so we have developed different programmes to ensure you can meet the needs of all your leaners.

2 min

Meet Nadine Cowan, author of the new Black history series from Big Cat

Meet Nadine Cowan, author of the new Black history series from Big Cat

I’m Nadine Cowan and I write and illustrate picture books. I include Black main protagonists to combat the low figures of Black children in children’s literature from diverse and underrepresented voices/creators.  I’ve loved writing creatively for as long as...

3 min

Q&A with Poppy O’Neill, author of ‘Hello Feelings’

Q&A with Poppy O’Neill, author of ‘Hello Feelings’

Why this book? I think the key to emotional wellbeing is feeling comfortable with our emotions. On top of difficult emotions themselves – like fear or sadness – many of us also feel anxious about feeling these...

3 min