https://collins.co.uk/blogs/news/test-do-atlases-still-have-a-place-in-the-modern-secondary-classroom 2017-11-28T11:38:37+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_143757589-768x512.jpg?v=1511868827 Do atlases still have a place in the modern secondary classroom? https://collins.co.uk/blogs/news/spreading-a-musical-virus 2017-11-28T11:38:14+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_289805465-375x195.jpg?v=1511868961 Spreading a musical virus https://collins.co.uk/blogs/news/school-trips-for-sociology 2017-12-13T14:16:08+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Teaching-300x142.jpg?v=1511869019 School trips for Sociology https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/10-ways-to-give-better-feedback 2025-08-04T14:16:41+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/10_ways_to_give_better_feedback_8f335fe0-eab3-4a7c-9534-71871806569e.jpg?v=1749138158 10 Ways To Give Better Feedback https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-astronomy/astronomy-s-big-bold-and-bright-future 2026-07-27T16:43:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Astronomy_s_big_bold_and_bright_future_aa1e6a31-dea0-46f4-8655-3f99325cdf31.jpg?v=1785167002 Astronomy’s big, bold and bright future https://collins.co.uk/blogs/national-parks/snowdonia-favourite-walks 2021-05-14T10:53:10+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/snowdonia_favourite_walks_blog.jpg?v=1620985550 Snowdonia - favourite walks https://collins.co.uk/blogs/national-parks/south-downs-favourite-walks 2021-05-14T11:01:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/south_downs_favourite_walks_blog.jpg?v=1620986472 South Downs - favourite walks https://collins.co.uk/blogs/national-parks/yorkshire-dales-favourite-walks 2021-05-14T11:50:50+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/yorkshite_dales_favourite_walks.jpg?v=1620989450 Yorkshire Dales - favourite walks https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/thinking-outside-the-language-box-business-speaking 2021-11-22T10:19:20+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_651426055_1.jpg?v=1627658446 Thinking outside the language box: Business Speaking https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/business-skills-and-business-language 2021-12-23T18:04:05+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_1034576752.jpg?v=1627996368 Business Skills and Business Language https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/9-top-tips-elementary-english-grammar 2021-11-30T14:25:55+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/078372-FC3D.png?v=1627999499 9 Top Tips – Elementary English Grammar  https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/tips-for-teachers-how-to-help-students-deliver-effective-meetings-and-presentations-in-english 2021-12-23T18:05:47+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_1752871988.jpg?v=1628001757 How to help students deliver effective meetings and presentations in English https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/make-your-meetings-work 2021-12-23T18:07:13+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_1775196215.jpg?v=1628002537 Make Your Meetings Work  https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/phrasal-verbs-our-top-tips-and-favourite-classroom-activities 2021-11-30T14:25:06+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/221544-FC3D.png?v=1628082511 Phrasal verbs – our top tips and favourite classroom activities https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/get-your-students-off-to-a-flying-start-with-amelia-earhart 2021-12-23T18:08:34+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/078407-FC3D.png?v=1628084985 Get your students off to a flying start with Amelia Earhart https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/who-am-i-a-bio-mini-quiz-to-inspire-your-students 2021-12-23T18:10:02+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Amazing_People.png?v=1628153688 Who am I? A bio-mini-quiz to inspire your students https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/collins-cobuild-english-grammar-a-functional-grammar 2025-04-02T14:37:52+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/106306-FC3D_1_4bfff3d9-ba2f-4eff-a25b-9de15717621e.png?v=1743601072 Collins COBUILD English Grammar: a functional grammar https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/prescriptive-vs-descriptive-approaches-to-grammar 2021-08-05T11:39:43+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/106306-FC3D-x3.png?v=1628156050 Prescriptive vs descriptive approaches to grammar https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/grammar-and-register 2025-04-02T15:58:35+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/106306-FC3D-fl_1aca77b6-7779-4e94-9847-b98b4c3cb0ea.png?v=1743605915 Grammar and register https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/tense-vs-aspect 2021-12-23T17:52:36+00:00 weekly 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2021-11-22T10:26:52+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/106306-FC3D-x3_5a77554c-6d00-4842-a1e3-3e3e6b76a8b9.png?v=1630512326 Futurity https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/exploring-language-change 2021-11-22T10:22:27+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/106306-FC3D-fl_d3de7cfb-5028-400e-9767-7bc3a4311fd9.png?v=1630570150 Exploring language change https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/encouraging-ielts-students-to-read-beyond-the-course-book 2021-09-02T09:58:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_658612027.jpg?v=1630573136 Encouraging IELTS students to read beyond the course book https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/cobuild-part-1-the-early-years-where-it-all-began 2022-03-22T17:19:54+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/169486-SPX-02.jpg?v=1630574855 COBUILD Part 1: The Early Years - Where it all began 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2022-03-22T17:21:01+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/COBUILD-7A-768x341.jpg?v=1630583866 COBUILD: The Evolving Corpus – How corpus use has changed over the years https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/why-accents-matter 2021-09-02T13:07:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/192852-FC3D-fl.png?v=1630584458 Why Accents Matter https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/problematic-sounds-for-many-non-native-speakers 2021-09-02T13:14:59+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/192852-FC3D.png?v=1630584628 Problematic Sounds For Many Non-native Speakers https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/tips-on-how-to-use-collins-work-on-your-accent-in-the-classroom 2021-09-02T13:15:33+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/192852-FC3D-x3.png?v=1630584716 Tips on how to use Collins Work on Your Accent in the classroom 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A blurry line https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/independent-learning-more-than-meets-the-eye 2022-02-02T10:34:04+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_1683002716.jpg?v=1643796983 Independent Learning - More than meets the eye https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/work-on-your-phrasal-verbs-focusing-on-contemporary-usage 2022-03-03T16:52:28+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/221544-FC3D_8c8c066a-43be-48a0-8485-81e3b31bdaf2.png?v=1644322641 Work on Your Phrasal Verbs: focusing on contemporary usage https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins4parents/how-to-manage-anxiety 2026-07-08T15:05:02+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/How_to_Manage_Anxiety_Blog._07.26.png?v=1783519502 How to manage anxiety https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/work-on-your-idioms-digging-below-the-surface 2022-04-04T09:40:10+01:00 weekly 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Seven strategies that work and why. https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-all-back-to-school-icebreakers 2026-08-05T14:00:08+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Icebreakers_8215eda1-3d67-41fa-9cd6-fcc24fa0fe76.jpg?v=1785934808 Secondary All – Back to School Icebreakers https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-technology-revision-games 2026-08-03T14:29:18+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Revision_Games_5ba65d84-4605-4038-bbb8-3cacc9884de2.jpg?v=1785763758 Secondary Technology – Revision Games https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/dictionaries-in-the-early-primary-classroom 2025-08-04T14:17:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Early_primary_dictionaries_7e665366-b3d2-45e8-8911-240705f50966.jpg?v=1746702300 Dictionaries in the early primary classroom https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/how-to-use-character-mapping-to-promote-familiarity-of-ao-in-an-inspector-calls 2026-08-03T17:00:00+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/An_Inspector_Calls_26961a55-46cc-4f68-9218-178b9d38b09e.jpg?v=1785772800 How to use character mapping to promote familiarity of AO in An Inspector Calls https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/expert-guidance-for-the-aqa-gcse-9-1-english-language-paper 2026-08-03T16:59:20+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/English_Cloud_f3eb78b8-8676-41e6-853b-3f4f9cda9a68.jpg?v=1785772760 Expert guidance for the AQA GCSE (9-1) English Language paper https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/getting-the-best-out-of-assessment 2026-08-03T14:27:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Getting_the_best_out_of_assessment_cf4d59cb-6050-465a-83e0-21fd84481c29.jpg?v=1785763642 Getting the best out of assessment https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/retrieval-strategies-in-the-classroom 2026-08-03T14:26:14+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Retrieval_Strategies_in_the_Classroom_692e4bd6-272a-4283-862f-adcd6ffb2c43.jpg?v=1785763574 Retrieval strategies in the classroom https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-astronomy/could-we-live-on-mars 2026-07-27T16:00:29+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Brendan_Owens_blog_banner_Mars_base_77718aab-a350-4af6-a66c-0659347d9a42.jpg?v=1785164429 Could we live on Mars? https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/how-to-smooth-the-transition-from-ks3-to-gcse-maths 2026-08-05T09:36:58+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_1878692812_wrm_maths_transition_gcse_blog_007865d9-d3f4-4e74-82ed-b64ed8494304.jpg?v=1785919018 How to smooth the transition from KS3 to GCSE Maths https://collins.co.uk/blogs/11-advice-for-parents/how-to-help-your-child-overcome-11-exam-nerves 2026-07-13T12:05:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/how-to-help-your-child-overcome-11-exam-nerves_Blog.07.26_124c59af-3cbf-48d3-b18a-3afa25d34bcd.png?v=1783940738 How to help your child overcome 11+ exam nerves https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/preparing-for-gcse-rs-learn-about-the-bible 2026-08-04T13:38:28+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_2151098867_1f1c0061-f7cf-478a-bbc5-04fabaa9935b.jpg?v=1785847108 Preparing for GCSE RS? Learn about the Bible https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-maps/five-autumnal-stomps-in-the-lake-district-national-park 2026-07-27T17:07:53+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/PR3_FB_ca139c7f-7156-4e00-a6f3-f32923d38270.jpg?v=1785168473 Five autumnal stomps in the Lake District National Park https://collins.co.uk/blogs/the-book-squad-blog/reading-for-pleasure-architecture 2025-07-22T12:23:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Reading_Architetrue_Kelly_Ashley_39609568-7ae9-4a54-9cfd-8014be550326.jpg?v=1753183402 Reading for Pleasure Architecture: Constructing a unique reading culture 'Reading for Pleasure Architecture: Constructing a unique reading culture' with a photograph of Kelly Ashley on a pink and purple background https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-astronomy/how-the-james-webb-space-telescope-is-lifting-the-cosmic-veil-to-explore-the-unknown 2024-09-25T11:24:49+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/james_webb_telescope.jpg?v=1727256417 How the James Webb Space Telescope is lifting the cosmic veil to explore the unknown https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-elt/an-insight-into-corpus-identifying-new-words-and-meanings 2024-09-27T15:48:37+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/cobuild_logo.jpg?v=1727448234 An Insight into Corpus: Identifying New Words and Meanings https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins4parents/the-importance-of-poetry-for-children 2026-08-07T16:33:52+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Importance_of_poetry_blog._08.26.png?v=1786116832 The Importance of Poetry for Children https://collins.co.uk/blogs/the-book-squad-blog/quick-tips-for-reading-for-pleasure 2025-07-22T12:24:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/quick_tips_rfp_Emily_Crumbleholme_50cc6d91-a952-4a7d-9508-7bc603446a18.jpg?v=1753183462 Quick tips for reading for pleasure 'Quick tips for reading for pleasure with Emily Crumbleholme' on a blue and yellow background https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins4parents/6-money-saving-tips-for-students-by-kia-commodore 2026-07-08T16:18:12+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/6_Money_saving_tips_for_students-_Blog.07.26.png?v=1783523892 6 Money Saving Tips for Students by Kia Commodore https://collins.co.uk/blogs/barrington-stoke/chills-and-thrills-11-heart-racing-stories-to-get-you-in-the-halloween-spirit-%F0%9F%91%BB 2026-08-05T18:17:05+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Halloween_header_resized_2_e8854857-a27c-4672-b6d6-3d2570f58818.jpg?v=1785950225 Chills and thrills: 13 heart-racing stories to get you in the Halloween spirit 👻 https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/every-science-lesson-is-a-language-lesson-how-can-we-integrate-literacy-development-with-science-teaching 2026-08-05T12:48:09+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Literacy_in_science_5ff79dcb-3eca-43f5-be50-5da4d4bb6b77.jpg?v=1785930489 ‘Every science lesson is a language lesson’. 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https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/teach-awards-2024 2026-08-03T13:32:21+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/new_fb706f5f-5497-4266-a5ed-2a5d53222c39.jpg?v=1785760341 Teach Awards 2024 https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-re-introducing-spirituality 2026-08-04T13:36:34+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_1936678609_Introducing_spirituality_0243a3d0-1ac4-4c3f-84f2-685e1e11bc0b.jpg?v=1785846994 Secondary RE – Introducing Spirituality https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-re-how-to-debate-and-evaluate 2026-08-04T13:35:43+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/shutterstock_741885670_How_to_Debate_and_Evaluate_d4ec648f-7795-4250-8839-e5411d5b3062.jpg?v=1785846943 Secondary RE – How to Debate and Evaluate https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-re-engaging-teens-in-the-god-question 2026-08-04T13:34:55+01:00 weekly 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Making https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-history-it-s-complicated 2026-08-04T13:28:26+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/History_Complicated_ffb8d389-4a94-4246-9383-bd8e6ee2fd43.jpg?v=1785846506 Secondary History – It’s Complicated… https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-geography-group-work 2026-08-04T13:26:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Group_Work_2e27ebf8-c1aa-48f4-8181-d853ea32c398.jpg?v=1785846398 Secondary Geography - Group Work https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/cranking-up-the-challenge 2026-08-05T12:30:50+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Cranking_up_the_challenge_dfdff3b8-d178-402d-b9ce-8c352474a7f9.jpg?v=1785929450 Cranking up the challenge https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/what-is-teaching-for-mastery 2026-08-05T14:03:03+01:00 weekly 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for us all from Dickens https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/citizenship-lesson-plan-inspiration-respecting-the-rights-and-freedoms-of-others 2026-08-05T13:35:30+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Citizenship_Lesson_Plan_549fd1b7-1eb2-42d0-8133-bee8ab7f58b0.jpg?v=1785933330 Citizenship lesson plan inspiration: respecting the rights and freedoms of others https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/10-things-effective-teachers-do 2026-08-05T14:02:26+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/10_Things_Effective_Teachers_Do_8bc84461-64f0-41d7-b236-71767e1e4676.jpg?v=1785934946 10 Things Effective Teachers Do https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/any-two-will-do-developing-students-modelling-and-problem-solving-skills 2026-08-05T09:35:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Any_two_will_do_115a29e7-6c6d-4733-ac5d-16f2832d2b52.jpg?v=1785918957 Any two will do: developing students’ modelling and problem solving skills https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/a-level-biology-understanding-cladistics 2026-08-05T12:30:13+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/A_Level_Biology_Understanding_Cladistics_903fef46-461a-45e8-aec6-7b9f1379c84f.jpg?v=1785929413 A-level Biology: Understanding Cladistics https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/applying-vocabulary-grammar-and-punctuation-in-writing 2026-07-28T12:08:07+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Applying_Vocabulary_99292da7-acdb-4c84-81b9-9f4dcd205db9.jpg?v=1785236887 Applying Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation in Writing https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/creating-enthusiasm-for-reading-mini-book-clubs 2026-08-03T15:41:05+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/sca_b07974e2-f173-4362-9d88-80eae8810691.jpg?v=1785768065 Creating enthusiasm for reading: mini book clubs 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Your Valentine: Teaching the meanings of love https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/getting-the-most-from-group-work 2026-08-03T16:38:40+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Getting_the_Most_From_Group_Work_0cb86b9c-bbde-4fde-a507-b0559fa6eca3.jpg?v=1749561837 Getting the Most from Group Work https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/how-to-celebrate-world-book-day 2026-08-03T12:16:23+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/How_to_Celebrate_World_Book_Day_7a6a5424-bb9e-4d98-8d93-8310dc73d3da.jpg?v=1785755783 How to… celebrate World Book Day https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/improving-analysis-of-writing 2026-08-03T15:40:03+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/wriy_35ce7db9-1b39-4cfd-b45c-87ad00e6cef5.jpg?v=1785768003 Improving analysis of writing https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/kicking-the-habit-analysing-a-writer-s-use-of-language-rather-than-just-explaining-what-it-means 2026-08-03T15:39:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Kicking_the_Habit_f5115aae-14c3-4442-a5ce-de0b7f93d32c.jpg?v=1785767962 Kicking the habit: analysing a writer’s use of language rather than just explaining what it means! https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/literacy-at-post-16 2026-08-03T16:38:40+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/postlit_37f468fb-cd05-4ff7-85c0-3e45be77c557.jpg?v=1747990484 Literacy at Post-16 https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/maths-probability 2026-07-28T17:32:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Maths_Probability_66730d6e-7a50-423f-bb3b-7e46f96c13f3.jpg?v=1785256342 Maths – Probability https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/presenting-data-how-your-students-can-display-detail 2026-07-28T17:31:26+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Presenting_Data_f477cc23-ec13-49cd-9962-934ce2bc42bf.jpg?v=1785256286 Presenting Data – How your students can display detail https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/science-shapes-and-strength 2026-08-03T13:11:02+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Hoover_Dam_cfb7668f-6770-46a1-baf0-bda49cf6c2dd.jpg?v=1785759062 Science – Shapes and Strength https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/textbooks-matter 2026-08-05T14:06:36+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Why_Textbooks_Matter_ea36818d-5ce8-4738-9600-99cfbf8b8107.jpg?v=1785935196 Textbooks Matter https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/the-chemist-you-ve-never-heard-of 2026-08-05T12:29:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/The_Chemist_You_ve_Never_Heard_Of_2925a7bd-523a-40f3-bf71-75b88c227677.jpg?v=1785929362 The chemist you’ve never heard of https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/djamila-boothamn-why-is-everyone-talking-about-oracy 2026-08-03T15:38:34+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Djamila_Boothman_Oracy_Blog_Image_602de3b2-cd2f-4b23-b3ab-9ea09e4f7786.jpg?v=1785767914 Djamila Boothman - Why isn't everyone talking about oracy? https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/the-simple-power-of-the-opening-sentence-or-two 2026-08-03T15:35:42+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/opening-sentence-blog-1_72393701-7227-4f7a-9e10-b54553631b96.jpg?v=1785767742 The simple power of the opening sentence (or two). https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/the-traditions-of-easter 2026-07-28T17:26:33+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/rabbit_036e68d6-fedc-4663-8ffb-02aee8ccfe54.jpg?v=1785255993 The Traditions of Easter https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/using-pictures-to-teach-descriptive-writing-and-structural-analysis-skills 2026-08-03T15:33:03+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/camera_4dce8701-accd-4edb-9760-5423d892890c.jpg?v=1785767583 Using Pictures to Teach Descriptive Writing and Structural Analysis Skills https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/why-bother-with-textbooks 2026-08-05T14:06:06+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Why_Bother_With_Textbooks_89339d19-7cb5-4f5d-afc6-7ec6f7c688e0.jpg?v=1785935166 Why bother with textbooks? https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/10-ways-to-increase-enthusiasm-for-reading-in-your-classroom 2026-08-03T12:59:36+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Enthusiasm_for_Reading_01eda0fa-ec5a-4d80-addc-3a5605f0ca12.jpg?v=1785758376 10 ways to increase enthusiasm for reading in your classroom https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/assessment-loops-improving-peer-assessment 2026-08-05T13:56:36+01:00 weekly 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Primary Academy' with a photograph of Jon on a pink and purple background https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/the-goldilocks-test-getting-our-poetry-teaching-just-right 2026-08-03T12:14:07+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/goldilocks_ff8f474e-a628-48ff-9b99-5b7a06784e48.jpg?v=1785755647 The Goldilocks test: getting our poetry teaching ‘just right’ https://collins.co.uk/blogs/barrington-stoke/childrens-mental-health-week-helen-rutter-on-me-and-my-brian 2025-08-13T15:29:51+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/MAMB_blog_30e2d62b-2b78-4ab2-8b07-d106a374cf70.jpg?v=1755095391 Children's Mental Health Week: Helen Rutter on Me and My Brian https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/lively-activities-for-teaching-wuthering-heights 2026-08-03T15:32:20+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/moorland_63359bdc-f122-4d27-a959-e86caf70f9f6.jpg?v=1785767540 Lively activities for teaching Wuthering Heights https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/help-your-students-prepare-for-the-gcse-citizenship-exams 2026-08-05T13:34:35+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Citizenship_a666815d-f134-4de3-98d3-bfeb589e2be2.jpg?v=1785933275 Help your students prepare for the GCSE Citizenship exams https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/moving-sociology-outside-of-the-classroom 2026-08-05T13:33:40+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Sociology_87bbb70a-2bd0-4c90-93f7-a196ba138be2.jpg?v=1785933220 Moving Sociology outside of the classroom https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/growth-and-fixed-mind-set 2026-08-05T13:55:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Growth_Mindset_aa2556bf-0b06-4aca-969d-d396e7c5479c.jpg?v=1785934555 Growth and fixed mind-set https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/what-to-expect-when-your-child-starts-school 2025-08-04T14:17:48+01:00 weekly 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https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/who-discovered-america 2026-07-28T16:56:52+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Columbus_c0d278be-8203-4ea7-86da-0d8f10fd374d.jpg?v=1785254212 Who Discovered America? https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/neolithic-know-how-great-langdale-axes 2026-07-28T16:55:04+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Axe_b188628f-5124-40f4-bc0e-c883ad0154ad.jpg?v=1785254104 Neolithic Know-How: Great Langdale Axes https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/5-ways-a-thesaurus-improves-pupil-vocab 2025-08-04T14:17:51+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/thesaurus_blog.png?v=1749564726 5 ways a thesaurus improves pupil vocab https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/why-knowing-religion 2026-08-04T13:48:26+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Why_Knowing_Religion_1dfe065a-79ad-41ad-b361-f96a81676ef6.jpg?v=1785847706 Why Knowing Religion? 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'What influences children's choices when they read for pleasure?' with photographs of David and Alice Reedy on a blue and yellow baclground https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/a-level-sociology-revision-key-terms-to-use-synoptically-across-topics 2026-08-05T13:26:47+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/A_Level_Sociology_Revision_82041436-0103-458c-a40a-92bee8e66ca5.jpg?v=1785932807 A-level Sociology revision: key terms to use synoptically across topics https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-chemistry-superstuffs-cellulose-part-1 2026-08-05T12:24:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Cellulose_7ebe7e28-4893-4dfd-a549-a1b6f2680cae.jpg?v=1742394465 Secondary Chemistry – Superstuffs: Cellulose (Part 1) https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/women-s-rights-primary-english 2026-07-28T12:07:06+01:00 weekly 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Class activities to beat the New Year slump! https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-english-a-lot-about-a-little 2026-08-03T15:27:47+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Pencil_ec567c50-5ff5-4002-ae3b-f74f58083ead.jpg?v=1785767267 Secondary English – A lot about a little https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/how-to-get-your-students-to-interpret-meaning-a-focus-on-gcse-9-1-english 2026-08-03T15:26:02+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/English_Cloud_2f280963-e151-49f1-b7ee-b186e6525a0d.jpg?v=1785767162 How to get your students to interpret meaning: a focus on GCSE 9-1 English https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/using-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-to-teach-descriptive-writing 2026-08-03T15:26:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/jekyllhyde_02c2c1af-d51f-479f-beb8-97f42fe870bc.jpg?v=1785767217 Using Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to teach Descriptive writing https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/getting-discussions-and-debates-flowing-with-new-students 2026-07-27T18:36:48+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Debate_7698daf4-3c1a-4b13-b33e-82d2b01cdb49.jpg?v=1785173808 Getting discussions and debates flowing with new students https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/teaching-poetry-beyond-the-classics-by-manjeet-mann 2026-08-03T15:25:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Poetry_Blog_Image_1da537f6-1646-4838-b093-b37499754d47.jpg?v=1785767117 Teaching poetry beyond the classics https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/martin-luther-king-jr-how-the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-bus-changed-the-world 2026-08-03T12:12:02+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Antoinette_blog_featured_image_69f2d369-1b3f-4133-9f33-e39baf1585a1.png?v=1785755522 Martin Luther King Jr: How the Boy at the Back of the Bus Changed the World https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/hammering-it-home-how-writers-use-imagery-to-create-effects 2026-08-03T15:24:04+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Writing_Hand_40b27542-d585-488a-8f0a-f3bb6e12a602.jpg?v=1785767044 Hammering it home: how writers use imagery to create effects! https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/the-geographical-association-publishers-awards-2017 2026-07-28T16:53:39+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Primary_Connected_Geography_Image_e7ee0a04-e1f5-4af7-aaa0-880382ff9a99.jpg?v=1785254019 The Geographical Association Publishers’ Awards 2017 https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/how-are-you-celebrating-pi-day 2026-08-04T15:33:27+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Pi_daf38465-61fd-4f2e-a750-32ca83cbf818.jpg?v=1785854007 How are you celebrating Pi Day? 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Hyperinflation https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/superstuffs-polyethene 2026-08-05T12:21:47+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Polyethene_22c14887-0c0b-4151-9a49-89d5416ace6e.jpg?v=1785928907 Chemistry Superstuffs – polyethene https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/superstuffs-silicon-silicones-and-silica 2026-08-05T12:21:06+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Silicon_33a7c3ae-5047-47cd-bb6a-ef0667ffb079.jpg?v=1785928866 Chemistry Superstuffs – silicon, silicones and silica https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/secondary-english-escaping-the-ego-sphere 2026-08-03T15:20:34+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Egosphere_1c329a35-47de-414c-bcc2-839918d820ba.jpg?v=1785766834 Secondary English – Escaping the Ego-sphere https://collins.co.uk/blogs/11-advice-for-parents/what-is-critical-thinking-a-guide-for-parents-1 2026-07-21T10:06:54+01:00 weekly 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Jones – the funny, flawed diarist who can help students explore big feelings, illness and emotional growth https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-astronomy/i-think-we-re-alone-now 2026-07-24T18:02:12+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/astro11_583dcada-9b34-4b2c-a29f-600e5f394afb.jpg?v=1784912532 I think we’re alone now… https://collins.co.uk/blogs/barrington-stoke/big-stories-bite-size-format-keep-them-reading-over-the-summer-break 2026-08-05T14:57:28+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Summer_reading_blog_header_2_28409f56-740a-427f-956d-04c42cc40ebf.jpg?v=1785938248 Tackle the 'summer slide' and keep them reading over the holidays Big stories, bite-size format: Our top picks for summer reading https://collins.co.uk/blogs/the-book-squad-blog/encouraging-reading-for-pleasure-in-send-settings 2025-07-22T13:45:11+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/SEND_settings_Claire_Hatcher_Smith_dc9c1d50-1677-42e8-bbbe-5b8a5175e202.jpg?v=1753188311 Encouraging reading for pleasure in SEND settings 'Encouraging reading for pleasure in SEND settings - Claire Hatcher-Smith' with a photo of Claire on a pink and purple background https://collins.co.uk/blogs/the-book-squad-blog/breakfast-with-barrington-stoke 2025-07-22T13:46:24+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Breakfast_with_Barrington_Stoke_blog_header_2_27234fb4-aed9-4a29-b2be-78721296a35d.jpg?v=1753188384 Breakfast with Barrington Stoke: free breakfast club activities to encourage reading for pleasure 'Breakfast with Barrington Stoke: free breakfast club activities to encourage reading for pleasure' with the Barrington Stoke logo on a blue and yellow background https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/geography-an-absurdly-vast-subject 2026-08-13T17:34:20+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Geography_An_Absurdly_Vast_Subject_86cd026b-37c5-447a-b691-34279ffcda74.jpg?v=1786638860 Geography: An Absurdly Vast Subject https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/self-acceptance-and-body-image-in-beauty-spot 2026-08-03T12:02:15+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Untitled-1_af22413e-da05-46af-999d-cf2d3a488f46.png?v=1785754935 Self-Acceptance and Body Image in ‘Beauty Spot’ https://collins.co.uk/blogs/the-book-squad-blog/love-your-local-library-over-summer 2025-07-22T13:47:04+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Libraries_Blog_Banner_67490400-ce74-437a-964b-91d9c328e326.jpg?v=1753188424 Love your local library over summer 'Love your local library over summer' with a photograph of a library on a pink and purple background https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/notes-lessons-and-learning 2026-08-05T13:24:33+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Sam_Holyman_Blog_Image_5497e197-37ca-4f7f-a25e-dcd8a717a172.jpg?v=1785932673 Notes, lessons and learning https://collins.co.uk/blogs/barrington-stoke/karen-mccombie-introduces-my-perfect-cousin 2026-08-05T14:56:52+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/My_Perfect_Cousin_blog_header_2_0706c247-1a49-410c-9303-03ae2f401f9c.jpg?v=1785938212 Karen McCombie introduces My Perfect Cousin https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/a-history-of-big-cat-the-uk-s-leading-primary-reading-programme 2026-08-03T11:54:20+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Lee_pic_for_blog_3cdc4621-d400-426e-8ff4-6ec79a44cc99.png?v=1785754460 A history of Big Cat, the UK’s leading primary reading programme https://collins.co.uk/blogs/collins-schools/keeping-the-reading-spark-alive-in-the-primary-secondary-transition 2026-08-03T12:58:14+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/Transition_reading_pic_566c37d5-0e86-4a21-9957-0ed2f8f54015.jpg?v=1785758294 Keeping the reading spark alive in the primary-secondary transition https://collins.co.uk/blogs/the-book-squad-blog/transform-your-summer-join-the-teachers-reading-challenge 2025-07-22T13:49:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2473/3068/articles/TRC_Blog_a3f05302-22e9-48b2-9e83-e0d8b8eb186b.png?v=1753188557 Transform Your Summer: Join the Teachers' Reading Challenge! 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