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Gain access to over 450 resources, supporting mid-term planning for English and maths, expert guidance on assessment models, plus Early Years resources.
The National Curriculum brings various challenges for schools, not least in mid-term planning for core subjects, including English and mathematics, as well as assessment and Early Years. To support this HFL Education has developed PA Plus an essential range of over 450 high-quality resources that support primary schools with planning, assessment and progress-tracking.
The resources are available as individual digital downloads or packaged as zip files for ease of downloading multiple files in one go.
Summaries of the resources published each term are below.
Spring term
Maths
Rehearsing multiplication and division – practice scaffolds
English
Pupil voice questionnaire for children using English as an additional language (EAL)
Early Years
Points to consider for quality assurance early years data
Nursery and reception data analysis entry exit
EYFS assessment planner - schools
Autumn 2024
Early Years
Assessment
Questions to support pupil progress & attainment discussions
PA001 SIMS AM7 report catalogue
Assessment guidance on using the HFL ‘Phases & Steps’ approach to tracking pupil progress (Primary) - updated
Maths assessment criteria for use in ongoing teacher assessment (Years 1-6) - updated
English
Y6 Spelling analysis 2016-2024
Whole school explore and engage unit
KS1 and KS2 reading toolkit - now free to PA + subscribers
Spoken language/oracy in English - Update to spoken language progression skills Y1-6
Science
Understanding primary science national curriculum requirements
Working scientifically building blocks EYFS - KS2 (updates 'working scientifically wheels' resource)
Progression in working scientifically skills (updates 'science- criteria for working scientifically overview table Y1-6' resource)
Foundation subjects
Foundation Subject Leader resources
Resources for foundations subject leaders which bring together in one place a range of guidance and materials to support subject leaders’ thinking.
Maths
The Year 6 SATS analysis toolkit has been updated to include Question Level Analysis spreadsheets for the 2024 Year 6 SATs papers:
- Paper 1: arithmetic
- Paper 2: reasoning
- Paper 3: reasoning
For a reminder of how to make the most effective use of the toolkit, the guidance video, here, talks you through how to use each element.
Bar modelling in maths progression
Spring 2024:
Maths
Developing pupils’ mathematical reasoning in fluency
Year 6 revision tool – SATs Style Arithmetic Diagnostic Assessment
Leadership
Handover headship toolkit - updated August 2024
Assessment
End of Key Stage 2024 Reports - updated July 2024
Easy Tracking Resources for use in Arbor - assessment analysis - updated May 2024
Materials to support the Good Level of Development - updated April 2024
English
Spring 2024:
Progression in sentence structure
Maths
Autumn 2023:
Summer 2023:
Science
Autumn 2023:
Year 1 Seasonal change booklet
English
Autumn 2023:
Subject leader toolkit for English 2023 (updated)
Six new Primary English plans for Years 1 -6:
Y1 Transition unit featuring Jasper’s Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen
Y2 Narrative unit featuring Frog and the Stranger by Max Velthuijs
Y3 Narrative unit featuring Mini Rabbit Not Lost by John Bond
Y4 Narrative unit featuring Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton
Y5 Narrative unit featuring Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham
Y6 Narrative unit featuring Night of the Gargoyles by Eve Bunting
Summer 2023
Three new Primary English plans for Years 1, 2 and 3 and a new unit:
Whole School ‘Explore and Engage’ unit featuring Coming to England by Dame Floella Benjamin.
English
New for Spring 2023: Two new Primary English plans for Years 3 and 6
These detailed plans will support teachers to deliver exciting and engaging narrative units, based around popular children’s books. The plans weave together the statements from the reading (word reading and comprehension), spoken language and writing (transcription, handwriting, composition, VGP and spelling) components of the Primary English Curriculum, showing how all of these aspects of learning can be addressed through creative learning experiences.
Y3 Stella and the Seagull persuasive unit
Y6 Blackberry Blue: And Other Fairy Tales by Jamila Gavin
Detailed English plans - September 2022
Y1 ‘Little Red And The Very Hungry Lion’ by Alex T Smith
Y2 Last Stop on Market Street by Matt le Peña and Christian Robinson
Y4 Amazon by Sangma Francis and Rômolo D’Hipólito
Y5 The Promise by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin
Detailed English plan – Year 6 – Cogheart - updated to include resources
Phoneme spotters featuring long a, long e, long i, long o and long u. - September 2022
Early Years
Making the difference Early Years toolkit - key facts about funding and case study template - update August 2022
Maths
End of KS1 mathematics assessment toolkit - June 2022 (updated)
Mathematics - Year 6 SATs analysis toolkit - January 2022
Subject leadership toolkit for maths - updated January 2022
PA Plus - English
Access to high quality, clear and concise English resources, written by subject specialist advisers.
PA Plus - maths
High quality, clear and concise mathematics resources, written by subject specialist advisers.
PA Plus - Early Years
A range of easy to use templates and guidance tools that will help staff at all levels working in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
PA Plus - science
High quality, clear and concise science resources, written by experienced science teachers.
PA Plus - assessment resources
All the resources required to use the HFL approach to primary assessment of reading, writing, maths and science.
Leadership and management
Additional resources to support leadership and management in primary schools.
Up-to-date, practical, easy to use resources to support primary planning and assessment
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