Autumn 2024

Science

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:

Year 6 SATs analysis toolkit

Summer 2023:

Mathematical vocabulary index

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:

Y1 Explanation unit featuring Simple Life Cycles texts including The Big Book of Bugs by Yuval Zommer

Y2 Narrative unit featuring superhero stories including SuperJoe Does Not Do Cuddles by Mike Catchpool

Y3 Narrative unit featuring various picture books including The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad & S.K. Ali

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

English

Focused English plan – Year 1 –The Jolly Christmas Postman unit

Focused English plan – Year 3/4 – The Iron Man narrative unit

Detailed English plan – Year 6 – Cogheart

Systematic synthetic phonics programme audit for schools wishing to continue to use Letters and Sounds

Updated Reading Teacher Assessment Frameworks (TAFs) and Assessing with Age-Related Texts (AART)

Curriculum re-focusing self-evaluation tools for English and maths

In these new curriculum re-focusing self-evaluation tools, we have identified the key strands of focus for both leaders and teachers and used them to create self-evaluation matrices.

English - refocusing the curriculum evaluation and resource summary

Maths - refocusing the curriculum evaluation and resource summary

Although these are specific to English/mathematics, the resources can be used to explore any curriculum area so are a useful suite of tools for all senior and subject leaders.

In addition, PA Plus Maths and English Resource Summary documents have been created to support high quality provision and curriculum refocusing. Each image within the summary document is hyperlinked so, if you are logged into your PA plus account, you can click the link to navigate to the exact downloadable resource. These identify key documents but there are many more useful resources on the site.


Early Years

Making the difference toolkit (2021 edition)  - case study template and key facts about funding

Materials to support the prediction of the Good Level of Development (GLD)

Set of 12 remote learning cards

Easy Tracking in the Early Years

SUMMER 2020

Assessment

Easy Tracking for KS1 and KS2

English

Reading Teacher Assessment Frameworks (TAFs) and additional text guidance

SPRING 2020

English

Progression in text type documents

Models for writing for reception to Year 6 – instructions (Wolf In The Snow)

Models for writing for reception to Year 6 – explanation (Rosie Revere)

AUTUMN 2019

Maths

Key Stage 1 Mathematics TAFs within single and mixed year ESSENTIALmaths 2019-20

Subject leader toolkit for mathematics (updated)

2019 Key Stage  Mathematics test papers mapped against ESSENTIALmaths

Written calculation policy (updated)

ESSENTIALmaths Autumn term diagnostic assessments Years 1-5

English

Detailed English plan - Year 1 - Poetry vocabulary building - Spring

Detailed English plan - Year 1 - Non chronological report - Summer

Detailed English plan - Year 2 - Poetry vocabulary building - Spring

Detailed English plan - Year 2 - Narrative - Summer

Detailed English plan - Year 3 - Traditional tales - Spring

Detailed English plan - Year 5 & 6 - Persuasion

KS1 guided reading booklet - revised October 2019

Early Years

HfL Early Years outcomes development progress 8-60 months

EYFS Principles of planning poster

SUMMER 2019

Assessment/SIMS

Guidance on linking the HfL writing TAF with HfL phases and steps

End of Key Stage reports 2019

Early Years

Unique child summary

Early Years pupil premium case study and guidance

Disadvantage and vulnerable children assessment summary

EYFS entry cohort summary (schools)

SPRING 2019

Maths

ESSENTIALmaths Spring term diagnostic assessments Years 1-5

English

Stranded planning platforms years 1-6

Early Years

Points to consider for quality assurance of Early Years data
Materials to support with the prediction of a good level of development (GLD) in reception (Updated Dec 2018)

AUTUMN 2018

Early Years

Adult lead activity plan for reception
Nursery and Reception data analysis from entry to exit

Updated for Autumn 2018:

EYFS school assessment planner
EYFS data analysis
Disadvantaged and vulnerable children overview
HfL observation, planning and assessment for schools
Parent partnership documentation
Early Years Pupil Premium suite of products (all)

English

Planning Platforms Years 1-6  - (available as single years and as 1-6 combined)

Assessment - SIMS

SIMS reports - Nov 2018
SIMS templates - Sept 2018

Maths

ESSENTIALmaths diagnostic tests for Autumn term Year 1-5

SUMMER 2018

Assessment/SIMS
SIMS AM7 reports - June 2018

End of Key Stage reports - June 2018

English
Detailed English Plans for Years 1-6:

Year 1 & 2  - Non-fiction instructions - Summer
Year 2 - Poetry - Autumn
Year 3 - Recount - Autumn
Year 4 - Myths - Autumn
Year 5 - Recount biography - Autumn
Year 5 & 6 - Cinquain poetry - Autumn

The HfL writing Teacher Assessment Frameworks (TAFs) - Years 1-6

Maths
The Key Stage 1 mathematics TAFs within ESSENTIALmaths 2018-19

The Key Stage 1 mathematics TAFs within ESSENTIALmaths 2017-18

SPRING 2018

English

Detailed English plans - Summer
Steps to spelling
Handwriting progression and toolkit - KS1 and KS2
Phonics for spelling and writing: essentials for KS2 leaflet

Assessment

Updates to the SIMS AM7 templates and reports - full details of the updates, please see document PA015 Changes to the SIMS AM7 Templates/Reports – March 2018 under SIMS AM7 Reports
Attainment and progress methodology
Assessment guidance - updated 2018
Exemplification of standards in English - Year 3 - B2

Early Years
Disadvantaged and vulnerable children overview

GLD Predictor (Excel version) – In addition to the Word template provided to assist schools in predicting their Good Level of Development (GLD) at the end of EYFS, we have now added an Excel version into the subscription package. This has the added advantage that the percentages on the sheet, for children predicted to achieve the ELGs and GLD, will be calculated automatically.

Checklist for keeping animals in schools and settings

Science
Working scientfically criteria tracking sheets - version 2

AUTUMN 2017

English
Pupil progress meetings (PPM) guidance
English subject leader action planning support
Detailed English plans for Spring for Years 1 - 6
Proof reading for marking
Model for writing persuasion - Weslandia
Year 1 & 2 Recount Autumn unit plan
Detailed individual English plans for Years 1 - 6

Early Years
What analysis can I do with my EYFSP and Nursery results? (updated)
EYFS assessment planner for schools (updated)
Daily routine for reception
Learning journal guidance (updated)
Supersonic Phonics

Maths
ESSENTIALmaths implementation guidance and FAQs
ESSENTIALmaths planning Autumn
Addressing progress in maths toolkit
Pupil progress meetings (PPM) guidance
Triangulating evidence
Progression in mental maths

SUMMER 2017

Assessment
End of Key Stage Analysis reports

Early Years
EYFS Exceeding statements

Maths
Mastery self-evaluation tool

SPRING 2017

Early Years
EYFS data analysis proforma - to help you to record information and support the analysis of your summative data.

English
Spoken language progression (years 1-6)
Models for writing - persuasion (persuasive speech)
Verb forms (additonal)

Maths
Progression for bar modelling
Take one resource - a quick look at some key resources in mathematics and provide a range of practical ideas to help practitioners use them even more effectively.
Checking ARE
Working mathematically in the EYFS to Y6 -  the progression skills have been re-formatted for each individual phase to support teachers when planning opportunities.