For many years I've been supporting teachers to teach editing and proofreading using the ARMS and CUPS aide memoire as a systematic approach to editing and proofreading. It’s an incredibly simple approach to evaluating, improving and redrafting and one that the teachers I work with have embraced enthusiastically.

A quick walk through expanded noun phrases - what the national curriculum says about them, some of the myths busted and a selection of ideas to teach this important aspect of grammar across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

Putting knowledge at the core of the curriculum is a key area of development in most schools at the moment; after all, knowledge is power. Consequently, the presence of Knowledge Organisers, Knowledge Quizzes and staff training on Retrieval Practice can be felt all around us.

But what about key knowledge in primary English? What knowledge is required to be successful in primary English and what can we do in our classrooms to support this in engaging and memorable ways?

If you’re looking for a resource that links grammar to high-quality children’s books, our Starting Points Overview is just the thing. Find out more about this invaluable resource in this short article by our Director, Rachel Clarke.

Writing for purpose and audience in order to fill the gaps in children’s writing.

How our fantastic FREE Progression Document can help you plan for narrative writing across KS1 and KS2.

Our hugely popular FREE download guides you through the grammatical features found in authentic non-fiction texts and helps you teach those skills progressively across KS1 and KS2. Read more about it here.

A round up of grammar articles and advice from the Primary English website.

A collection of ideas for using dice to support the teaching of grammar.

Quick and easy ideas to support teaching and learning about commas and clauses.

Quick and easy ideas to support teaching and learning about commas in lists.

Quick and easy tips to support teaching and learning about possessive apostrophes.

Quick and easy tips to support teaching and learning about inverted commas.

Quick and easy tips for teaching and learning about question marks.

Quick and easy tips for teaching and learning about capital letters and full stops.

Advice and ideas for ensuring that grammar is taught effectively and creatively in KS1 and KS2.

A quick round up of approaches to teach grammar in KS1 and KS2.