@samdaunt

Deputy Head, KS2 lead, interested in all things curriculum, literacy and digital. MA Ed Leadership. 🇬🇧🇵🇹 also @ouapicture 🖼️

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Joined February 2009
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So proud of my little ones’ art work. These are their own forests - each one was designed to match the sound wave recording of them saying their name. 💙🌲 #primaryrocks #ukedchat #edchat #edtech #AppleEdu
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Morning all! I’m looking for examples of feedback/marking policies - if anyone could share theirs with me, I would be very appreciative! 🙏
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❗ Breaking: Curriculum review proposals revealed New curriculum in 2028: schoolsweek.co.uk/new-curric… Key policy proposals round-up: schoolsweek.co.uk/curriculum… The subject-specific reccs here: schoolsweek.co.uk/curriculum… And our Q&A with Becky Francis: schoolsweek.co.uk/interview-…

New curriculum to be introduced in 2028 as review published

Government commits to scrap the EBacc and make citizenship compulsory in primary schools

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A good knowledge of times tables is so important for accessing the majority of the maths curriculum fluently and confidently. Here’s a poster showing some uses! What else would you add from the primary curriculum? What about the secondary curriculum? primarymathshub.com/everyday…
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Stunning!
HarperCollins Children's Books@HarperCollinsCh12 Oct 2025
How stunning are these illustrations from Levi Pinfold?! 😍 Featured in the thrilling and beautiful new book from bestselling author @HGold_author, The Lone Husky is set in the universe of The Last Bear and Finding Bear 🐾 Return to the Arctic this Autumn - arriving 23 Oct ❄💙
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So proud of my little EYFS artists today. They remembered the skills of colour mixing from our last session and created orange, purples and greens through colour mixing. Amazing observational drawings too. And this was the first time they have used watercolours. Proud teacher ❤️
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"No witchcraft"?! It can't be... 🤐🙊 Collect all books in the wonderful Chrestomanci Chronicles now, by Diana Wynne Jones 😍📚✨ bit.ly/4k3JnzC #DianaWynneJones #HowlsMovingCastle #ChrestomanciChronicles #FireandHemlock
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Team y6!! Whether it’s your first rodeo in y6 or your tenth 😅, I’ve been working on something (free) I think you’ll love/will find v useful This Sunday, @LbQorg are sharing a huge pack of free advice, downloadables & resources to guide you through year 6… 1/2
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**New blog** - It's been a while so retweets hugely appreciated. The Most Common Reason Why Children Don't Become Fluent Readers... And What We Can Do About It ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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🌟 Booklist: FIRST CHAPTER BOOKS 🌟 ➡️➡️ booksfortopics.com/booklists… 🦘Make the LEAP into reading! Check out our team's curated list featuring recommended colour-illustrated short chapter books.
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SF Said@whatSFSaid22 Jul 2025
A thought for the holidays. If you want your kids to get ahead - let them READ FOR PLEASURE! Let them discover the joy of reading for the sheer fun of it, with no strings attached, choosing for themselves, losing themselves in imagination. Everything else will follow! #literacy
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My favourite part… fresh planning! Can you guess the theme? 🤓💛
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Looking for funny books for children? The shortlists for #TheLollies have been announced 👏 With a judging panel chaired by founder @MichaelRosenYes these are the funniest books of the year. #KidLit @scholasticuk booksforkeeps.co.uk/discover…
Graphic with the logo for the Lollies Laugh Out Loud 2025 Book Awards 2025 sponsored by Scholastic

ALT Graphic with the logo for the Lollies Laugh Out Loud 2025 Book Awards 2025 sponsored by Scholastic

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New research on teaching and learning worth knowing. (July edition) Link in reply ⬇️
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Our summer learning is up! Our whole school topic has been called, ‘It’s up to us!’ Each class has explored a way in which we can help our world and make a difference. We shared our learning with parents in our summer carnival today too.
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The government has finally published long-awaited guidance for schools on relationships, sex and health education Here are the nine key changes leaders need to know schoolsweek.co.uk/sex-and-re…

Sex and relationships education: The main changes for 2026

No age limits, gender identity teaching ban dropped and primaries 'encouraged' to discuss same-sex parents

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Thinking a lot about our reading spine and my own reading… if you had to pick ONE book all children should read during their time in primary, what would you choose? ✨ @OpenUni_RfP @The_UKLA @booksfortopics @eenalol @redgierob @PieCorbett @MrBoothY6 @TeresaCremin
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As the year draws to a close, I'm sharing my Y6 reading folder (though there are some random bits in like some Y2 lessons) for free, which is full of Y6 whole class reading lessons. drive.google.com/drive/folde… Plus my (very long) blog on how we teach it: mrboothy6.wordpress.com/2025…
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@PepsMccrea9 Jul 2025
🔥 16 hottest education related research papers from the last 8 weeks: (all open source 🔓) ↓
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A great collection of poems on the subject of nature, I Hear the Trees by @zaroweil, illustrated by Junli Song, is out now for 5-7 readers but will be enjoyed by those a bit older too. 🌱 @HachetteKids worldssmallestlibrary.wordpr…

I Hear The Trees by Zaro Weil, illustrated by Junli Song

Cover illustration copyright © Junli Song, 2025 It occurred to me when I sat down to compose my thoughts about this title that whenever a book of poetry drops through the letterbox for me to read a…

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This is so fascinating! Important longitudinal study on Key Stage 2 results and earnings. A MUST READ - Higher KS2 attainment is associated with higher lifetime earnings - Higher scores in Maths impact earnings more than English - Benefits from doing better in KS2 English remain more stable over time for earnings Download here 👉 assets.publishing.service.go…
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