Awarded an OBE for Services to Education, Clive Davies has designed and built these schemes around progression and enquiry. Focus Education resources are of the highest educational quality.

Focus Education

Pzaz is a specialist, primary science provider, with schemes written for the non-specialist primary teacher. Created by a science education expert, Pzaz covers every statement of the National Curriculum for Reception to Year 6.

Reception - Year 6, Science

Pzaz

VotesforSchools provides award-winning PSHE resources to prompt discussion on challenging issues. Young people learn about everything from politics to climate change to ensure they have an informed opinion of the world, and are equipped with all they need to know when they leave school.

Years 1-6, PSHE

Votes For Schools

Created by primary specialists, Teacher of Primary offers a bank of in-depth, highly specialised lessons so that schools and teachers can focus on the particular learning goals of their setting.

EYFS-Year 6, Maths, English & Science

Teacher of Primary

PE Resources Bank firmly believes in the power of Physical Education and transforming young people’s lives. PE Resources Bank aims to provide high quality teaching materials for staff to use and promote a genuine love for learning. 

PE Resources Bank

Master The Curriculum

Striver

KS2 Gems

Guinea Pig Education

Livello is a specialist literary provider, they offer half-termly units built around highly engaging and exciting books that will inspire a love of reading while teaching comprehension, grammar and composition. Start from the books they love, succeed with strategies from Livello.

Years 1-6, English

Livello

Learning Mole uses fun and engaging animations to capture childrenâ€™s imagination and inspire curiosity. Use Learning Moleâ€™s videos as a perfect jumping off point to start great discussions and stimulate learning.

EYFS-Year 6, Maths, English, Topic & PSHE

Learning Mole

Music Playtime has been created by a Key Stage 1 and Early Years Music education specialist. The schemes are built in recognition of the fact that most primary teachers are not music specialists. Access the knowledge and the ideas you need to feel confident teaching music.

Music Playtime

1Decision

Active Music Digital

All Aboard Learning

Flashcards to add to your GCSE and A-Level revision lessons.

Years 10-13, Various

Quizlet

Sir Linkalot is the award-winning future of spelling. Students learn to spell any word they want from 'was' to 'onomatopoeia' by watching short, funny animations. Never fail a spelling test again!

Sir Linkalot

Get The Buzz! is a specialist in Maths Games for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Engaging maths games can help to build an enjoyment for maths and can consolidate learning so that all students are benefitting.

Years 1-6, Maths

Get The Buzz

All students can enjoy and improve their achievement in mathematics. It is no longer acceptable to say that only certain types of people can learn mathematics. Can Do Maths provides resources to support teachers and parents to help children and students believe they 'Can Do Maths'.

CanDo Maths

PlanBee is the hive of ready-to-use primary resources for KS1 and KS2, with time-saving resources for busy teachers!

KS1 & KS2

PlanBee

Max Maths is a specialist primary school maths provider that uses the Singapore Mastery Approach to follow the Cambridge Primary maths curriculum framework.

Max Maths

Everyone can do maths: Everyone can! White Rose is used in most UK Primary schools and is the most trusted primary maths provider in the UK. Everything White Rose offers is created by maths experts and directed at teachers using a mastery approach to teaching maths.

White Rose

Music - Pre-K - Music Playtime

This unit is about dinosaurs. It focuses on the difference between singing and chanting, and on loud and quiet dynamics. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Untuned percussion instruments</li> <li>Book: Noisy Dinosaurs â€“ Noisy Books (Board book) by Felicity Brooks ISBN 9780746097847 Publisher: Usborne</li> <li>Early Grades Dinosaur Counters (e.g. C&amp;D make)</li> </ul>

Dinosaurs Level: Early Grades

The activities are based on the (non-religious) story of how Maestro the Music Dog came to live on Hannah&#039;s piano at Christmas. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Structure: The way music is constructed.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> <li>Texture: A single sound, or combined sounds.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Book: Maestro the Dog and the Christmas Tree by Sandy Holland &amp; Peter Noke Publisher E-MusicMaestroPublishing ISBN 9781999863524 Available at https://www.e-musicmaestro.com/shop/books/childrens-picture-books</li> </ul>

Maestro & the Christmas Tree Level: Early Grades

This topic introduces Maestro the Music dog and focuses on singing, listening, and actions with music. Download your Record of Activities &amp; Progress chart here. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Maestro the Music Dog toy</li> </ul>

Pets & Other Animals Level: Early Grades

This unit focuses on the weather in music, particularly wintry weather! <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Rain sticks</li> </ul>

The Weather & the Seasons Level: Early Grades

A range of plant-based musical delights! <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> <li>Structure: The way music is constructed.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Tissue paper flowers and petals. Plastic plant pots.</li> </ul>

Gardens & Growing Level: Early Grades

This unit, all about the sea, focuses on found sounds, actions with music and keeping a steady beat. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> <li>Texture: A single sound, or combined sounds.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>&#039;Treasure&#039; articles for finding</li> <li>Skipping ropes</li> </ul>

Seaside & Under the Sea Level: Early Grades

Everybody loves bears! This unit relates music to voices, characters and stories, exploring virtually all the elements. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> <li>Structure: The way music is constructed.</li> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Ladybird First Favourite Tales by Nicola Baxter ISBN: 1409306291 Publisher: Ladybird</li> <li>Tuned and untuned percussion instruments</li> <li>Art materials for making paper plate bears</li> </ul>

Bears Level: Early Grades

This unit is about going places via all sorts of different transport. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> <li>Structure: The way music is constructed.</li> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Untuned percussion instruments</li> <li>Medium sized spongy balls</li> <li>Toy trains, cars and buses</li> </ul>

Going Places Level: Early Grades

Music activities that centre around people who help us. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Silence: The quiet spaces between musical sounds.</li> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> <li>Texture: A single sound, or combined sounds.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Optional - Out of the Ark: People Who Help Us songbook with audio CD</li> <li>Finger puppets e.g. at this link http://bit.ly/people_who_help</li> </ul>

People Who Help Us Level: Early Grades

This unit is about all sorts of families, especially those with babies and twins. If focuses on same and different sounds. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Two identical sets of percussion instruments</li> <li>A set of two-dimensional, geometric shapes</li> </ul>

Families Level: Early Grades

Using tuned instruments, including keyboards, in relation to the Maestro the Music Dog story <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> <li>Texture: A single sound, or combined sounds.</li> </ul>

The Alphabet

Alphabet

The activities are all related to Chinese New Year celebrations. This unit introduces using the pentatonic. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Pentatonic: A five note scale, or set of notes in order, such as C, D, E, G and A. The black keys of a piano or keyboard make a natural pentatonic scale - notice that each black key has at least one white key between it and the next one, which gives a distinctive &#039;pentatonic&#039; sound.</li> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> </ul>

Chinese New Year Level: Early Grades

This topic is about ourselves, focusing on rhythms, pitches and voices. Please read the ABOUT sections before beginning and download the Elements of Music cards. For advice on viewing and printing out the pdfs, please check &#039;How to Use Music Playtime&#039; in the &#039;About&#039; Sections. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Structure: The way music is constructed.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Tuned and untuned percussion instruments</li> <li>Small objects for hiding around the room</li> </ul>

Ourselves & Our Friends Level: Early Grades

This unit is about mini beasts and features following a simple graphic score. <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Dynamics: Louder or quieter sounds.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>The Very Greedy Bee by Steve Smallman &amp; Jack Tickle ISBN 9382016007</li> <li>Toy fluffy bee or home-made bee puppet</li> </ul>

Minibeasts Level: Early Grades

The yummy ingredients of this unit are food, shopping and cooking! <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Structure: The way music is constructed.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Child-safe cooking utensils for making sounds</li> </ul>

Food & Eating Level: Early Grades

Pre-K Phonics Teaching Activity: Beginning Sounds - e, u, r     14 slide PowerPoint Activity and an accompanying worksheet 'Beginning Sounds - e, u, r' is a cute phonics activity for children to practise the letters and sounds e, u, r. It can be incorporated into a lesson or used as a recap activity. Children are asked to identify the beginning letter and sound of the picture on each slide. There is also an accompanying worksheet that can be used separately or along side the activity. 

Phonics

Initial, Middle, Ending Sounds

Pre-K unit -  Science Coordinator    This unit contains: How To Use PZAZ, Assessment in K-5 Science, Big Question Map, Book Lists in Science, Certificates , Coordinator Checklist, Curriculum Map for Year Groups, Data Gathering Sheet, Data Ladder Poster, Deep Dive Questions, Evaluation of Investigations Sheet, Evaluation Ladder Poster, Knowledge Progression, Elementary School Teacher Assessment Exemplification, Elementary School Working Scientifically Progress Matrix, Elementary School Teacher Assessment Exemplification, Pzaz Lesson List for Schools, Pzaz Lesson Observation, Long Term Memory Quizzes - Grades 1 - 6, Objective Labels Template, Progress Chart, Pupil voice questions, Pupil Working Scientifically Statement, Resource Plan, Sales Script, Scheme and Types of Scientific Enquiry, Scientists, Staff Meeting Sheet, Statement of Intent, What is a Scientist, Working Scientifically Progression, Working with Big Ideas of Science Education , Development Matters for Pre-K, Intention and Substance Findings paper on K-5 School Science, Elementary School National Curriculum Assessment Statistics 2019, Elementary School National Curriculum Assessment Statistics 2019, Ofsted Science Review - The features of high-quality science education, Ofsted Science Review - The features of high-quality science education

Science Coordinator

Pre-K Science scheme of work from Pzaz. This scheme of work includes 18 lessons, each of which takes approximately two weeks to complete, and a Pre-K working scientifically progression map. This scheme of work includes units on: Seasonal Changes, Animals including Humans, Potions, Materials, Powers, Plants, and Living Things and Their Habitats.     The following lessons are included in this scheme of work:     - The Seasons  - The Weather  - My Body  - Animals  - Dinosaurs  - Fizzing  - Liquids  - Changes  - Materials  - Properties of Materials  - Magnets  - Planes and Boats  - Exercise  - Food and Hygiene  - Plants  - Habitats  - Bugs  - Flowers and Trees

Science - Pre-K - Pzaz

Phonics Phase 2 Captions - Pre-K Reading Captions uses the DfES Letters and Sounds suggested captions for words in phase 2 sets 1-5. Children begin to use and apply their decoding skills on simple material suitable for their word reading level.     The resource uses cute and colorful illustrations alongside each caption to engage the learner. This Pre-K/Elementary School English teaching resource includes PowerPoint learning activities, 4 accompanying worksheets and printable flashcards for children to play a variety of learning activities such as matching games, what's in the box? and pictures and captions snap. 

Phonics Phase 2

This publication has been written primarily for school leaders, especially headteachers and principles of primary and infant schools. Leaders of early years should also find the publication useful to help them check coverage and sequences of learning in both nursery and reception classes. Firstly, the book is sectioned into the three prime areas and four specific areas as in the framework for early years. For each section there is a focus on 3 and 4 year olds (effectively nursery) and for reception-aged children. For each section and age group a number of tables have been created, which starts with the break down outlined in Development Matters. To the right is a ‘proposed learning sequence’ which has four parts following on from each other as indicated by the arrows. To the bottom right is either an end of nursery expectation for the area of learning or an early learning goal, this is marked with a ‘c’. The part colored in red is specific to the activity being suggested. In addition, on the bottom left, marked ‘d’, there is a set of six key vocabulary words of phrases for each aspect. The last section provides you with a breakdown to help with the monitoring.

Monitoring the Quality of Education in Pre-K

The aim of this publication is to provide ideas for early years staff in respect of delivering a stimulating and effective early years curriculum. It looks at two main areas from the seven areas of learning but inevitably draws on each of the other five. The two areas focused on are: &bull;Understanding the world, and &bull;Expressive arts and design The sequence of the learning is drawn from ‘Development Matters’. It looks at the provision for 3 and 4 year olds as well as reception. For the ‘Understanding the world’ section, there is a focus on the three main aspects of: &bull;History &bull;Geography and community, and &bull;Science Each aspect starts with the statement from ‘Development Matters’ . A four-point sequence has then been created from each before creating a learning journey which looks at both focused learning and continuous provision. For each aspect a number of texts have been suggested which should help to create a strong link with aspects such as literacy and communication and language. This publication is closely linked to another Focus Education publication, ‘Monitoring the Quality of Education in Early Grades’. It is envisaged that the two publication would provide guidance and support for early years practitioners as well as school leaders.

Planning a Text-led Curriculum in Pre-K

In this Pre-K teaching resource pupils are introduced to the digraph 'ai' as per the Pre-K statutory framework for literacy.     This colorful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: An 'ai' vowel digraph explanation A link to an 'ai' sound introductory video An 'ai' sound activity with an accompanying worksheet Further differentiated worksheet with answers 18 flashcards which can also be used for a word matching game.

Digraphs

Pre-K unit on Seasonal Changes from Pzaz. This unit contains 2 lessons: The Seasons, The Weather

Seasonal Changes

Seasonal Change

Pre-K unit on Materials from Pzaz. This unit contains 2 lessons: Materials, Properties of Materials

Everyday Materials

Materials

Pre-K unit on Powers from Pzaz. This unit contains 2 lessons: Magnets, Planes and Boats

Powers

Pre-K unit on Animals including Humans from Pzaz. This unit contains 5 lessons: My Body, Animals, Dinosaurs, Exercise, Food and Hygiene

Animals including Humans

Pre-K unit on Plants from Pzaz. This unit contains 2 lessons: Plants, Flowers and Trees

Plants

Pre-K unit on Living Things and their Habitats from Pzaz. This unit contains 2 lessons: Habitats, Bugs

Pre K