This blog post is now available at:  https://www.aidansevers.com/post/getting-ready-for-the-ks2-reading-test The question papers, texts and ...

Another bit of fun from me over on the TES site:  https://www.tes.com/news/five-songs-get-your-after-sats-party-started

In what must be the article with the shortest shelf life that I've ever written I've made some tongue-in-cheek predictions for th...

This blog post is now available at:  https://www.aidansevers.com/post/times-tables-fluency-and-the-ks2-sats

This might come across as idealistic or cynical. It might even sound hypocritical to those who’ve taught Year 6 alongside me. But there real...

In my first blog post in this series I explored the difference between reading comprehension strategies and reading skills. I noted that ...

This is a very different blog post to the sort I normally write; it represents some very hypothetical thinking and the purpose of writing i...

What Is Reading Roles? The concept of 'Reading Roles' ( resources available on TES resources ) is to assign a well-known jo...

In response to the DfE's latest documents, I wrote this for Third Space Learning. It's a summary of the key changes in the way pri...

Here's one I wrote for Third Space Learning:  https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/reflections-primary-maths-leader-ks2-sats-new-curric...

Disclaimer: Although this blog post is all about SATs data, it's not what I'm all about, nor has it been our singular focus this ...

https://www.thirdspacelearning.com/blog/2017/ks2-sats-results-2017-what-they-mean-what-they-ll-never-tell-you-what-to-do-next I produce...

To my brilliant year six teachers, Thank you and well done for all your incredibly hard work this year. I could not have asked for mor...

The fourth and final post in my series of blog posts for Third Space Learning focusing on teacher and pupil wellbeing during the key stag...

The latest in my series of blog posts for Third Space Learning focuses on SATs week itself. The focus is on teacher and pupil wellbeing a...

Here's one I wrote for the TES blog all about those little things that might be forgotten in the run up to SATs but that, if sorted, w...

If you're a Year 6 teacher this Easter, you definitely don't need me to wax lyrical about the pressure you're feeling right ...

A few years ago there were many resources available supporting children's understanding of the Assessment Focuses. Teachers found it b...