Explicit teaching of sentence structure is key if students are to become strong writers — but many students don't understand what a sentence is. In this article Subject Advisor KassiElla Rankine explores how teachers can ensure strong understanding of sentence structure, and tackle some of the most common errors in sentences made by students.

Handwriting is educational marmite; as teachers, we love it or we loathe it entirely. Regardless of our personal standpoints, it is a key principle that features in every year group within the Primary National Curriculum. Ergo, we teach it — but, in an increasingly digital world, can handwriting justify its place in the curriculum? KassiElla Rankine believes that it can.

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