Hamilton Brookes - Primary Education Specialists
@hamiltonbrookes.bsky.social
We are Hamilton Brookes - Primary Education Specialists: offering teaching and learning support for professionals in schools in the UK, and around the World. Part of Oxford Brookes University
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk
If you're a primary teacher or school leader in Northern Ireland, you've likely heard about the new Teacher Professional Learning (TPL) Fund - £31 million being invested by the Department of Education - over three years to support teacher development in every school.
September 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you're a primary teacher or school leader in Northern Ireland, you've likely heard about the new Teacher Professional Learning (TPL) Fund - £31 million being invested by the Department of Education - over three years to support teacher development in every school.
Our social impact partners at PyGirls are opening registration for free Python courses for girls aged 12-19, starting on 21st October!
REGISTER BY 13th OCTOBER: pygirls.io/en/register/...
REGISTER BY 13th OCTOBER: pygirls.io/en/register/...
September 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Our social impact partners at PyGirls are opening registration for free Python courses for girls aged 12-19, starting on 21st October!
REGISTER BY 13th OCTOBER: pygirls.io/en/register/...
REGISTER BY 13th OCTOBER: pygirls.io/en/register/...
Spaces are filling out for the webinar with Sandra Tibbles from Childhood Matters!
Date: 25th September 2025
Time: 4PM
👉REGISTER HERE: brookes.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join to develop your understanding of SEND and apply inclusive and adaptive approaches to meet the needs of all learners.
Date: 25th September 2025
Time: 4PM
👉REGISTER HERE: brookes.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join to develop your understanding of SEND and apply inclusive and adaptive approaches to meet the needs of all learners.
September 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Spaces are filling out for the webinar with Sandra Tibbles from Childhood Matters!
Date: 25th September 2025
Time: 4PM
👉REGISTER HERE: brookes.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join to develop your understanding of SEND and apply inclusive and adaptive approaches to meet the needs of all learners.
Date: 25th September 2025
Time: 4PM
👉REGISTER HERE: brookes.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join to develop your understanding of SEND and apply inclusive and adaptive approaches to meet the needs of all learners.
Roald Dahl Day is about celebrating all we love about the great author, relishing the stories that have given so much joy to so many for over 60 years. Adored equally for his wicked characters and cherished heroes, Dahl is one of the best-known and most-loved children’s authors of all time.
September 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Roald Dahl Day is about celebrating all we love about the great author, relishing the stories that have given so much joy to so many for over 60 years. Adored equally for his wicked characters and cherished heroes, Dahl is one of the best-known and most-loved children’s authors of all time.
Supporting SEND in the mainstream classroom was the most often requested topic for our webinars last year.
That's why we're so excited to invite you to a webinar with Sandra Tibbles from Childhood Matters.
Date: 25th September 2025
Time: 4PM
brookes.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
That's why we're so excited to invite you to a webinar with Sandra Tibbles from Childhood Matters.
Date: 25th September 2025
Time: 4PM
brookes.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Supporting SEND in the mainstream classroom was the most often requested topic for our webinars last year.
That's why we're so excited to invite you to a webinar with Sandra Tibbles from Childhood Matters.
Date: 25th September 2025
Time: 4PM
brookes.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
That's why we're so excited to invite you to a webinar with Sandra Tibbles from Childhood Matters.
Date: 25th September 2025
Time: 4PM
brookes.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Mat Tobin talking about reading, becoming a writer and the importance of high quality books in primary classrooms, has been the most downloaded #PrimaryFutures podcast episode of all time!
If you haven't listened already, now is a great time to catch up!
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
If you haven't listened already, now is a great time to catch up!
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
August 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Mat Tobin talking about reading, becoming a writer and the importance of high quality books in primary classrooms, has been the most downloaded #PrimaryFutures podcast episode of all time!
If you haven't listened already, now is a great time to catch up!
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
If you haven't listened already, now is a great time to catch up!
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
This is one of the most hopeful conversations about the future of primary education Ed Finch had with Professor Sam Twiselton and Dame Alison Peacock on the #PrimaryFutures podcast.
Grab a cuppa 🍵and have a listen: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
Grab a cuppa 🍵and have a listen: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
August 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This is one of the most hopeful conversations about the future of primary education Ed Finch had with Professor Sam Twiselton and Dame Alison Peacock on the #PrimaryFutures podcast.
Grab a cuppa 🍵and have a listen: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
Grab a cuppa 🍵and have a listen: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
Sonia Thompson, is the Head at St Matthew’s CE Research School.
Speaking to Ed Finch on the #PrimaryFutures podcast, Sonia shares her experiences as a headteacher, discussing the benefits of being a research school and the collaborative ethos that drives their success.
Speaking to Ed Finch on the #PrimaryFutures podcast, Sonia shares her experiences as a headteacher, discussing the benefits of being a research school and the collaborative ethos that drives their success.
August 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Sonia Thompson, is the Head at St Matthew’s CE Research School.
Speaking to Ed Finch on the #PrimaryFutures podcast, Sonia shares her experiences as a headteacher, discussing the benefits of being a research school and the collaborative ethos that drives their success.
Speaking to Ed Finch on the #PrimaryFutures podcast, Sonia shares her experiences as a headteacher, discussing the benefits of being a research school and the collaborative ethos that drives their success.
"We have a tendency to see students with EAL by the limits of their English, rather than by the extent of everything else they bring to the classroom."
Make a shift in the experiences of your EAL children by taking a simple yet powerful step: becoming a language learner yourself.
Make a shift in the experiences of your EAL children by taking a simple yet powerful step: becoming a language learner yourself.
July 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"We have a tendency to see students with EAL by the limits of their English, rather than by the extent of everything else they bring to the classroom."
Make a shift in the experiences of your EAL children by taking a simple yet powerful step: becoming a language learner yourself.
Make a shift in the experiences of your EAL children by taking a simple yet powerful step: becoming a language learner yourself.
"Children don't learn when they are emotionally distressed, if they are hungry, if they are tired. Why are we not thinking this way about our teachers? It's something that must change."
July 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"Children don't learn when they are emotionally distressed, if they are hungry, if they are tired. Why are we not thinking this way about our teachers? It's something that must change."
Explore our Year 6 unit on Evolution and Adaptation. Students learn about how living things are adapted to their habitats, the work of Darwin, and more. With engaging investigations and content, this resource helps you deliver lessons that encourage thinking and application. buff.ly/aWJdgXF
July 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Explore our Year 6 unit on Evolution and Adaptation. Students learn about how living things are adapted to their habitats, the work of Darwin, and more. With engaging investigations and content, this resource helps you deliver lessons that encourage thinking and application. buff.ly/aWJdgXF
How can you know if a science story is good or terrible? What does it take for science stories to inspire, engage and educate children?
Listen to Jules Pottle talk about how she uses stories in primary classrooms to teach science and what the research says about the impact on children's learning.
Listen to Jules Pottle talk about how she uses stories in primary classrooms to teach science and what the research says about the impact on children's learning.
July 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
How can you know if a science story is good or terrible? What does it take for science stories to inspire, engage and educate children?
Listen to Jules Pottle talk about how she uses stories in primary classrooms to teach science and what the research says about the impact on children's learning.
Listen to Jules Pottle talk about how she uses stories in primary classrooms to teach science and what the research says about the impact on children's learning.
Spark sea curiosity in Reception & Year 1! 🐳 Introduce your youngest learners to marine life with our English unit based on the picturebook 'Dear Greenpeace'. This unit explores letter writing, the natural world, and helps to develop early literacy skills in reception and Y1. buff.ly/xk06Tfg
July 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Spark sea curiosity in Reception & Year 1! 🐳 Introduce your youngest learners to marine life with our English unit based on the picturebook 'Dear Greenpeace'. This unit explores letter writing, the natural world, and helps to develop early literacy skills in reception and Y1. buff.ly/xk06Tfg
Combine science and music in your Year 3/4 class! 🚀 Our "Sounds Spectacular!" unit is full of exciting tasks where students help a band understand the science of sound. They'll explore everything from how we hear to manipulating volume and pitch. buff.ly/3VEbMFk
#ScienceTeachers #KS2
#ScienceTeachers #KS2
July 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Combine science and music in your Year 3/4 class! 🚀 Our "Sounds Spectacular!" unit is full of exciting tasks where students help a band understand the science of sound. They'll explore everything from how we hear to manipulating volume and pitch. buff.ly/3VEbMFk
#ScienceTeachers #KS2
#ScienceTeachers #KS2
Simplify your Year 4 Maths planning with our complete Year 4 Maths Planning pathway which meet all National Curriculum requirements. Make maths prep easier and simpler with clear, progression-focused units on Place Value, Addition, Subtraction, Decimals, Fractions, and more! buff.ly/FH7fN7y
July 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Simplify your Year 4 Maths planning with our complete Year 4 Maths Planning pathway which meet all National Curriculum requirements. Make maths prep easier and simpler with clear, progression-focused units on Place Value, Addition, Subtraction, Decimals, Fractions, and more! buff.ly/FH7fN7y
Are the children enjoying learning? Not just in maths! And are they reading books after we've taught them to read?
Listen to the episode of #PrimaryFutures which is about Putting Fun Back into Maths - and so much more!
Listen to the episode of #PrimaryFutures which is about Putting Fun Back into Maths - and so much more!
July 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Are the children enjoying learning? Not just in maths! And are they reading books after we've taught them to read?
Listen to the episode of #PrimaryFutures which is about Putting Fun Back into Maths - and so much more!
Listen to the episode of #PrimaryFutures which is about Putting Fun Back into Maths - and so much more!
Looking for new English lessons for your Year 5/6 class? ✨ Try our unit on the graphic novel 'When Stars Are Scattered.' Explore how characters are developed through images and words and cover speech writing, adverbs of possibility and modal verbs. buff.ly/BqlFFcW #PrimaryEnglish
June 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Looking for new English lessons for your Year 5/6 class? ✨ Try our unit on the graphic novel 'When Stars Are Scattered.' Explore how characters are developed through images and words and cover speech writing, adverbs of possibility and modal verbs. buff.ly/BqlFFcW #PrimaryEnglish
What are the effects on a child when they're not seeing themselves represented in a classroom?
Ed Finch and Bukky Yusuf delve into the topic of meaningful and authentic #representation in schools in this episode of #PrimaryFutures podcast.
youtu.be/H-vree9sTX4?...
Ed Finch and Bukky Yusuf delve into the topic of meaningful and authentic #representation in schools in this episode of #PrimaryFutures podcast.
youtu.be/H-vree9sTX4?...
Minority Children in British Schools
⚠️ The negative effects of 'trying to fit in' for minority children in British schools.🎤 Ed Finch and Bukky Yusuf discuss how we can create meaningful repre...
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June 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
What are the effects on a child when they're not seeing themselves represented in a classroom?
Ed Finch and Bukky Yusuf delve into the topic of meaningful and authentic #representation in schools in this episode of #PrimaryFutures podcast.
youtu.be/H-vree9sTX4?...
Ed Finch and Bukky Yusuf delve into the topic of meaningful and authentic #representation in schools in this episode of #PrimaryFutures podcast.
youtu.be/H-vree9sTX4?...
🐾 Year 4 teachers, dive into persuasive writing with our Animals in Captivity resources, find lesson plans using Zoo by Anthony Browne & The Rainbow Bear by Michael Morpurgo to explore adverbials, expanded noun phrases & compelling arguments. buff.ly/daogkTq
June 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🐾 Year 4 teachers, dive into persuasive writing with our Animals in Captivity resources, find lesson plans using Zoo by Anthony Browne & The Rainbow Bear by Michael Morpurgo to explore adverbials, expanded noun phrases & compelling arguments. buff.ly/daogkTq
Over the next 10 weeks we will be revisiting the great conversations on #PrimaryFutures podcast.
We're starting with Ian Eagleton talking about what he sees in schools that are really trying to include, in a natural way, the #LGBTQ+ community in their curriculum.
We're starting with Ian Eagleton talking about what he sees in schools that are really trying to include, in a natural way, the #LGBTQ+ community in their curriculum.
June 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Over the next 10 weeks we will be revisiting the great conversations on #PrimaryFutures podcast.
We're starting with Ian Eagleton talking about what he sees in schools that are really trying to include, in a natural way, the #LGBTQ+ community in their curriculum.
We're starting with Ian Eagleton talking about what he sees in schools that are really trying to include, in a natural way, the #LGBTQ+ community in their curriculum.
“We’re looking for a nice sunny place where we can build a house… perhaps you’d like to come with us?”
This simple offer of belonging sits at the heart of The Moomins and The Great Flood – a story of displacement, hope, and radical hospitality.
This simple offer of belonging sits at the heart of The Moomins and The Great Flood – a story of displacement, hope, and radical hospitality.
June 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“We’re looking for a nice sunny place where we can build a house… perhaps you’d like to come with us?”
This simple offer of belonging sits at the heart of The Moomins and The Great Flood – a story of displacement, hope, and radical hospitality.
This simple offer of belonging sits at the heart of The Moomins and The Great Flood – a story of displacement, hope, and radical hospitality.
🧮 What’s the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)?
✔️ A short online check to see how fluently children can recall times tables up to 12
⏱️ 25 questions, 6 seconds each
📝 No pass/fail – just a way to flag where support is needed
#MultiplicationCheck #PrimaryMaths #Year4Maths #HamiltonBrookes
✔️ A short online check to see how fluently children can recall times tables up to 12
⏱️ 25 questions, 6 seconds each
📝 No pass/fail – just a way to flag where support is needed
#MultiplicationCheck #PrimaryMaths #Year4Maths #HamiltonBrookes
June 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🧮 What’s the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)?
✔️ A short online check to see how fluently children can recall times tables up to 12
⏱️ 25 questions, 6 seconds each
📝 No pass/fail – just a way to flag where support is needed
#MultiplicationCheck #PrimaryMaths #Year4Maths #HamiltonBrookes
✔️ A short online check to see how fluently children can recall times tables up to 12
⏱️ 25 questions, 6 seconds each
📝 No pass/fail – just a way to flag where support is needed
#MultiplicationCheck #PrimaryMaths #Year4Maths #HamiltonBrookes
It’s the final half term – and for some that means the Phonics Screening Check!
How can parents support children's reading at home?
> Cut out letters from magazines and make words
> Go on a sound treasure hunt
> Blend words while out and about
#PrimaryEducation #ReadingForPleasure #PhonicsCheck
How can parents support children's reading at home?
> Cut out letters from magazines and make words
> Go on a sound treasure hunt
> Blend words while out and about
#PrimaryEducation #ReadingForPleasure #PhonicsCheck
June 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It’s the final half term – and for some that means the Phonics Screening Check!
How can parents support children's reading at home?
> Cut out letters from magazines and make words
> Go on a sound treasure hunt
> Blend words while out and about
#PrimaryEducation #ReadingForPleasure #PhonicsCheck
How can parents support children's reading at home?
> Cut out letters from magazines and make words
> Go on a sound treasure hunt
> Blend words while out and about
#PrimaryEducation #ReadingForPleasure #PhonicsCheck
Getting ready for the Multiplication Tables Check this term?
Here are some real-life strategies parents can use to help times tables stick!
🛒 Use shopping or cooking to practise tables
🎯 Sticky tricky facts around the house on post-it notes
🎮 Use digital tools that adapt to what your child needs
Here are some real-life strategies parents can use to help times tables stick!
🛒 Use shopping or cooking to practise tables
🎯 Sticky tricky facts around the house on post-it notes
🎮 Use digital tools that adapt to what your child needs
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Getting ready for the Multiplication Tables Check this term?
Here are some real-life strategies parents can use to help times tables stick!
🛒 Use shopping or cooking to practise tables
🎯 Sticky tricky facts around the house on post-it notes
🎮 Use digital tools that adapt to what your child needs
Here are some real-life strategies parents can use to help times tables stick!
🛒 Use shopping or cooking to practise tables
🎯 Sticky tricky facts around the house on post-it notes
🎮 Use digital tools that adapt to what your child needs