The Pobble blog

Parents' evening (or parent-teacher interview night, if you're in Australia or New Zealand) has a way of sneaking up on you. One minute you're thinking you should probably prepare something, and the n...

Being involved in your child's learning is one of the most valuable things you can do as a parent. Research consistently shows that children whose families engage with their education at home (not jus...

Your child spends a significant part of their day at school, but the adults who know them best are at home. When those two worlds connect well, children tend to do better: they're more confident, more...

Poetry holds a special place in the primary English curriculum. It gives students space to play with language, express ideas, explore emotion and make careful choices as writers.

When I visit schools, the writing conversations are usually very similar. Teachers talk about reluctant writers. English leads talk about consistency between year groups. Senior leaders talk about wor...

Key takeaways from our recent Pobble webinar, What Would a Writer Do?

Every year, as we head into the final term of the year, I speak with Year 6 teachers who tell me they are nervous about being selected for statutory external moderation. We unpick together what is cau...

Before children write well, they need time to think, talk, and explore ideas without pressure.

During our live webinar on 14th January, one thing became abundantly clear: teachers and school leaders are exhausted by checklist moderation sessions. From attendees, we heard the same frustrations r...

Term 1 arrives with all the usual energy, new classes, new routines, and that sense that everything matters at once. Add NAPLAN into the mix, and it is easy for writing to become a last-minute scrambl...