Transition from EYFS to KS1
With a clear focus on effective transition, strong foundational skills and adaptive teaching, participants will gain the knowledge and strategies needed to ensure children develop the secure foundations required to access the Year 1 curriculum
Year 1 teachers will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and strategies to support children entering Year 1 who did not reach end-of-year expectations.
There will be a focus on securing strong foundations to ensure children can access the Year 1 curriculum.
What will it cover?
- Strong foundations
- Play-based learning
- Enabling environments
- Curriculum-EYFS and Year 1
- Transition to Year 1
- Peer support and networking opportunities
Transition from Year 1 to Year 2
Give your pupils the strongest possible start in English and mathematics with a research-informed course designed to help Year 2 teachers build and sustain strong learning foundations.
Perfect for KS2 teachers, maths leads, and teaching assistants, this session will equip you with strategies to identify gaps, respond to them adaptively, and ensure pupils are ready to access more complex content with confidence.
Gain insight into how children learn at this stage and how high-quality instruction, modelling and practice can accelerate progress and explore how to build on prior learning, maintain continuity, and ensure all pupils—particularly those with emerging needs—benefit from a smooth learning journey
What will it cover?
- The essential foundations children must secure by the end of KS1 in English and maths, aligned with Ofsted’s latest evidence, and how this impacts learning in KS2 if not attained.
- Effective practices that build deep understanding
- How to use assessment meaningfully and identifying misconceptions early
- Strategies for supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged learners through repetition, focused practice, and targeted intervention
Maths in KS2
Empower your pupils with secure, robust mathematical foundations through a research-informed course that equips Key Stage 2 teachers with effective, classroom-ready strategies
A secure grasp of early number is vital for long-term success. Strong Foundations identifies that many pupils reach KS2 without the essential number fluency they need, often due to unclear curriculum progression or insufficient focused practice.
Perfect for KS2 teachers, maths leads, and teaching assistants, this course brings these findings to life—offering practical strategies that help every child master the building blocks of number, shape, space and measure
What will it cover?
- The essential foundations children must secure by the end of KS1 in maths, aligned with Ofsted’s latest evidence, and how this impacts learning in KS2 if not attained.
- Effective practices that build deep understanding: subitising, counting principles, number relationships, and structured use of manipulatives.
- How to use assessment meaningfully and identifying misconceptions early
- Strategies for supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged learners through repetition, focused practice, and targeted intervention
English in KS2
Strengthen pupils’ foundational knowledge and skills in English with a research-informed course that equips Key Stage 2 teachers with practical, classroom-ready approaches to build confident, capable learners.
Delegates will learn strategies for identifying and responding to gaps in pupils’ foundational knowledge, ensuring learners don’t fall behind as curriculum demands increase.
Perfect for KS2 teachers, maths leads, and teaching assistants to gain practical tools for supporting a wide range of learners—including those who need more structured practice, additional scaffolding or challenge.
What will it cover?
- The essential foundations children must secure by the end of KS1 in English, aligned with Ofsted’s latest evidence, and how this impacts learning in KS2 if not attained.
- Effective practices that build deep understanding.
- How to use assessment meaningfully and identifying misconceptions early
- Strategies for supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged learners through repetition, focused practice, and targeted intervention
