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About Neil Almond

Woodland AT Primary
Lead Teacher
Neil is a primary school lead teacher and TES contributor, as well as a writer for Third Space.
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The Long Multiplication Method: How To Teach Long Multiplication So All Your KS2 Pupils ‘Get It’

If you have taught upper KS2 before, you know how much of a slog it can be to teach the long multiplication method. […]

By Neil Almond 10 min read
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Quality First Teaching Checklist: The 10 Most Effective Strategies For Primary Schools

‘Quality First Teaching’ (QFT) has become one of those phrases that everybody uses, but not everyone agrees on how to define it. Here […]

By Neil Almond 12 min read
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8 Differentiation Strategies to Bring Your Primary School Class To ‘Good’

Differentiation and differentiation strategies, of all the teaching approaches we use as primary school subject leaders and teachers to raise up our pupils […]

By Neil Almond 14 min read
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Fluency, Reasoning and Problem Solving: What This Looks Like In Every Maths Lesson

Fluency reasoning and problem solving have been central to the new maths national curriculum for primary schools introduced in 2014. Here we look […]

By Neil Almond 9 min read
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What Is Maths Mastery? 10 Answers Inspired By The Book Teaching For Mastery

Mathematics mastery, the maths mastery approach to teaching and learning and mastery teaching in general has long been prominent in primary schools, but […]

By Neil Almond 13 min read