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FEATURES 11 6 STAND-UP TIPS TO USE IN CLASS A good comic can command even the rowdiest of audience 13 7 NEWS STORIES Catch up with some of the education stories youmight have missed 17 HOW I DO IT  Create maps featuring key events from your class novel 37 DESIGN & MAKE Engineering is simply about spotting problems and creating solutions 38 EPILEPSY AWARENESS Making the case for why schools need a progression framework for young people on the autism spectrum 42 MOVING ON UP How do you prepare Y6 pupils for secondary during the lockdown? 45 I’VE GOT A QUESTION... How to foster a culture of openness during RSE while protecting pupils’ innocence  48 THAT GUY OFF THE TELLY Baasit Siddiqui is using the hook of Gogglebox to raise pupils’ aspirations 50 SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN Forget flashy lessons – simple can be beautiful, and can give you your life back  82 DAY IN THE LIFE We follow a teacher from first alarm to lights out during lockdown… LESSON PLANS 72 MATHS & PE 74 PSHE & ENGLISH 76 SCIENCE REVIEWS 79 THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES HISTORY TOOLKIT 81 PRIMARY SCIENCE TEACHING TRUST 52 OVER THE MOON  Nursery rhymes play a vital role in reading and spelling success 54 BRIGHT AS A BUTTON Nine ways to teach similes andmetaphors with confidence 56 BOOK CLUB We review five new titles that will excite your class 58 HUMAN SENTENCES This low-stakes analogue grammar game sharpens pupils’minds and leads to greater engagement 61 BOOK TOPIC Go on an adventure with JeffreyAlan Love’s evocative picturebook EDITOR: Elaine Bennett, elaine.bennett@theteachco.com , 01206 505994 GROUP EDITOR: Joe Carter, joe.carter@theteachco.com , 01206 505925 HEADOF COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS: Richard Stebbing, richard.stebbing@theteachco.com ADVERTISING MANAGER: Hayley Rackham, hayley.rackham@theteachco.com , 01206 505988 DEPUTY ADVERTISING MANAGER: Samantha Law,  samantha.law@theteachco.com ,  01206 505499 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS: Hannah Jones, hannah.jones@theteachco.com, 01206 505924 Katie Harvey-Jones, katie.jones@theteachco.com,   01206 505477   ART EDITOR: Richard Allen DESIGNERS: Chris England, Adam Barford PHOTOGRAPHY: CliQQ Photography, cliqq.co.uk ACCOUNTS: 01206 505995 DESIGN& REPROGRAPHICS: Ace Pre-Press 01206 508608 SUBSCRIPTIONS DEPARTMENT: Andrea Turner CUSTOMER SERVICES: aceville@dctmedia.co.uk 0800 904 7000 PUBLISHER: Helen Tudor DISTRIBUTED BY: Distributed by Frontline Ltd., Peterborough. Tel: 01733 555161 PUBLISHED BY: Maze Media (2000) Ltd, 25 Phoenix Court, Hawkins Rd, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JY. Tel: 01206 505900 The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Every effort is made to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press. However, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted for any consequence or repercussion of responding to information or advice given or inferred. Copyright Maze Media (2000) Ltd. 6 | www.teachwire.net