Primary
Primary support from Lancashire Professional Development Service
Art
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled Geography consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Assessment
Welcome to the Assessment section of the Lancashire Grid for Learning. Here you will find the latest assessment news, information on courses and resources to help you with your practice.
Behaviour
Welcome to the Lancashire behaviour page. Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates, video content and free resources. All content is maintained by the skilled Behaviour consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Computing
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled Computing consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Design and Technology
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled Design and Technology consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
English and Literacy
Welcome to the Lancashire Primary English and Literacy page. Here you will find a great mix of expert guidance, exciting resources and interesting links that can help to impact teaching and learning in your primary classroom.
Geography
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled Geography consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Great Teaching
Here you will find guidance, resources and links to courses on the elements of generic teaching and learning strategies which make teaching great. All content is maintained by the skilled 'great teaching' consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
History
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled history consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Mathematics
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled maths consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Modern Foreign Languages
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled Modern Foreign Languages consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Music
Here you will be directed to the Lancashire Music Hub.
Lancashire Music Hub is a network of people and organisations, working together to champion music education and make sure that all children and young people in the County get access to music making and learning that’s right for them. It’s led by Lancashire Music Service, the County Councils music education service working with core partners More Music, a leading community music organisation based in Morecambe, and Charanga, award-winning developers of online music education resources.
Physical Education
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled PE consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service. Featured content includes School Swimming Guidance, PE Passport, Max Whitlock Gymnastics and our Lancashire PE Newsletter.
PSHE
Access to the Lancashire Learning for Life platform (subscription required), as well as expert guidance, the latest updates and resources. All content is maintained by the skilled PSHE consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Red Rose Letters and Sounds
The Primary English and Literacy Team at Lancashire Professional Development Service (LPDS) have developed a new systematic, synthetic phonics planning programme using the Letters and Sounds approach titled Red Rose Letters and Sounds.
Red Rose Mastery Maths
Providing teachers with comprehensive planning materials for each lesson including teaching resources, detailed planning guidance and children’s task sheets, including deeper learning tasks to challenge more able mathematicians.
Religious Education
Access to the Lancashire Agreed Syllabus (subscription required), as well as expert guidance, the latest updates and resources. All content is maintained by the Lancashire School Advisory Service.
Science
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled Primary Science consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Stretch and Challenge for All
Identifying and meeting the needs of more able children and young people is a challenge shared by all schools. A consideration of the needs of these pupils is a valuable starting point in developing good teaching and learning across the school.
Here you will find information on further support and updates on current developments.
Sustainability
Here you will find expert guidance, the latest updates and free resources, along with premium content for subscribers. All content is maintained by the skilled Primary Science consultants from Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Meet the Primary Team at Lancashire Professional Development Service
Meet the Team
Meet the primary consultants at Lancashire Professional Development Service.
Support from Wider Lancashire County Council Services
Careers Provision
Whilst not mandatory in primary schools, introducing primary school children to the world of work can help to bring learning alive by sparking their curiosity and creating those lightbulb moments!
Data Products
A large range of data products to help you make informed decisions about your school.
Early Career Teachers
Information on ECT induction, Early Career Framework and Statutory Guidance.
Education Improvement - Equality and Diversity Team
The Education Improvement–Equality and Diversity Team provides support to Lancashire schools, families and communities to enable pupils, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds and the most vulnerable, to fully embrace the educational opportunities available in Lancashire and achieve their potential.
PIVATS
Assessing small steps of attainment, setting challenging but realistic targets and tracking pupil achievement and progress in Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Mathematics and elements of PSED.
Pupil Tracker
Track attainment for all National Curriculum subject areas, throughout the Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
Primary Leadership and Management Support
The largest provider of School Improvement services in the North West.
Schools HR Team
The Schools HR Team is a team of 11 HR professionals with a thorough understanding of teacher and support staff terms and conditions of employment and extensive experience of working in partnership with school leaders to resolve complex HR issues.
Service Level Agreements available to your School
Tailor-made support for schools and their operations: explore our diverse range of Service Level Agreements.
SEND
SEND Specialist Teaching Service - Specialist teachers who offer advice and support, training and SENCO support, to schools, colleges and other settings from early years to post 16 for the full range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Leading on SEND package (LPDS)
Projects
We Are Community
Strengthening Communities across Lancashire. This is our living scrapbook of the interconnection between schools and their communities. It is a celebration of the vibrancy and richness of the communities that make up Lancashire.
Additional Reading and Support
Blog
Keep up to date with the latest LPDS blogs from our expert Teaching and Learning Consultants.
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