This book offers comprehensive, up-to-date, and creative guidance for teaching English in primary schools. It provides busy teachers with indispensable advice and opportunities for reflection on current classroom practices, covering key areas such as language and literacy development, grammar, punctuation, spelling, phonics, drama, creativity, multilingual classrooms, ICT, and assessment. The second edition has been updated to reflect changes in government policy and gives greater attention to systematic synthetic phonics, assessment, drama, and talk for writing, aligning closely with the evolving curriculum for primary English.

This book is designed as an invaluable resource for trainee and practicing teachers aiming to teach English in an accessible, contemporary, and dynamic way. Its comprehensive coverage and practical advice are intended to support educators in navigating the complexities of the primary English curriculum. The author team's extensive experience in frontline teaching, school management, and teacher training lends significant credibility to the guidance provided.