The PlanBee Blog

With National School Meals Week taking place between the 13th and the 17th November, it’s a great time to consider the importance of having healthy and nutritious meals available in your primary school...

Here at PlanBee, we’ve tried several strategies for organising and prioritising tasks, and honestly – there’s no single strategy that suits everyone. Here is a collection of some of our favourite strategies to help you prioritise your teaching tasks, and personal life.

Marking can be difficult, however ensuring that you do so effectively and in a way that gives pupils the most effective feedback, is incredibly important. So what can teachers do to ensure that they mark pupils work effectively while also saving time?

As well as making teaching resources that save you time, we’ve got a few ideas about how to get the rest of your To Do List, Done. Here is Part 1 of our special series on How to Prioritise so you can finish your day with a smile!

Have you ever needed to appear confident, when inside you felt the exact opposite? Were you always worried that people could see right through you? Wouldn’t it be great if you could make people think you’re confident, even when you’re a bundle of caffeine-fuelled nerves?

Deciding to give gifts to your class at Christmas can be a tricky decision. To help our primary teachers, at PlanBee we have come up with a list of festive present ideas that work really well for primary school children across all ages. These won’t take too much time to create and they won’t break the bank either!

The new National Curriculum (which we pore over obsessively at the Hive) is great, but providing depth and enrichment beyond this is something that we felt shouldn’t be ignored...

Becoming a great primary school teacher isn’t simply about obtaining a relevant teaching qualification. As with any profession it takes practice, time and work to become proficient. Here are some tips to help you on your way.