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A new report suggests that investment in technology to boost academic achievement does not necessarily deliver results. Sal McKeown gauges opinion and hears from schools about the skills needed to meaningfully harness digital tools.

Schools are discovering how this subject can develop critical thinking, linguistic skills and emotional wellbeing, and also enhance learning across the curriculum.

With this subject now high on the agenda, it is vitally important for staff to access the right training. Sal McKeown talks to teachers about the most effective courses.

Find out how schools across the country are analysing and costing their technology provision, and where their plans for development are taking their pupils' learning.

Practical applications for engineering give pupils the opportunity to problem solve, try out their ideas and approach things from a different angle, says Sal McKeown.

The government would like to see more two-year-olds in schools. Sal Mckeown talks to those for and against and discovers there are many challenges on the ground.

With new funding recently announced to fuel the growth of multi-academy trusts, Sal McKeown listens in on the debate around what they can offer ambitious teachers.

What could be more exciting for children than getting their written work published and shared with the world? Sal McKeown taps into the appeal of an online platform.

High quality extended school services are eagerly sought by parents to fit around their working lives. But delivering the right service at the right time is not always easy.

There are infinite possibilities in a crosscurricular approach that provides opportunities to explore a range of subjects under one topic. Ofsted is increasingly recognising this as a way to raise standards. Sal McKeown talks to schools which are maximising the inter-connectedness of learning.

Maximising efficiency in admin which involves parent information and payments can be tricky. Sal McKeown hears how two schools are running smoothly online.

As the sector awaits clarification around testing of the new curriculum, teachers have reacted angrily to the rumoured possibility of bringing in formal tests at key stage 1.

The Accelerated Reading Programme is proving highly effective in engaging reluctant readers by involving them in a quiz about what they have read.

With the likelihood of a renewed push to bring the voting age down to 16, schools play an important role in ensuring pupils understand the political process.

Sal Mckeown takes concerns she has heard from many dyslexic pupils and offers ways to address them in the classroom with best practice and clever use of new resources.

Sal McKeown explains how a primary school in Rugby developed a powerful anti-bullying resource – first with a theatre production and then through a DVD.

Sal McKeown hears how Daydream Education's app provides scope for teachers to stretch able students and address areas of weakness for those who are struggling.

Sal McKeown finds out how funding cuts since 2015 have affected the way schools make efficiency savings, and looks at the implications for staffing in the future.

Sal McKeown discovers how a specialist sports college is supporting a local primary to ensure that all its pupils, including a wheelchair user, can participate fully in sport.

Sal McKeown hears how teachers are using creative story-telling kits, produced by company Creative Days, to link literacy to other subject areas of the curriculum.

This is a resource that is all about learning through doing. Sal McKeown hears how its curriculum themes are a good fit with one primary school's particular ethos.

Sal McKeown was keen to check out the effectiveness of Teach Your Monster to Read 3, and discovered how its intuitiveness encourages independent learning.

While ReadingWise is an intervention program designed to be used on computers or tablets, it also offers strategies for different learning styles away from screens.

Sal McKeown finds out how 2Simple's online storytelling draws children into cliffhanger endings and encourages them to take up the story themselves.

With its gaming credentials, 3P Learning's Mathletics is a winner in many schools, offering a rigorous but fun maths program, with opportunities for speedy progress.

Sal McKeown hears how an online ‘toolsuite’ not only has the potential to teach basic computing skills but has wide-ranging applications for maths and literacy.

Sal McKeown finds out how an app that uses colour coded post-it notes is engaging children in language learning, and adapts to an individual's needs.

Learning to write and de-bug a computer program, using Scratch, is far from dull when children are carried along by Rainforest Coding's action-packed story lines.

Sal McKeown outlines how one school is combining a range of resources to help children bring their stories to life with rich language, structure and pace.

With the support of social enterprise Greentop, you can help your pupils to perform circus skills, banish nerves about being in the spotlight and enjoy team working.

Sal McKeown describes how schools were delighted to be part of a special Christmas song, focusing on the World War One Christmas truce in 1914.

The history of canals can provide a fascinating cross-curricular topic. Use the online game, ‘Build a Canal’, as a fun resource and a catalyst for further learning.

Discussions arising from Rising Star's maths resources are promoting a collaborative approach to problem solving which builds pupil confidence and, best of all, is fun.

A project in Coventry, bringing together art and science, has involved children working on a real community commission and creating engineering feats.

Dodford Children's Holiday Farm offers children the opportunity to spend time away from home and their parents, tune in to others and bond with friendly animals.

The Apps for Good Awards are now gaining momentum in primaries where pupils are using impressive creativity and flair when it come to building their own.

Children now need to make ‘substantial’ progress in MFL at key stage 2 and Education City has a range of resources to help schools stay ahead of the game.

Sal McKeown describes how one school has used WizeFloor's giant, interactive floor mat to revolutionise its teaching of maths for children in year 4.

One primary school has brought the Vikings to life for year 3 pupils using Cornerstone's ILPs based on ‘engage, develop, innovate and express’.