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Important update from TheSchoolRun

For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.

What this means for subscribers:

  • Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
  • In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
  • As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.

A few changes to be aware of:

  • The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
  • The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.

*If you need to reset your password, it will still work as usual. Please check your spam folder if the reset email doesn’t appear in your inbox.

Gifted and talented learning activities for KS1 and KS2

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Looking for some really original, exciting learning activities to try out at home? Our Gifted and talented pack presents 30 fascinating, involving projects to get stuck into, all linked to the national curriculum for 5- to 11-year-olds and designed to get your child (and you!) thinking, creating and loving learning.


Keystage:  KS1, Year 1, Year 2, KS2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Enrichment is looking at academic subjects – and the world around us – in more depth. For our new learning pack, Gifted and talented learning activities for KS1 and KS2, headteacher and G&T expert John Senior has prepared 30 curriculum-linked projects to take you and your primary-school child on a voyage of discovery. No special or expensive learning resources are required – access to a green space, some old documents, a library and a stack of cardboard boxes are all you need. Each activity is designed to stimulate creativity, boost your child’s enthusiasm for creative thinking and, most of all, be great fun! You’ll be…

  • Mapping and analyzing street furniture
  • Imitating farmyard noises – and using them to create a unique poem
  • ‘Sailing’ to distant lands and learning about wind and weather
  • Playing with memory cards
  • Creating a ‘Rosetta stone’ to solve a historical investigation
  • Writing original drama (following BBC guidelines)
  • Discussing the establishment of an international Olympic City – and how to overcome diplomatic obstacles around it
  • Entering the world of economics
  • Becoming a lexicographer and exploring the history – and geography – of words

John Senior is a very knowledgeable headteacher with over 30 years of experience working with gifted and talented students in the UK, Europe and UAE. His best-selling G&T enrichment books for parents and teachers are practical, fun and very readable.