In 2022, the Northern Education Trust asked Emile to provide  competition time around the Football World Cup and based on the year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) to link their schools together. What was produced was the inaugural MTC Cup! Over 2,000 primary schools from around the UK entered the MTC Cup in a matter of 4 weeks.  The MTC Cup The Cup had a first and second round where the first round was local/MAT leagues and the second round was a national finals.  Students all completed as many full Multiplication Tables Check assessment – 25 questions, 2-12 times ..read more

Times Tables Story Mode Times Tables Story Mode has been re-written and now has a full journey through Y1-Y6 National Curriculum.  Help for Parents Easier log ins, more information on homework tasks, and optional animations have been added in response to parental feedback .    MTC Cup Teachers can enter their school for FREE in the Times Table World Cup here. See live scores and positions and win prizes! Daily Use Charts & Times Tables Heatmaps Teachers can now see exactly to which times table expression their students know the answer.   ..read more

The annual Edtech 50 ranking celebrates the UK’s most innovative startups, scaleups and established firms creating original technology for education and workplace development. Readers of the online technology publication and an independent judging panel have together decided the 50 companies blazing a technology trail in the education sector. The EdTech 50 celebrates businesses of all sizes creating original tech for education and workplace development.   A combination of these votes and choices from an independent judging panel determined the top 50. The judging panel is ..read more

The annual Edtech 50 ranking celebrates the UK’s most innovative startups, scaleups and established firms creating original technology for education and workplace development. BusinessCloud have shortlisted around 100 firms for potential inclusion. The final EdTech 50 ranking will be determined by a combination of reader votes and selections from an independent judging panel. Anyone can cast a vote here until 23:59 on Sunday 22nd January and we would be grateful to anyone voting for Emile! The final EdTech 50 ranking will be published online on Monday 13th February. Fingers crossed ..read more

Spelling Games Three more games have been added to the Spelling Story Mode.  Each one set on the Viking planet of Heim, where Emile and Aimee are trying to thwart the dastardly Scrambler.  New Voiceover All the audio used in the Spelling and Phonics strands has been updated and replaced .      MTC World Cup Teachers can enter their school for FREE in the Times Table World Cup here.  See live scores and positions and win prizes! Rewards for MTC Students can now earn more coins for practising the MTC on Emile. New Spelling Story Stude ..read more

Enter the Year 4 Times Table World Cup School Joins a Local or MAT League Students Practise the MTC 21st November – 5th December The Top Schools Are Announced The Top Schools Form a Final League 12th – 16th December Students & Schools WIN Prizes! FREE to Enter Mimics the DfE MTC Designed for Home & School Easy to Setup Set Specific Times Tables Set the Time to Answer Generates Times Table Heat Maps 4,000 Schools Use Emile Free Prizes & Printed Certificates Enter Now! Name: School: Email: I consent ..read more

Spelling Scheme A comprehensive week by week scheme of work covering the appendix to the national curriculum.  Featuring editable word and powerpoints, our unique Task Codes (->) and detailed etymology, this resource will reduce teacher workload and engage students.   New Games Students can explore the spelling world of Heim – feast with the Norse gods in Valhalla and battle with Frankenstein’s monster using their phonics knowledge. Spelling Task Codes Teachers no longer have to log into to the Emile Teacher portal.  Use our already created Task Codes so s ..read more

Table of Contents Year 5 And 6 Spelling List Year 5 and 6 spellings are a little trickier than the spellings your students are used to. This makes it more difficult to teach as they are more difficult to learn. Here is the Year 5 and 6 spelling list: Spelling List Mat Year 5 and 6 spelling words are a little trickier for your students to learn as they often go against the phonetic rules which they have been taught to follow for years. Having each student create their own Year 5 and 6 spelling list mat is a great way of ensuring that they are aware of all the words they are required to ..read more

Table of Contents Compound Words This blog explores some fantastic compound words worksheets and activities that will engage your students! Compound words are two separate words which fit together to make one new word. For example, rain and bow come together to create rainbow.  Compound words are taught to your  Year 1 and Year 2 students, so it’s important that this information is learnt in an effective yet still enjoyable  way! Anchor Charts Anchor charts are a really effective learning tool for many subjects. This is particularly true when teaching compound words! I ..read more

Table of Contents Preventing Summer Slide The summer slide describes when students lose important knowledge due to not learning for a long time. They fall back on their abilities as they aren’t consistently learning and practising. This means that after summer, students may struggle with topics that they were once comfortable with as they haven’t been practising.  Books To Read Giving your students a list of different books that they can choose from to read over summer is a great way of ensuring that they keep on top of their reading abilities over the summer – it is a great way ..read more