Star Primary School: Using now>press>play to bring life experiences to disadvantaged children

Gemma Williams is an Assistant Headteacher at Star Primary School in Newham. The school is located in a deprived area of East London and has a very high proportion of…

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Announcing Story Starters — new literacy and writing content for KS2

Inspire your KS2 children to produce quality writing with Story Starters, our brand new literacy content. Find out how to use them with your class and ignite their imaginations with…

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Marshfield School: Embedding transferrable skills across the curriculum

Marshfield Primary have been using now>press>play since 2017 to support their use of the IPC curriculum. In this case study, hear from KS1 teacher Jake Dunn about how now>press>play helps…

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Luton Primary School: Meeting KS2 national curriculum objectives with now>press>play

Emma Courtney, an assistant headteacher and wider curriculum lead at Luton Primary School in Chatham, explains how now>press>play supports the delivery of a wide range of topics across the KS2…

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Our partnership with the National Grid and new Experience

We're very pleased to be partnered with the National Grid. We have created an Experience in conjunction with the Grid, that supports schools to teach the move to net zero…

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9 Experiences to bring the Climate Crisis to life in your school

Teaching children about climate change is absolutely essential — but it's not easy. To help KS1 and KS2 pupils understand topics like pollution, global warming and deforestation, you need to…

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Lanchester EP Primary School: Supporting speaking and listening for all children

Lanchester EP is a now>press>play Flagship School that has used our resources since 2018 to support its pupils speaking and listening, descriptive writing and more. In this case study, Headteacher…

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