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What to expect in year two

Year 2 will see your child being encouraged to work more independently. Find out what will be expected of your child at school, and how you can support their learning at home.

What to expect in year three

Find out what your child will learn in Year 3 and how you can support their learning at home.

What to expect in year four

Find out what your child will learn in Year 4, and what you can do to support their learning at home.

What to expect in year five

Year 5 can be a calm and studious year; a year to embed all of the knowledge learnt in lower Key Stage 2; a year to start the preparations for transition to secondary school. Find out what will be expected of your child in Year 5, and how you can support their learning at home.

What to expect in year six

For even the most confident of 10 year olds (and their parents), the move into Year 6 can be a daunting time but it really doesn’t have to be. Find out what will be expected of your child in Year 6, and how you can support their learning at home.

Summer reading challenge

Get the whole family involved in our Summer reading challenge.

Times tables tips

Confidence with times tables really is important for children in primary school. Our times tables top tips will provide some useful advice and great ideas to help you support your child in learning their times tables.

Helping struggling readers

Expert advice from Jean Gross on what to do if you think your child is struggling to read. Video clips and tips for parents to help support struggling readers.

An introduction to struggling readers

Video introduction to struggling readers outlining some of the reasons children struggle to read, when to worry, what to do and how best to help.

Helping your struggling reader at home

Video with expert advice and ten top tips for parents on helping struggling readers at home. How to build confidence, reading together, games to play.

What to do if you think your child is a struggling reader

Jean Gross CBE, a former teacher, educational psychologist and government adviser, shares her advice on what to do if you think your child is struggling to learn to read.

Top tips for helping struggling readers at home

Jean Gross CBE, a former teacher, educational psychologist and government adviser, shares her top ten tips for helping struggling readers at home.

Encouraging boys

Expert advice on boys’ reading. Videos, tips and help for parents. Creative ideas to get boys hooked on reading and keep them there.

Five Top Tips for getting boys reading

Watch Gary Wilson, expert in raising boys’ achievement, on encouraging boys to read. Tips for parents and ideas for how you can help at home.

Parent how to videos

Watch our How To videos for parents and understand key phonics and grammar terms such as phonemes, graphemes, sentence types and clauses. Learn how phonics and grammar are taught in schools and get practical ideas to try at home with your child.

How to help with phonics videos

Find out about the key aspects of learning to read using phonics and what you can do to help your child at home.

Isadora Moon

Isadora Moon is special because she’s different. Half vampire, half fairy, she’s totally unique! Find out about these magical books, download free colouring sheets and activities, and get all you need for your own fairy vampire themed party!

Children's books for Christmas

Find the perfect book to inspire young readers this Christmas with our round up of our favourite books from Oxford Children's Books.

Children's books for animal lovers

Do you know a child who loves animals, is a keen conservationist, or just has a really, really big heart? Our selection of children's books about animals and friendship provides inspiration for Christmas presents this year.

Children's books for adventurers and explorers

From a swashbuckling tale of pirate dogs to fast-paced adventures in another universe, these stories of derring-do from Oxford Children's will keep children riveted through the Christmas holidays.