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Along with being a primary school teacher and leader, blogging is where this all started for Aidan. If it wasn't for his passion for writing and sharing his learning and experiences, he wouldn't be working as an education consultant with schools across the country today. Shared best practice should be available to all and here on the Aidan Severs Consulting blog you can get ideas for making a difference in your own school. The blog is also a great place to learn exactly the kind of work that Aidan can partner with your school on.
Meeting The Needs Of All Pupils Using Continuous Provision in KS2
Can Early Years-inspired practice help us meet the needs of all pupils in later phases? TLDR: Yes. Implementing a version of Continuous Provision in Key Stages 1 and 2 (and who knows? perhaps beyond) can help us to teach inclusively , ensuring that the needs of all are met: those working at greater depth , students broadly in line with average, children with significant learning gaps, those with a SEN or D , pupils who are working at GD AND have a SEN - EVERYONE. Over on Li
Aidan Severs
Mar 262 min read
Solving the Problem... of Progress and Independence in KS2 Continuous Provision
If you’re implementing continuous provision in KS2, you likely want two things: Pupils who are genuinely independent Work that clearly shows progress and quality But what happens when those two don’t seem to align? You’ve taught the skills. You’ve modelled expectations. You’ve set up thoughtful provision. And yet… pupils revert to simpler tasks. The quality drops. Independence doesn’t always mean improvement. It’s frustrating. You might even find yourself wondering: Is contin
Aidan Severs
Jan 296 min read
KS2 Continuous Provision, Flexible Lesson Design and Learning Sequences
If you've not read anything I've written previously on these subjects, you can catch up here: KS2 Continuous Provision Flexible Lesson Design Learning Sequences And now you're up to speed, you might be wondering what these three have to do with each other. Well, let's start with a few questions that some teachers asked me recently when we were working on getting KS2 Continuous Provision right in their school: What is the role of the adult? What does timetabling look like? How
Aidan Severs
Dec 15, 20256 min read
KS2 Continuous Provision: Gradual Release of Responsibility
No two weeks are quite the same when you're implementing continuous provision in key stage 2... Crucially there is a gradual release of responsbility which provides the necessary support for pupils to move towards independence.
Aidan Severs
Jul 16, 20253 min read
KS2 Continuous Provision: Ensuring Curriculum Coverage
One of the key challenges when designing and delivering continuous provision to any age group, but particularly in KS2, is ensuring that there is curriculum coverage. By delivering masterclasses, setting apprentice tasks, creating routines, providing scaffolds and carrying out check-ins and conferencing, continuous provision and curriculum coverage can be balanced well in KS2.
Aidan Severs
Jul 2, 20256 min read
Continuous Provision in KS2: FAQs
This blog explores how KS2 continuous provision - based on EYFS principles - can foster independence, creativity, and deep learning. It addresses common questions on adapting the approach to meet curriculum demands, setting up purposeful provision areas, ensuring progression and challenge, integrating effective assessment, and managing behaviour. Grounded in careful planning and adult guidance, it offers practical steps for implementation.
Aidan Severs
Jun 24, 20257 min read
Case Study: Revolutionising Curriculum Delivery in KS2
Explore how a UK primary school transformed its KS2 curriculum delivery, emphasizing open-ended challenges, same-day interventions, and more
Aidan Severs
Nov 12, 20246 min read
Case Study: Continuous Provision and EYFS-Inspired Practice in KS2
Bringing an early years approach into KS1 isn’t unheard of – there are plenty of Year 1 classrooms where continuous provision has been effectively established. But, at my previous school the vision was grander: we wanted to know if EYFS-inspired teaching and learning could have an impact, not only in KS1, but also in KS2. The rationale for taking an EYFS approach into year 1 is perhaps to provide children moving from Reception with some familiarity, however many proponents o
Aidan Severs
Oct 8, 20246 min read
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