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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.

Mental Maths challenges

Mental Maths learning pack
For primary school students, mental maths is more than being able to work out sums in their head without writing anything down. It's an important skill that incorporates all of the maths concepts they learn, and that they'll be tested on throughout the primary-school years. Help your child gain confidence and accuracy in mental maths with tests targeted at their year group, plus a comprehensive guide for parents on what mental maths is all about.


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

When you hear the term 'mental maths', what do you think of? Adding up the cost of shopping before getting to the till? Doing quick sums to work out how long a journey will take? In primary school, mental maths is a key part of the curriculum that children will practise from Year 1. The ability to make quick mental calculations and solve story problems in a methodical, logical way is something you can easily practise with your child, and this pack gives you the tools to help them.

Inside, you'll find: 

  • A detailed guide about how mental maths is taught in primary school
  • A grid showing the mental maths skills your child will learn each year
  • A list of the top 10 everyday activities that help with mental maths, making learning both practical and fun!
  • A set of five mental maths tests for Years 1-6, which include: instructions on how to administer them, an answer sheet for your child, a question sheet for you to read from and answers for you to score the tests afterwards.