Back to School 2026

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Your programmes, your team, your platform. All ready before day one.

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Teacher working with primary school students in a classroom
Teacher working with primary school students in a classroom

What's New for Back to School

Three things that change the start of your year

Your programmes keep getting better. Here's what's changed since last year.

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Corrective Reading© 2027 - New Edition

Corrective Reading© 2027 is the new edition of the proven literacy intervention programme that helps struggling readers catch up with confidence.

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Spelling Mastery International Edition

Spelling Mastery International brings the proven effectiveness of Spelling Mastery to British English classrooms with updated language, spelling conventions and vocabulary.

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Direct Instruction Professional Learning Packages for UK Schools

Request information about our professional learning packages, delivered by expert trainers to help your school achieve successful programme implementation.

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Open Learning: New Teacher Assessment Preview

Quickly view the full text of each question along with its aligned standards and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) level, so you can evaluate content rigor at a glance.

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Open Learning: New Teacher Assessment Preview

Quickly view the full text of each question along with its aligned standards and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) level, so you can evaluate content rigor at a glance.

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Programme Resources

Your resources, right here

Sample lessons, placement tests, scope and sequence documents. Ready to download, ready to share with your teachers before day one.

Set Up Your Platform

Ready before your teachers log in for the first time

Step by step instructions to get your platform ready. Built for school admins, not IT specialists.

Overview and rostering tutorial video — Open Learning Platform and ConnectEd

Overview and Rostering Tutorial

Get up and running with your McGraw Hill digital platform. Learn how to log in, navigate key tools, and roster your students in OLP or ConnectED.

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Admin Guide to Direct Login and Manual Rostering

Set up accounts, manually roster students, and manage login access — everything you need to get your school up and running.

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Free Back to School Webinars

Taught by the people who know Direct Instruction programmes inside out

Whether you've been using McGraw Hill Direct Instruction programmes for a while or are brand new to Direct Instruction, these live webinars are designed to help you start the new academic year with confidence.

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Back to School Webinars

Led by experienced DI practitioners, each session offers practical, evidence-informed strategies that you can take straight into your classroom to help maximise student outcomes.

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DI Assessment and Remediation (SRA 2Inform)
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
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DI Assessment and Remediation (CR2027)
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
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DI Teaching Techniques
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
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Corrective Reading Tips and Tricks
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
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CMC as KS3 Intervention
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
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Wonders © 2023
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
10:30am Singapore
Reveal Math 6-12 © 2020
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
9:00am Singapore
Open Court Reading
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
10:30am Singapore
My Math
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
9:00am Singapore
Impact Social Studies
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
10:30 Singapore
Inspire Science K-8
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
9:00am Singapore
Social Studies © 2024
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
10:30am Singapore
Inspire Science 9-12
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
9:00am Singapore
ICT
Wednesday | 03 June 2026
10:30am Singapore
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McGraw Hill Educator Community

Teaching is easier when you're not doing it alone

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Connect with educators around the world using the same programmes. Ask questions, share what works, and pick up ideas you can use in your classroom tomorrow. Free to join, open to all McGraw Hill schools.

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Meet Your Team

The team beside you

Direct emails. Whoever you need: your account manager, your academic specialist, or your regional consultant. They're here.

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Jodi Hammond

Business Development and Learning Solutions Manager UK and Europe

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Aaron Pittaway

Sales Director Intervention and Supplemental, International

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Alycia Kidwell

Academic Specialist

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Open to all educators

Don't use a McGraw Hill programme? These webinars are still for you

Sessions on teaching, learning, and professional growth. No programme required. Led by leading voices in education. Join live or catch the recording.

How to be an Expert Teacher

Speaker:
Dr Nidhi Sachdeva
Date:
Thursday 17 September
Time:
4pm London | 7pm Dubai | 11pm Singapore
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Improving Education

Speaker:
The Rt Hon Sir Nick Gibb
Date:
Tuesday 13 October
Time:
4pm London | 7pm Dubai | 11pm Singapore
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Free Back to School Activities

Simple things to make week one feel grounded

Three no-prep activities that help students connect, collaborate and settle into strong routines.

Creating Classroom Rules

A rule-making approach that gets students involved from the start, plus a simple trick for turning "don't" into "do."

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Daily Routines and Transitions

Specific routines for every part of the day, from how you greet students at the door to how you signal a transition. Practical, easy to start using tomorrow.

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Team-Building Icebreakers

Hands-on games like the Kitchen Sink Tower Challenge and a name-game safari, built to get a new class talking, laughing, and working together in the first week.

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Insights

For educators who keep growing

Writing for teachers and school leaders. No generic tips. Just what actually happens in classrooms and what to do about it.

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September 2026

Spelling: the gateway skill to better reading, writing and oracy

I was an English teacher for over twenty years. I marked literally thousands of GCSE and A-level exams...

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September 2026

You don't have to be a reading specialist: Corrective Reading Is the co-teacher beside you

The first week back is mostly logistics. New timetable. New seating chart. Names you're trying to learn before lunch on Wednesday.

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September 2026

You don’t have to be a maths specialist: Connecting Maths Concepts is beside you

You start September feeling confident that this year will be different. This year, you’ll make the difference.

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06 June 2026

The two weeks before school starts — what the best-prepared teachers do differently

The quiet weeks before students arrive. What separates the teachers who feel ready from those who don't.

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06 June 2026

The two weeks before school starts — what the best-prepared teachers do differently

The quiet weeks before students arrive. What separates the teachers who feel ready from those who don't.

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Case study

Up to 4-5 years' reading growth in a single academic year.

Less than one academic year. Remarkable reading gains. See how Launceston College is transforming outcomes with Corrective Reading.

Case study video — Renaissance International School, UAE

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