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School's out, almost, so make sure you finish the year on a bang, not a whimper, with these ideas...
This December 4-10 is Computer Science Education Week, so start processing your digital lesson plans with these eight great resources
If song, dance and ultra-competitive exploitation of young people for the purposes of entertainment are your thing, this school is for you
Make a splash with your children with wet and wonderful ideas for indoors and out
Our roundup of some of the funniest short clips that capture some universal teaching truths
Whether it's a question, an answer, a request or remark, the unique things that come out of pupils' mouths will always keep you thinking on your feet
With maths mastery flying up the government's agenda here are some of the best free resources available
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Do you or your students need inspiration for your character getup this year? Read this list of famous literary characters and pick your fave...
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The latest craze in viral videos on YouTube provides a lot a laughs, as well as an opportunity for learning
In the words of Olivia Newton-John, let's get physical...
From the nervous wait to the big reveal, follow the responses to this year's secondary exam results...
The budget is here! Pay rises all round! Increased funding for all schools! Oh, wait. Nope. Apparently not
When it comes to supporting the diversity of Special Educational Needs, is educational technology up to the challenge?
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Just be glad you're not marking these
As a Caribbean child coming to England, Baroness Floella Benjamin experienced hostility and rejection, but today she helps young people embrace the rich cultural tapestry of British life
Let your phase leaders take centre stage, with these lessons from teaching schools that are making the most of theirs, says Lloyd Burgess...
Monday 26 June marks two decades since The Philosopher's Stone first hit bookstores so get ready to celebrate #HarryPotter20 with your class with these top teaching ideas...
Help your secondary students delve deep into literary characters and flesh out their own these reading and writing activities, ideas and lesson plans
Tackle some serious issues and open a dialogue about mental health in your classroom with these great movies...
Get your Year 7s excited about approaching poetry with this collection of fantastic resources
Starting your career in education this September? Here’s some help on what to do (and what not to do) from people who have been there and came out the other side...
Starting teaching in September? Here's a selection of helpful advice, tips, lesson plans and more...
Whether you're looking at persuasive writing, reporting or formal letters, these resources have you covered
Get kids moving on Wednesday 27 September and put them on a healthy and active path for life
Shed students' shyness, and your own, about discussing sex and relationships, with these great videos, lesson plans and websites
BAFTA-winning site TrueTube releases short drama for schools and families about the pressures of social media
Whether your primary pupils will be in a FIFA frenzy this summer, or if they'll have football fatigue before a ball has even been kicked, these lesson plans, activities and ideas offer them some excellent educational links
End the summer term by going for gold with these Olympic-themed activities for classroom and playground
Set sail on a journey in which driftwood and shells become shipwrecks and sea monsters. All you need is imagination...
Preparing for your end-of-term show? Party planning for Christmas? Don't worry, we've got all your dos and don'ts GIF-wrapped for you...
Stop! Punctuation time. Give these online games a go and sharpen up students' skills with that pesky punctuation placement...
Get with the times (tables) and check out some of these ideas and activities for teaching multiplication in Key Stage 1 and 2...
With the rapid rise in gender dysphoria referrals to the NHS among young people, it's time schools become more aware about the issues involved. Let's make a change...
How well do you and your students know your gobblefunk? Give this Whoopsy-splunkers quiz a go and try not to get the answers muggled!
To be fair, feedback would be quicker if you could just fling up a paddle board with a number out of 10 on
Get secondary students reading and writing verse this 28 September for National Poetry Day with these lesson plans, resources and activities...
Give students a break from the books and let them loose online with these interactive puzzlers
Samsung's Digital Classroom provided schools with a whole classroom suite of gadgets to see if switched-on devices meant switched-on students
Teachers needn’t be rooted to the classroom. Branching out into the open will see health, wellbeing and learning bloom, finds Lloyd Burgess...
The Wasps captain and England flanker recalls his school days – and makes the case for why effective coaching is the best way of preventing injuries on the playing field...
Give these free-to-play games a go to consolidate spelling skills and eradicate common mistakes...
Challenge your students to our music-themed SPaG quiz by filing in the blanks. Can they beat your score?
It's Xmas! And it's time to party! But if you want to come back in January there are obviously some festive dos and don'ts you need to follow...
Whether it's writing short stories, creating comic strips or filmmaking, every tale needs the right structure to be told well...
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January with the theme 'Be the light in the darkness'. Use these resources to get involved and educate your students...
Add some interactive fun to your Key Stage 1 maths teaching with these free to play online activities...
Take advantage football fever by throwing in some footie-related reads with some of the best books available for KS1 and KS2...
If you ever needed a reason to open up a book in your classroom, here are a handful to use as the perfect excuse this week...
If your children have, had or have had difficulty with irregular, here are some fun resources to try to make those pesky non-conformist words stick
Who'd be a teacher, eh? Only someone with the perseverance to get through this lot and still come back the next day, and the next day. Bless you all.
Amidst the doom and gloom of grammar schools, workload, the recruitment crisis and whatever else the world of education has planned, let's take a minute to celebrate the good and great of teaching
With schools seeing more and more students fall prey to stress, anxiety and depression, can teachers do anything to reverse the trend? Lloyd Burgess asks the experts...
Want to get your students involved in this summer's international football tournament? Then check our these related resources...
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Get ready to celebrate this incredible global event in your school come September...
Get children crafting something cool, creative and personal for Father's Day...
Traders, explorers, warriors, innovators – the Viking age is a fun and popular era to study, and these activities, lesson plans and other resources can help you and your students delve into Nordic fact and fiction...
Cover all the elements with these lesson plans, printouts, activities and ideas for your secondary chemistry classroom...
Help young pupils see the benefit of a gender-equal society for Women's History Month 2021 this March, and IWD on the 8th, by celebrating remarkable woman of past and present with these classroom ideas...
Whether it's adding and subtracting, arranging in size order or finding equivalents, help your KS3 and 4 students master fractions with these excellent resources
Explore identity and what it means to be human in this award-winning dystopian tale...
Get your class or whole school speaking Spanish, French and even Welsh on Tuesday 26 September
Delight in this festive feast of English activities in the run-up to the holiday season
Us Brits are used to sitting politely and listening to speakers, so what happens when eight of our educators are thrown headfirst into the extravagant spectacle of CPD in the States?
Growing up in a racing yard before heading to boarding school isn’t your typical childhood tale – and it was a big change for Clare Balding...
Does the race to address childhood heath and fitness have a finish line in sight, asks Lloyd Burgess, or are we just running round in circles?...
Whether you're teaching your primary students numbers, colours, places, days of the week or body parts, these worksheets, lesson plans and activities will help them speak fluent French from lundi à vendredi...
Send your Year 6s off in style this summer...
Celebrate the master of rhyme and wordplay this 2 March for Dr Seuss Day with these activities, ideas, lesson plans and more...
2019 is the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots, so help inform and educate your students about LGBTQ+ rights this June with these ideas, activities and lessons...
Music therapy is much more than a band aid. It’s a creative outlet, a means of expression and way for children to find their voice, says Lloyd Burgess...
Get your hand fan ready and prepare to swoon as everyone's favourite rich and brooding bachelor enters your classroom
What are the chances you get every student in your class to master probability? Well, these resources will certainly improve those odds
Sign the year off in style using these hilarious school celebration videos as inspiration...
Get ready to make a racket about serves, volleys, backhands and forehands this 3-16 July when grown-up ping pong comes back to London's SW
Feel like the weekend and passed you by and you’ve barely had a chance to relax? Here’s how to fight feelings of anxiety this Sunday
Imagine your class returning from lunch attentive, engaged and ready to learn. Could structured breaktimes the answer, or do children need time out to roam free? Lloyd Burgess investigates...
Despite external obstacles, the progress made at Aspire Academy in its first year should inspire PRUs across the country, finds Lloyd Burgess...
Up to your eyeballs in nativity plays and Christmas carols? Harness the power of social media and share a laugh with people who could also do with a glass of mulled wine or two...
Round off the summer term and give your class a fond farewell with these free ideas and activities for KS1 & 2...
Get kids excited for World Book Day 2021 with wise words from their favourite authors and some of the greatest literary minds of all time...
Educate primary pupils and celebrate LGBTQ+ pride this June with these activities, ideas and other resources for Years 3-6...
February 2021 is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans History Month History Month, so we've rounded up some great resources and reference sites for you to educate and celebrate...
Studying Shakespeare's star-cross'd lovers? Well there's no need for your lessons to have a tragic ending with these great resources, ideas and activities
From Monday 17 to Sunday 23 June it's time to celebrate and educate for this year's Refugee Week...
Turn even the most Scrooge-like attitude to Dickens around with these excellent teaching ideas and activities
I'll be there for you, 'cause you're there for me toooooooooooooooooooooo...with GIFs
Stay safe this Monday 4 to Sunday 10 June with activities, guides and educational posters for all sorts of accidents and hazards in home and at school
From Star Wars Ofsted spoofs to 300's Spartans preparing to teach nursery, here are some of the best education-related comedy videos online
It's cheap, versatile and easy to use – is the Raspberry Pi something that all teachers can and should be using in the classroom? Lloyd Burgess takes a closer look...
Take lessons from Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty and the rest of the gang for the perfect blend of existential angst and juvenile joy.
Refugee Week 2019 runs from 17-23 June, so get involved with some of the best books to share in class to help build children's awareness and understanding...
'The characters' names were too plain', 'my ebook never came in the post' and other bizarre online criticism of children's literature
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A collection of videos, pics and other resources to help spark a revolution of learning in your book topic...
Raise awareness, help staff and students in need and boost wellbeing in your school this 10 October...
Compare soliloquies, print out quote posters, debate the role of fate and more with this teacher toolkit for The Scottish Play
At a glance Complete maths package for teaching key concepts at primary level Well-sequenced, interlinked Reception, KS1 and KS2 curriculum Focused on ensuring pupils develop fluency and a deep understanding Integrated training and CPD...
Learn the vocabulary for describing relatives and introduce masculine and feminine nouns with Lauren Fields’ KS1 lesson idea. Children love the opportunity to talk about themselves, and things that are important to...
Learn the vocabulary for describing relatives and introduce masculine and feminine nouns with Lauren Fields’ KS1 lesson idea.
Children love the opportunity to talk about themselves, and things that are important to...
This is an A3 tool designed to promote pupils’ confidence and resilience, their skills of organisation and presentation, and their attitude to their learning – all through improved understanding of themselves....
Amid an ongoing recruitment crisis and the uncertainties of the pandemic, the time has come...
Post-COVID, schools can now deploy distance learning when needed – but as Nik Peachey explains, there’s...
Journalist and broadcaster Katty Kay recalls how her experience of school was rather more itinerant...
When it comes to hatching a recovery plan, some children will make rapid progress while...
