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Phone ban in schools – Is a government ban the answer? Gareth Sturdy weighs up the government’s decision to try and enact a blanket ban on smartphones in schools…

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Sexual harassment in schools – When teachers abuse pupils Gordon Cairns examines an academic study that sheds worrying light on the extent of sexual harassment directed against pupils by teachers

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Neurodiverse children – Behaviour management strategies for teachers A one-size-fits-all approach to behaviour management can hit struggling students hardest...

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School day – 6 inventive ways to start yours Mornings feeling a bit gloomy? It's time to bring some pizazz to proceedings...

Part-time teachers – Stop insisting on full-time contracts We must stop insisting that all teachers be shackled to a full-time contract in a misguided attempt at conformity

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Does a full moon affect children’s behaviour? If you believe your students’ behaviour is worse when there’s a full moon, you’re quite likely to be proved right, warns Gordon Cairns – and that’s just the start of it...

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Phone addiction – Teach students how to self-regulate screen time What will it take for young people to learn self-regulation when it comes to their online activities? Natasha Devon shares her thoughts…

Dermot O’Leary – What I learnt at secondary school Dermot O’Leary looks back on the protection afforded by an older sibling, and that moment when a teacher wants to know what YOU think…

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Year 10 – How you can best support your Y10 learners They’re comfortable in school – but for how much longer? Daniel Harvey explores why teaching students in their fourth year of school can be so tricky…

KCSIE 2023 – Everything you need to know Get up to date with this year’s changes, and ensure your school is continuing to keep children safe, with this handy guide

School code of conduct – Why and how we wrote ours Though most families are respectful, a number of incidents of abuse towards staff have led us to implement a behavioural code for our Trust

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Selecting schools – Not all children are academic, so why pretend they are? Instead of forcing all students down the same narrow academic paths, let’s realise the true potential of school choice, urges John Lawson...

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FAIR framework – Keep students on task Gloria Dalafu explains how the FAIR framework can tackle the difficult challenges presented by disruptive pupils

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School summer holidays – Is the six-week break worth preserving? The question of whether to change the six-week summer holiday comes round every year – but post-pandemic, it has a new sense of urgency...

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Exclusions in schools – Why what’s happening to students with SEND is a scandal Dave Clements highlights how post-pandemic behaviour, insufficient resources and academic pressures are affecting children with SEND

Schools Consent Project – It’s time for schools to talk frankly about consent We owe it to our students to openly discuss the complexities and sensitivities surrounding matters of consent, says Luke Ramsden

Passive learners – 8 ways to engage them Avoid drama and get every pupil joining in with these simple approaches to classroom questions and answers

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Learning motivation – Why no student is ‘lazy’ Dr Devon Price tells Gordon Cairns why calling students ‘lazy’ isn’t just inaccurate, but likely to make motivation issues even worse...

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Classroom environments – Shape your learning space like a conductor If we want to see genuine engagement and learning taking place in the classroom, let’s start by reshaping the space itself, says Ed Carlin…

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Behaviour – What the army can teach schools about discipline George Andrews reflects on his experiences of applying lessons and methods first learned on the parade ground to the playground…

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Alternative provision – “It’s a support, not a sanction” With their local AP becoming increasingly less viable, headteacher Jake Capper and his colleagues took the step of creating their own...

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Safeguarding – Why implementing Prevent is a collective responsibility Consistently observing the Prevent duty can be onerous – which is why adopting a whole school approach is the best way of getting the job done

Activities to teach kindness – 6 ideas Bring out your inner Miss Honey and get your welcome face on for these activities to teach kindness...

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Parental engagement – 4 steps to getting everyone on the same page Justin Robbins and Karen Dempster set out four steps that could transform your school’s parental engagement for the better within a year

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High expectations – How students can benefit from the ‘Pygmalion effect’ If we show students how much we believe in them and their abilities, they’ll typically rise to the occasion, asserts Matt MacGuire...

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