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Break time – The lessons students are learning Students spend their break times exploring social structures, empathy and themselves, says Charlotte Lander – but what lessons are they learning?

LEGO Education

The importance of purposeful play and hands-on learning for future readiness LEGO® Education’s Dr Jenny Nash explains why embracing joyful, play-based learning experiences can benefit every student How does LEGO Education define purposeful play, and why is it particularly relevant when it comes to preparing today’s students for the future? At LEGO Education we believe that when learning is joyful, it is more meaningful, interactive, and […]

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RAAC – Lessons to learn from the school concrete crisis The ‘concrete crisis’ has shown where the priorities of successive governments really lay. What lessons can we learn from the crisis?

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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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SEND children – How flexible should your behaviour policy be? Nicole Dempsey shares her thoughts on how the behaviour policies in place at mixed settings can be made equally fair for students with SEND

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Teacher retention – What keeps us hanging on in there? The headlines may talk of a teacher exodus, but many remain and are working harder than ever, writes Jenny Hampton – so what keeps them going?

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Learning journal – Keep one and celebrate your mistakes Every day spent in the classroom presents opportunities to learn about yourself and discover ways of becoming better, counsels John Lawson

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Initial teacher education – How to solve the recruitment crisis Viv Ellis and Sarah Steadman survey the initial teacher education landscape and put forward some ideas for how it might be improved...

Adaptive teaching strategies – 5 ideas to try While many of us know about differentiation in teaching, adaptive teaching strategies can allow you to take things a step further and fix some of the problems that differentiation can cause. While differentiation means tailoring lessons based on students’ abilities, this can unintentionally lead to lower expectations for some students. On the other hand, adaptive […]

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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

ASUS

The Next Big Thing: Asus Education If you’re in need of dependable hardware that can deliver what students and parents now expect of your edtech provision, ASUS has you covered The trend – Interactive education In the ever-evolving world of education, ASUS is doubling down on ensuring students from all walks of life are preparing for the future. Traditional classrooms are […]

Romeo and Juliet KS4 resources

Romeo and Juliet KS4 – Impulsive behaviour series of lessons This Romeo and Juliet KS4 resource features a series of lessons that work towards a controlled assessment question to consider the impulsive behaviour of Romeo and Juliet, and the impact of this upon the audience. How does Shakespeare present the problems created by the impulsive behaviour of one or two characters within the play? This […]

Romeo and Juliet activities KS3

Romeo and Juliet activities KS3 – Analytical writing This Romeo and Juliet activities KS3 resource involves watching Romeo + Juliet (1996) before looking closely at the text. The second part of the scheme of work has students thinking carefully about how they write analytically about Shakespeare and develops their essay-writing skills. Romeo and Juliet activities KS3 The download contains 16 lessons that can […]

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GCSE music – How to engage your cohort’s ‘bedroom producers’ Bedroom music production is an increasingly popular hobby among teens – but how many of them feel encouraged to pursue music at GCSE?

Bearings maths resources

Bearings maths – KS4 coded messages lesson plan In this bearings maths lesson, students will make up and decode cryptic messages using bearings. Each word is coded as a journey from one letter to the next on a spiral grid of letters. Bearings are a precise way to describe one location relative to another, and have widespread uses. They can be a useful […]

Students with SEND – Use the five-a-day model to improve your inclusion The EEF’s SEND Specialist, Gary Aubin, explores how teachers can support pupils with SEND in their daily practice

GCSE English Language revision worksheet

Analysing language – GCSE English worksheet This analysing language worksheet activity encourages GCSE English Language students to focus on close analysis at word level. It’s also a good revision of key grammatical terminology. Analysing language tasks Pupils first need to read an extract from the opening of The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. They then need to analyse the text for […]

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Knowledge-rich curriculum – Spotlighting knowledge & applying it How to put knowledge at the centre of your curriculum (and a warning)...

Persuasive writing GCSE

Persuasive writing GCSE – Letter of complaint lesson plan By the end of term, it can sometimes feel like we’re teaching 32 argumentative, sarcastic, grumbling machines, programmed to question all of our instructions. Utilise teenagers’ natural skill-sets to turn them into masters of persuasive writing with this persuasive writing GCSE lesson plan… The GCSE syllabus encourages pupils to craft their writing in order to […]

Romeo and Juliet GCSE scheme of work

Romeo and Juliet GCSE – Scheme of work (Acts 1-3) This Romeo and Juliet GCSE PowerPoint file is a complete unit of work, including lessons, resources, key themes, characters and context. Each lesson starts with a ‘Do It Now’ task (often related to Tier 2 vocabulary or quotation/context retention). Most also end on a ‘Big Question’ discussion. In the first third of the scheme, there […]

Natural History Museum

Book an educational workshop at the Natural History Museum A visit to the Natural History Museum is a fun and inspirational day out for young people. We’ve got lots of exciting workshops and shows that secondary classes can get involved with. Read on to find out more… Spirit animals In our Spirit Collection Tour, students can go behind the scenes with our knowledgeable Learning […]

Editable blank lesson plan template with instructions

Blank lesson plan template – PDF and editable with instructions This is a simple blank lesson plan template for teachers, student teachers and supply teachers to use when planning lessons. There is a PDF version, suitable for making speedy handwritten notes, that can help teachers think through what they are doing and pass on the information necessary for their sessions to TAs and classroom support. […]

KS3 geography resources

KS3 geography – Changing landscapes SOW This download contains a KS3 geography scheme of work about changing landscapes. It also contains a list of geographical threshold concepts and a knowledge development document. Staff at Broadway Academy created them when redeveloping their geography curriculum offering from scratch. Changing landscapes example SOW This Year 8 example scheme of work covers 16 teaching hours. […]

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Geography display – How they can bring your lessons to life The right kind of display can drive home just how dynamic and profoundly important the subject of geography really is, says Steve Brace...

Hinge questions PowerPoint

Hinge questions – How to use them in your teaching Questioning at pivotal times during a lesson is the key to successful teaching and learning. By pre-planning specific hinge questions to check for understanding, you’re able to effectively check that the foundations of complex concepts are in place before you introduce additional learning and content. Of course, it follows that if the foundations for learning […]

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