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We must stop sidelining the arts and offer students a genuinely rounded education We need to ensure that 'soft-skill' subjects are given centre stage and not ghettoised. This will ensure enhanced learning across all disciplines and lead to success

Ofsted Action On Schools ‘Gaming’ The System May Be Too Little, Too Late For Some Pupils When schools ‘game’ the system it puts additional pressure on others, and gives an unrealistic picture of what is happening in the sector. Competition wins over collaboration, says Sue Cowley...

How do you define ‘progress’ in schools? The concept of progress needs to be carefully and collectively understood by teachers and pupils alike in order for it to be meaningful, says Will Ord

“‘Inclusion’ Isn’t Right, Doesn’t Work and Perpetuates Discrimination Against Children with SEND” It doesn’t lead to equitable adult outcomes for those with disabilities, and in fact perpetuates and legitimises the discriminatory way in which we’re encouraged to view ‘ability diversity’ within wider society

The Minutes from your Last Student Council Meeting “She’s banned from Maccy D’s because of that thing with the Crunchie McFlurry…”

7 of the Best KS3/4 Teaching Resources from #TeamEnglish Whether you're looking for resources for a class novel, ideas for writing exercises or just general teaching support, the #TeamEnglish community has you covered...

8 Ways to Streamline and Simplify Your School’s Data Still manually pasting numbers into Word documents? It’s time to automate...

Lessons in School Leadership – Picking your Battles and Closing the Circle on Unfinished Jobs With so many things to oversee as a school leader it's easy to leave things up in the air and lose track of them altogether – make it your mantra to tie up those loose ends

Improve Student Willpower to Get them Engaged When They ‘Just Can’t be Bothered’ If you still think that the last lesson before lunch, or the final session of the day, is a learning ‘dead zone’, there’s something about willpower you need to know, says Gordon Cairns

The new Interim Teacher Assessment Framework (ITAF) changes explained Changes to the ITAF have led to confusion for Y6 teachers, but fear not – Tim Roach is on hand to help

“Traditional ‘Red Pen Marking’ Destroys Teachers’ Work-Life Balance – and Has Little Impact on Student Outcomes” High expectations, impeccable behaviour, no marking and professional respect…who wouldn’t want to work at Bedford Free School?

8 Tips that Will Help you Survive in Teaching – #JustLetMeTeach Forgotten why you ever wanted to be a teacher? Refocus and get back on track with Dr Emma Kell’s wise advice

The 6 essential ingredients of great English teaching in secondary school Of course you’ll give the final recipe your own, unique twist, says Andy Tharby – but get these elements right, and both progress and satisfaction should be guaranteed...

What was your worst teaching moment? …and more importantly, what did you learn from it? We asked readers to share their stories

How to Manage a Challenging Parent – The CALM Approach Fight? Flight? Freeze? Don't panic, Steph Caswell has some practical advice to help you through encounters with angry parents

LCM and HCF Loop Cards for KS3/4 Maths This download contains four sets of cards. Students choose a set and sort them into order by answering the questions. Then they try to do it faster using a different set, which has a different sort order. The cards can either be used by individuals, pairs or small groups. My favourite use is for two […]

Santa’s Streamlining – A Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) Activity for KS3/4 Maths Santa wants no wastage this year so work out the smallest amount of each group of toys that are made in different sized batches. Andy Lutwyche is a purveyor of mathematics and a producer of resources, more of which you can find on his TES shop. You can also follow him on Twitter at @andylutwyche.

Christmas maths activity

Christmas maths activities – Lowest common multiple Use these Christmas maths activities with your class this December… I am organising a Christmas party, but I don’t like anything to be left over. I plan to give each guest one of each of the a variety of Christmas party themed items. What is the smallest number of guests I should invite so that […]

Phineas and Ferb HCF and LCM – A KS3/4 Maths Activity Five HCF and LCM functional questions using the characters from Phineas and Ferb. All put together in a PowerPoint and including answers. Now with a link to the Phineas and Ferb theme tune! Andy Lutwyche is a purveyor of mathematics and a producer of resources, more of which you can find on his TES shop. You […]

Students writing poetry comparison essays in classroom

Poetry comparison – How to write the perfect comparative essay When it comes to poetry analysis, Phil Beadle knows what examiners want to see – and he’s here to make sure you can help every student can deliver it

6 ways to support students with anxiety Persistent and excessive worry can have a hugely detrimental impact on young people’s lives, learning and mental health, says John Dabell – but luckily, there are things you can do to help

Improving attendance in schools – Why attendance rewards penalise the students they’re designed to help Life is already more of a lottery for some kids than others, says Simon Pearse – and rewarding attendance with raffles just stacks the odds against them even higher...

Why Are We Excluding So Many children With SEND? I take great interest in the annual release of statistics from the Department for Education on the exclusion of children from school. In the last couple of years this has become something of a depressing exercise, with both fixed-term and permanent exclusions on the rise. In addition, I’ve had more conversations with LAs about exclusions […]

‘Assess’, ‘Plan’, ‘Do’, ‘Review’ Works For SEND Learners – So Why Not Try It For SEND CPD? We use a graduated approach when addressing learners’ needs, writes Michael Surr – so why not try doing the same with your SEND-related staff CPD?

When it Comes to Teaching SEND Students Literacy a Whole-School Approach is the Only Option Literacy affects everything – so involve everyone, writes Nancy Gedge

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