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Worked examples – Why science students can benefit from following your lead Bob Pritchard explains how science teachers can use worked examples to more effectively manage pupils’ cognitive load

Learning resources – 40+ ways to help pupils succeed this year Whether you're looking for primary resources, school supplies, educational toys or teacher resources, this bumper round-up of innovative products and services will help you save time and boost learning...

Craig ‘n’ Dave

New Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science videos At Craig ‘n’ Dave, we are known for our highly commended videos, which support AQA, Edexcel and OCR specifications at GCSE and A Level. Due to increasingly popular demand, we are introducing a new video series to support the Cambridge International GCSE 0984 and 0478 courses. What makes Craig ‘n’ Dave videos so popular? Firstly, […]

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Change in leadership – Why a new headteacher can affect your community more than you think In politics, as in education, a change in leadership is never undertaken lightly – but are secondaries doing enough to reassure parents and carers that a new face at the top won’t jeopardise what they like about their school?

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls – see an acclaimed production of this seminal play Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller is about to commence a major 27-date tour of UK theatres across 2022-2023. Winner of 19 major awards, An Inspector Calls has been hailed as the theatrical event of its generation 30 years on from its first performance at the National Theatre in […]

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Exclusions in schools – Why they mustn’t be outlawed The decision of one London borough to prevent virtually all forms of permanent exclusion risks leaving schools with fewer options and a drain on staff capacity, argues Dr Stephen Curran...

Assessment for learning PDF

Assessment for learning PDF – Reflection sheet for schools Use this activity and reflection sheet to help structure how you can implement the principles of assessment for learning in your classroom

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School trips – How to recruit parent volunteers Gordon Cairns examines that tricky task ahead of many a school trip – recruiting willing volunteer helpers…

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Science trips for schools – How a STEM school trip to a science centre inspired one pupil to do a medicine degree And how it could do the same for your students...

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History school trips – Help pupils develop a greater understanding of chronology Use a history school trip to explain to pupils how historical events link together

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Residential trips for schools – We need collaboration and more government funding for school trips Is a night away for every child too much to ask for, asks YHA’s Alison Stevens

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Ofsted jobs – Who are the regulator’s inspectors actually working for? Adrian Lyons posits that the sense of alienation many feel towards Ofsted may have something to do with its current focus on serving the will of the Chief Inspector

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EAL students – How to teach them (and what they can teach their peers) Rebecca Leek explains how students with EAL can be taught well by ‘differentiating without differentiating’...

Leah Williamson – What the England footballer learnt at school Arsenal and England defender Leah Williamson looks back on the efforts her school made to help her realise her footballing ambitions...

ProgressTeaching

Turning schools around in challenging areas – interview with headteacher Simon Cox The Education Committee’s report “The forgotten” states that white working-class pupils have been badly let down by decades of neglect. It highlights that: “White British pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) persistently underperform compared with peers in other ethnic groups, from early years through to higher education.”  Simon Cox, headteacher at the Parker Academy […]

ProgressTeaching

ProgressTeaching

Review – ProgressTeaching ProgressTeaching is founded on a simple concept: to improve teaching so that every school provides a great education. The basic ethos is built upon the idea that a school is only as good as the quality of its teaching. ProgressTeaching is designed with teacher improvement in mind and that is what makes it stand out […]

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MFL trips abroad – How to expand your students’ learning horizons Sylvia Holland talks us through the ways in which schools can facilitate unforgettable, learning-rich international trips for their students

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Adults only – Could your school have a porn problem? Hannah Day examines the phenomenon of ‘playground porn’ – the sharing of sexual content via smartphones on school property – and what staff can do to prevent it…

Group work – Your students are getting on, but are they learning? Students often enjoy working in groups, but as Colin Foster explains, a class doing things together isn’t necessarily learning together…

Unmet needs – are we just excusing bad behaviour? Getting kicked out of school was the wakeup call I needed. Now I’m a teacher and it’s got me questioning our view of ‘unmet needs’...

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MFL teaching – Use foreign media to create brilliant bespoke resources Fiona Easton recalls how casting around for media materials outside of her school’s rapidly ageing textbooks helped to inject new life and urgency into her MFL lessons

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Cross-curricular literacy – All subjects need lessons in reading English teachers and external programmes alone can only do so much to improve cross-curricular literacy – but get other departments on board, and the sky’s the limit, discovers Molly Bolding...

UK Parliament Week for secondary schools

UK Parliament

Taking action and making an impact: UK Parliament Week 2022 What is UK Parliament week? UK Parliament Week (UKPW) is an annual event, spreading the word about what Parliament is, what it does and how everyone can get involved. It is a great opportunity to empower young people to use their voice for change and participate in their democracy both locally and in Westminster. This […]

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Whole-school literacy strategies – What can schools do to ensure they succeed? Between time constraints and complex subject demands, improving whole school literacy standards can be an uphill struggle – which is why it’s best to tackle one area at a time, advises Alex Quigley…

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Toxic teaching – “I was answering work calls from my hospital bed” An anonymous contributor shares their experiences of the toll teaching has exacted upon both their physical and mental health…

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