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Fractions lesson – Teach fractions like a pirate Ahoy there, matey! Raise the Jolly Roger and set sail for Talk Like a Pirate Day on 19 September! Why would a teacher want to talk like a pirate? Shiver me timbers – why would any sane educator not want to do that? But will it help my class learn? Avast ye scallywag and I […]

Outdated Recruitment Practice has no Place in Education Current ways of addressing the recruitment crisis are short-term at best. We need to go in a new direction, says Kevin Green...

Are Lunchtime Supervisors the Key to Changing the Healthy Eating Culture in Schools? Lunchtime supervisors and catering staff are the children’s authority on what’s healthy, how much they should eat and what is socially acceptable at lunchtime, says Jo Stimpson...

Tracking Pupil Progress Doesn’t Always Mean Using Data Now we’ve stopped allocating dubious numbers to children, we can reflect on our understanding of progress...

How Can Your School Help Students who Self Harm? Self-harm is often a sign of even deeper pain, says Sal McKeown – so what can schools do to help?

10 of the best NQT survival guide resources Starting teaching in September? Here's a selection of helpful advice, tips, lesson plans and more...

5 awesome NQT blogs to help you through your first year of teaching 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...

Nurseries Need to Clearly Communicate Our Role in Children’s Education In the face of myriad challenges, the sector must come together to show parents what we have to offer, says June O’Sullivan…

8 Essential Habits for your Second Year of Teaching Get it right and you may be bestowed with that greatest of honours – a pupil naming their pet after you...

How Your School Can Make a Difference on Real-World Issues Our school's humble literacy project led to the government proposing a ban on plastic straws, says Rebecca Morris...

Are Robots Really Set to Replace Teachers? Sir Anthony Seldon Discusses AI and Agency “It’s the biggest thing to happen in education for 500 years”

Could Keeping Students Hydrated Really Improve Outcomes? Would putting a water cooler in every classroom improve attainment? Glen Gilchrist wasn’t going to take a professor’s word for it...

How to Make the Most of Role Play in Early Years With a little planning and forethought you can create a space that will inspire your children’s imaginative play for weeks to come, says Nikky Smedley…

Angel Oak Academy – Meet the school where 11 teachers are doing funded master’s degrees “We don’t do fluffy – we do academic,” says headteacher Catherine Hewitt...

How to Make Your Nursery’s Marketing Count When you are investing valuable time in trying to attract new customers, it pays to plan, says Jacqui Burke…

Supply Teacher Feedback Form A great little form for either supply teachers or teachers preparing for their cover. It has simple headings that help teachers pick out the key information needed for a good handover between professionals, so that everyone knows what is meant to be happening and what has happened. The Feedback Form includes: Emma Middlemiss has over […]

Teachers, Try to Manage your Workload or you Will Burn Out There’s always something else to be done in teaching, says our anonymous correspondent – but if you try and do it all yourself, you’ll be heading for a fall

Improve your behaviour management by ‘playing’ a cool and calm character Imagining yourself ‘in role’ can help you to remain collected when behaviour becomes difficult, says John Coxhead...

What to do After a Failed Ofsted Inspection A failed inspection should represent the first step in a journey of improvement, says Ruth Sparkes – and that’s the message you need to share

The Government’s Refusal to Fund Free Sanitary Products for School Pupils is Shameful This decision demonstrates a lack of empathy and compassion, says Fiona Millar...

Children’s Books Need More Diverse Characters Shockingly few kids’ books feature characters of colour or with disabilities – it’s our responsibility to challenge that

11 Ways Nurseries Can Get Ready for Ofsted Don’t let silly mistakes or misconceptions wreck your hard work when the inspector comes to call…

No One Should Have to Choose Between Teaching and Parenthood It's hard enough keeping teachers in the profession as it is right now, so don't make them pick between school and home life, says Tom Starkey

How to Make your Nursery’s Website Work Harder In a competitive marketplace it’s important to do what you can to ensure your online presence stands out from the crowd…

Unhappy Parents? 5 Mistakes that Every Nursery can Avoid When communication breaks down between setting and home, queries and concerns can go unaddressed, to the detriment of your business…

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