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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...

KS2 Book Topic – Investigate Exciting Scientific Theories with The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day Author Christopher Edge once said that when ‘you open the pages of a book you step into a parallel universe’. This is what we all hope for when we choose a new title for our class; to whisk them away from the stress of exams, to open their minds – and The Infinite Lives of […]

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...

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...

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...

Hachette Schools

Take your Class on a Magical Adventure with Nevermoor – Including Free Resources Discover the book everyone’s talking about, Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend. Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive. Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her 11th birthday. But, as […]

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 […]

Dyslexia facts for children

Dyslexia facts – Fact sheet for children This dyslexia facts download is from The Week Junior‘s ‘All About…’ series. This series gives children information on various subjects in a bite-sized, age-appropriate way. Use it during Dyslexia Awareness Week in October to help pupils understand what life is like for the up to one in five children who have dyslexia. The article covers: […]

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

KS2 computing lesson plan – Use children’s coding skills to beat a hacker Set up an exciting imaginary emergency to help children showcase their computing talents, says Adam Parkhouse… Now we’ve been working with the new computing curriculum for a while, you will probably find that the children in your class are able to work in a variety of coding languages and can solve a range of problems […]

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

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

The Week Junior

Review – The Week Junior Devoted to children aged 8-14, packed with fascinating stories and information, The Week Junior is a fabulous news and activity magazine that offers young readers a variety of interesting stories from here, there and everywhere. It’s a weekly publication that not only dazzles children with information and knowledge, but also entertains with engaging activities. The […]

EARTH Acrostic Poem Template for KS2 Science, Art and Literacy This printable worksheet tasks students with writing an acrostic poem using the word ‘Earth’, all about our planet, and why it’s important to look after it. There’s also space for children to draw illustrations to accompany their poems. Find more resources from Staedtler Teachers’ Club at teachersclub.staedtler.co.uk. Browse more resources for World Environment Day.

Having ADHD Makes Me a Better Teacher Primary teacher David Keyte was in denial about his diagnosis until he began working with a pupil with the same condition

What’s the fuss about editing stations? How on earth can we get children to properly check their work? This may be the answer…

Education is About so Much More than Merely Preparing Young People for Employment “In praise of useless knowledge” – Top grades are not the benchmark of a good education, so let’s encourage learning for its own sake, insists Dr Shirley Lawes...

Looking for Great Early Years CPD? Think Outside the Box Developing, retaining and motivating staff can be difficult, so when it comes to professional development it’s worth broadening your horizons…

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