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Festival Of Education 2016, Day 2 – Matthew Syed And Stephen Lockyer On Mindset Helen Mulley hears why schools themselves should adopt a growth mindset to learn from failures, but also how 'mindset' is becoming an empty buzzword...

Why Has There Been A Spike In Number Of People Applying To Become RE Teachers? Sure, there’s a teacher recruitment crisis – so why are applications for PGCE Religious Education courses on the rise? Colin Hallmark has the answer...

NUT Members Votes For Strike Action First day of discontinuous strike action over pay and working conditions scheduled for July 5th

How important is maths practice? Repetitive learning of sums and examples of perfect shapes are only half the equation, says Jo Boaler

UNISON Survey Finds School Support Staff Having To Deal With Rising Violence And Abuse More than half of TAs responding to survey report experiencing physical violence from pupils and parents over the past year

Anyone For Tennis? – Get Set For Wimbledon With These 6 Tennis Resources For Schools As the renowned lawn tennis competition gears up, here's a selection of resources to get your pupils into backhanding, volleying and smashing spirit...

‘…Can We Have A Quiet Word?’ – These Budget Cuts Are Prompting Some Very Difficult Conversations Though he's used to having tough conversations, the financial pressures facing schools are starting to make The Primary Head wonder how many more emotional exchanges he can face...

Look And Learn – Use Picture Books To Sharpen Your Pupils’ Textual Analysis Skills Shareen Mayers explains how picture books can be used to teach children how to find and report information through skimming and scanning...

Mind Your Language – 7 Points To Remember When Supporting Early Learners With EAL There is much that early years settings must consider when supporting children and families with EAL, says Kathy Brodie...

KS2 book topic – Delve deep into identity and differences with The World Of Weslandia It’s human nature to conform to group mentality, but Weslandia questions whether sacrificing your own interests and opinions is too high a price to pay for fitting in

Who Will You Nominate In The Technology and Innovation Awards 2016? Let us know which teacher and school has inspired you most over the past year, and they could win some fantastic prizes courtesy of LEGO® Education...

How To Deal With Stress In Leadership Former headteacher James Hilton ignored the warning signs of work-related stress until it was too late. Now he helps education professionals recognise and overcome the symptoms...

Reading The Results – Use Euro 2016 To Get Your Young Readers Onside Euro 2016 might cause some of your pupils to become restless with football fever – but as Jim Sells of The National Literacy Trust explains, that enthusiasm can also be used to get them reading...

Take A Seat – How To Get Your Young Children With SEN To Sit Still Getting your special children to sit and engage is possible – but you need to know what makes them tick and then grab their attention, says Adele Devine…

Hear Me Roar – Using Outdoor Learning To Teach Resilience Are reserves of grit and resilience running low in the classroom? It’s time your class took a walk on the wild side, discovers Anna Blewett...

LEGO Challenge – ‘Aiming High’ Lesson Plan LEGO isn’t just for free time or wet play, says Rob Widger. It’s the ideal resource for problem-solving activities that piece together different blocks of the curriculum…

LEGO Challenge – Brick by Brick Lesson Plan Build children’s confidence in maths with these hands-on activities using a resource they’ll all recognise, suggests Rob Widger…

LEGO Challenge – Build to Order Lesson Plan incorporating LEGO Digital Designer If the children’s tables are becoming lost beneath a sea of Justin Bieber pens and Angry Bird erasers, get them to design and build their own desk tidies, suggests Rob Widger…

LEGO Challenge – ‘Build a Stadium’ Lesson Plan Can your pupils build a stadium to order and find the cheapest possible design? Find out with this lesson plan by LEGO Education Master Trainer Rob Widger…

On A Short Leash – Why Can The Public Trust Teachers, But Not Politicians? Schools run on trust – so what chance does learning have when the government keeps teachers on such a short leash, asks Sue Cowley...

How forest school lessons can help autistic learners The forest school philosophy has something to offer all young people, says Gordon Cairns – but for those with an autism spectrum disorder, the impact can be especially dramatic...

Ensuring Effective Staff Retention and Succession Planning – Checklist for school leadership Checklist for senior leadership across all key stages to assess the effectiveness of a school’s existing staff retention and succession planning. For more information, visit blueskyeducation.co.uk

Word For Word – Use The ‘Overwriting’ Technique To Turn Your Pupils Into More Confident Writers It’s not copying, it’s overwriting, says James Clements – and if it can produce award-winning writers, it might be worth a try in your classroom too...

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Trans children – How teachers and schools can support pupils With the rapid rise in gender dysphoria referrals to the NHS among young people, it's time schools become more aware about the issues involved. Let's make a change...

Best ‘Unhelpful High School Teacher’ memes We all know one. You undoubtedly had one. Some of you probably even work with one. Just please say you're not one...

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