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GCSE revision – Maximising potential from KS3 onwards Preparing for exams can be a daunting task, so here's how to help students cultivate effective study habits...

Historic Royal Palaces

5 things to do at… Historic Royal Palaces Choose from four fascinating sites and a range of interactive school sessions to help your students get hands-on with history… 1. Visit incredible palaces With 1,000 years of evidence to interpret, Historic Royal Palaces’ interactive sessions for KS3–5 are designed to encourage students to delve deeper, consider historical concepts, and engage in discussion and debate […]

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Nuclear education – Why teachers should talk about disarmament Contrary to what you might think, the classroom is an ideal venue for discussing the complexities of nuclear disarmament...

Academy21

5 tips for… successful online provision Academy21 offers some advice on how online learning can support schools… 1. Define your model – who, where, when As with any new initiative, consider who exactly you think it will work for. Online schooling can work for a range of students, but your needs will be unique to your context. Examples can include a […]

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Extracurricular activities – Enhancing education beyond the classroom Step into the dynamic world of extracurricular activities and learn how to finance them and use them as a tool for nurturing a love for learning...

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PE teaching – How PE changed its educators and vice versa Zeph Bennett charts how the role of the PE teacher has changed dramatically, alongside the evolving philosophy of the subject itself

Teenagers in school uniform

End of term activities – Best resources and ideas for secondary school School's out, almost, so make sure you finish the year on a bang, not a whimper, with these ideas...

Poetry KS3 lesson plan

Poetry KS3 – Inspiring writing through spoken-word poems This is an active and creative poetry KS3 lesson. It aims to transform students’ perceptions of poetry and give them their first experience of artistic license. Students will also sharpen their understanding of the essentials of any form of writing in English. This includes writing for an audience and understanding the conventions of genre. Engagement […]

Challenging behaviour – The best ways to deal with it What do you do when the behaviour of a child in your class is very challenging? Try these behaviour management techniques...

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Chase High School – Achieving our first ‘Good’ Ofsted rating Executive headteacher, Jamie Foster, reflects on how Chase High School shed its lowly local reputation and entered a new era of renewal...

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DSL supervision – Are you doing enough to look after your DSL? Sarah Cook outlines the pressing need for better supervision of designated safeguarding leads within secondary settings

Internet safety KS3 resources

Internet safety KS3 – Lesson plan and teacher’s notes Explore some of the basics when it comes to being online with this internet safety KS3 lesson plan and teacher’s notes. Open up a discussion among students about the way that technology and the internet has changed our lives. Discuss how we behave and how we communicate. This internet safety KS3 resource uses fun and […]

Science Museum

Explore a world of STEM careers at the Science Museum’s Technicians gallery A visit to Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery supports productive careers conversations with young people… Recreating the workplaces of technicians across the health science, creative arts, manufacturing and renewable energy sectors, the Technicians gallery at the Science Museum in London enables pupils to get hands-on with interactive exhibits that simulate job-related tasks. They’ll experience what […]

Films about identity resource pack

Films about identity – PSHE activity pack for KS2-4 This resource looks at six popular and impactful films about identity. It provides tips for the arrangement of an Into Film club, suggestions for film reviewing, and activities to enhance and support screenings. The films included are: There are activities suitable for all abilities. Start by focusing on an easier film, then move on to […]

Bar modelling maths resources

Bar modelling maths – Worksheets and CPD resources These free bar modelling maths resources from White Rose Education are perfect for primary or secondary pupils. All the worksheets involve addition and subtraction within 100 and come with answers to make marking easy. Part-whole worksheets The part-whole bar modelling maths worksheets introduce students to a bar model diagram. Pupils have to find missing values. […]

Cultural capital in education – How great school trips build it The best providers of educational visits will repay your investment of time and money with fantastic learning opportunities and brilliant ways to boost pupils’ cultural capital, as Teachwire explains… Building students’ cultural capital in education is a key part of giving them a broader understanding of the world around them. Not only does it help […]

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Faith schools – Is it more ‘tolerant’ to defend them or ban them? Kevin Rooney contemplates whether the ‘tolerant’ thing to do would be to restrict or defend the faith schools model...

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Design and technology – A subject in terminal decline? Tony Ryan reflects on whether radical reforms can save the ailing subject of design and technology from curricular extinction...

Illustration of female symbol and fist, representing single sex schools

Single sex schools – What coed settings can learn from them Let’s stop asking girls to behave more like the worst of boys and start encouraging boys to emulate the best of girls, writes Natasha Devon...

Arithmetic sequence worksheet

Arithmetic sequence worksheet – Free KS3/4 maths resource This arithmetic sequence worksheet helps students master arithmetic sequences through an array of thoughtfully curated questions. It covers the application of nth-term formulas, providing learners with a solid foundation in this fundamental concept. This worksheet serves as an invaluable resource for classroom use, homework assignments, personalised one-on-one tutoring sessions and targeted interventions. We’ve included an […]

Persuasuve writing KS3 lesson plan

Persuasive writing KS3 – Boost skills with a Charlie Chaplin clip Use a classic film clip from Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator to kickstart a pacey persuasive writing KS3 lesson that will boost students’ writing skills… You can adapt this KS3 lesson to teach a variety of writing styles. Here, we will be looking at how it can help students to create a piece of persuasive […]

Dracula play resources

Dracula play – Post-1914 play unit for KS3/4 English Use these PowerPoints and worksheets as part of a 12-lesson unit of study using a Post-1914 play. They focus on the Dracula play by David Calcutt. Assessed piece of work The assessed piece of work in this unit is a Gothic story. In this task, students need to write a short Gothic story, using as […]

Elizabeth Blackwell activity pack

Elizabeth Blackwell activity pack – 19th-century doctor and feminist International Women’s Day is a great time to introduce pupils to Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female medical doctor in the United States. Use this free activity booklet to explore key facts about Elizabeth. There are also fun activities and discussion starters for your students. Activity ideas Use the examples on the included code breaker worksheet […]

Famous LGBT scientists activity pack

Famous LGBT scientists – Neena Schwartz activity pack Pride Month is a great time to introduce pupils to the achievements of famous LGBT scientists. Use this free activity booklet to explore key facts about Neena Schwartz – endocrinologist, feminist and LGBTQ+ advocate. There are also fun activities and discussion starters for your students. Activity ideas The LGBTQ+ Pride flag comprises rainbow colours. The […]

Black scientist booklet

Black scientist – Dr Shirley Ann Jackson booklet Use this free activity booklet to explore key facts about famous black scientist, Dr Shirley Ann Jackson. There are also fun activities and discussion starters for your students. This resource is perfect for Black History Month. Activity ideas Fill in the gaps in Dr Shirley Ann Jackson’s biography on the included worksheet. Use the first […]

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