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School food – What bad lunches tell us about outsourcing Media reports of shoddy school dinners speak to far wider issues that relate to outsourcing, nutrition and educational inequality...

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Women in STEM – Smashing stereotypes and upping participation in schools Why are there so few women in STEM, and what, if anything, can teachers do about it? We investigate, with the help of current teachers and STEM experts...

Resources for Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman – Classroom ideas This 12-page PDF resource from Penguin provides accompanying activities, ideas and discussion points for Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman, as well as other books in the series – Knife Edge, Checkmate and Double Cross. What is Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman about? Callum is a nought – a second-class citizen in a world […]

Space activities for kids – Planet Match game

Space activities for kids – Active learning Planet Match game These space activities for kids are suitable for KS1-KS3. They involve identifying key facts about the planets in our solar system. This will develop pupils’ listening skills, as well as getting them moving. The four-page PDF contains the cards needed for the activity, plus instructions. It’s the perfect activity for groups of three or four. […]

Simplifying algebraic expressions lesson plan and worksheet

Simplifying algebraic expressions – KS3 lesson without boring drills This free simplifying algebraic expressions lesson plan for KS3 comes with an accompanying task sheet. Exercises are not the only way to improve students’ fluency in mathematical procedures. Sometimes you can develop the very same skills in a more exploratory fashion. Simplifying algebraic expressions Expanding brackets and collecting like terms to simplify expressions are perhaps […]

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Edmund from King Lear – Key quotes to understand the play Helen Mears examines the motivations, foibles and ill-fated decisions of King Lear’s duplicitous central antagonist...

Encryption lesson plan

Encryption lesson – KS3 computer science resources In this encryption lesson plan for KS3 computer science, students model the way that information is transmitted by the internet and try and protect their messages using different keys. Encryption lesson learning objectives Starter activity Before revealing the objectives, write on the board the word ‘Noitpyrcne’ (encryption backwards) and ask students to work out what […]

coastal erosion lesson plan

Coastal erosion – Active learning ideas for KS3/4 geography Physical geography processes such as coastal erosion and transportation can be difficult concepts for some students to comprehend. Traditionally, we teach these by learning key words and their definitions, and then drawing a diagram to represent each type of process. However, this approach does not always enable all students to understand the differences between them, […]

Gen Z mental health – It’s not a lack of ‘resilience’ we need to fix Rather than extol the merits of ‘resilience’ to young people, let's change our expectations, economics and environment for the better, says Natasha Devon...

Shotgun by George Ezra teaching PowerPoint

Shotgun by George Ezra – Teaching PowerPoint with audio Use this PlayAlong+ Resource from Musical Futures to learn how to play Shotgun by George Ezra. The PowerPoint features instructions and audio clips for guitar (including simplified chords), bass, keyboard, ukulele and drums. Use PlayAlong+ to help students learn each instrumental part for a whole-class performance of Shotgun by George Ezra. The full track interactive […]

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CPD for teachers – How to successfully unlock its power Explore real CPD challenges and read expert advice from practising teachers about how to get the most out of your professional development...

British Heart Foundation CPR poster

British Heart Foundation CPR – Step-by-step poster for schools Download and display this British Heart Foundation CPR poster in your school. Fewer than one in ten people in the UK survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. And every delay reduces a person’s chance of survival. A cardiac arrest is the ultimate medical emergency. This British Heart Foundation CPR poster reinforces the memorable slogan: Call, Push, […]

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Jobs for people with disabilities – Preparing for the real world We meet the educators empowering students with SEND to achieve their job aspirations...

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High achievers – 6 ways to help your most able students thrive Ryan Lockett highlights six strategies that can help you maximise the learning potential of your most able, high achieving students

Lesson plan template PowerPoint

PGCE lesson plan – Dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint template Effectively plan and deliver engaging and structured lessons with this PowerPoint PGCE lesson plan. It features slides for: The background is blue with a simple font to support students with dyslexia, while still looking great. PGCE lesson plan This PowerPoint template provides a structured format for organising your lessons, ensuring you cover all necessary components […]

The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Put your school forward for one of the IET’s free, exciting STEM activity days IET Faraday® Challenge Day applications are now open for the 2024–2025 season, which will take place from September 2024 to June 2025. IET Faraday® Challenge Days are free, one-day STEM activity days that introduce students to engineering, inspire them to consider engineering as a career, and help to develop their practical and employability skills, including team-working, problem-solving and creative thinking. They are designed as cross-curricular […]

Ambitious vocabulary worksheet

Vocabulary interventions – Secondary English session The activity on this vocabulary interventions worksheet encourages students to seek out elevated synonyms for commonplace words such as ‘walked’, ‘bad’, ‘shout’, ‘scared’, ‘said’, and ‘confused’. By setting pupils this task, you’ll prompt learners to explore the depth and breadth of the English language, expanding their vocabulary repertoire and enhancing their expressive capabilities. In secondary […]

Self esteem worksheet pack

Self esteem worksheet – ‘Confident Me’ KS3 PSHE activity sheets Use this self esteem worksheet set as part of a Dove Confident Me school workshop. They will help your students think critically about appearance-related pressures and develop strategies to take a proactive response to images in the media, social media and advertising. All the resources have achieved the PSHE Association Quality Mark for resources which […]

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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 […]

Isolated photo of The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), representing the idea of nuclear education

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...

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