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SEND parents and angry emails – How to make peace with the keyboard warriors Debby Elley explains how teachers can avoid combative exchanges with parents of children with SEND and build mutually beneficial partnerships

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Science Museum – Introducing a STEM careers experience for 11-16 year olds This November, the Science Museum in London is opening a brand new, interactive gallery in collaboration with Marvel Studios and the NHS, as well as other leading organisations, that aims to inspire secondary school students to think about their skills and interests to help inform their career and education choices. Young people will get hands on with […]

Staff morale – The ‘problem colleagues’ you can encounter in school and how to handle them Gordon Cairns considers the options teachers have when confronted and undermined by the behaviour of their own colleagues…

‘Classroom Stories’ returns to celebrate the best of education Schools from across the UK and Ireland are being given the chance to win edtech prizes in return for sharing their most passionate, innovative, and imaginative classroom stories. Organised by global education technology company Promethean, the annual Classroom Stories competition invites schools, teachers, and ICT managers to share their exciting stories by submitting a two-minute […]

From COVID to CAMHS – How to tell when your school needs specialist mental health support Schools can do lots to support their students’ mental health, but at a certain point, they may need help from external agencies. Adam Riches looks at what usually happens next…

Content moderation – How will the Online Safety Bill affect schools? Mark Bentley considers whether the government’s Online Safety Bill will do enough to allay many schools’ concerns regarding their students’ technology use, both on-site and at home...

“We don’t all want to be headteachers” – Why the education jobs market is failing school staff Chris Curtis asks whether the current system of recruitment and promotion within schools is serving the profession as well as it could be...

Teens, genes and means – Why are we still debating whether genetics affect educational outcomes? Could genetics inform our understanding about the learning process in ways that have stayed hidden until now? Conor McCrory is yet to be convinced...

Favour the flawed – Why schools need imperfect leadership Instead of embarking on a fruitless quest to become a ‘perfect leader’, you can achieve far more for yourself and your school by embracing imperfection, advises Marie-Claire Bretherton

Consent, misogyny and power – How schools can neutralise the ‘Everyone’s Invited’ culture The spread of sexual abuse and harassment within schools demands a response – so let’s change the systems that allow such harms to thrive, says Barry Mansfield

KS4 career resources from the NHS Inspire your students and help them Step into the NHS this term, with free cross-curricular linked resources for Key Stage 4. The resources span five topic areas and develop key skills to prepare students for the world of work and help them discover the range of careers available in the NHS. Designed with accessibility in […]

KS3 numeracy – Factors and multiples Students can often confuse factors and multiples, responding with one when they mean the other says Colin Foster…

Travelling, teaching and tunes – What it’s like to be a peripatetic music specialist Three peripatetic music teachers based at Birmingham’s Services for Education charity describe how curriculum demands, school timetables and COVID-19 have affected their roles in recent years…

Competitive creativity – How writing challenges can unlock your students’ imaginations Matthew Gouldson considers the role that competitions and other outside initiatives can have on getting students to write in more creative and imaginative ways

Bumper Lesson Plan Templates Pack Get your lesson plan done in a jiffy with this range of teacher-made printable lesson plan templates, including a 5 minute lesson plan template, blank lesson plan template and special templates for new teachers. Included are Word docs, PDFs and Powerpoints.

Bumper KS3 maths worksheets pack Included in this bumper collection of KS3 maths worksheets are KS3 maths probability worksheets and free printable worksheets covering algebra, fractions, equations and more. This pack contains Word documents, PDFs and Powerpoints.

Interdependent interactions – How teachers can benefit from Cooperative Learning What if you could foster interactions among your students that mutually imparted key knowledge and skills? Jakob Werdelin and Drew Howard explain how you can via Cooperative Learning...

Speedy Assessment CPD for secondary teachers Education experts David Didau, Daisy Christodoulou and Emma McCrea are here to help you improve your assessment methods

Secondary science CPD to improve your teaching From engaging Year 7s in science to seeing secondary students through their GCSEs, our experts are here to guide you

Brilliant biology lessons for secondary school science Learn about bugs, biodiversity and topics high on the teen agenda such as sugar and sleep, with these activities from Dr Joanna Rhodes

Successful STEM teaching for secondary students Help students prepare for the careers of the future by getting them hooked on STEM subjects. Here’s how

Super secondary science lessons to spark students’ learning Like getting more scientific bang for your buck? Try these lessons that cover a combination of biology, chemistry and physics at the same time

How to plan an outstanding school trip Whether you’re planning a week abroad or a day at your local museum, check out this expert advice for making your trip run smoothly

Your complete guide to planning a residential school trip Three guides for teachers on how to plan and organise a residential school trip, particularly ones involving camping and outdoor activities

Ideas for teaching tricky secondary maths concepts Dr Colin Foster looks at specific areas of secondary maths that are often tricky to teach and shows how you can tackle them in your classroom

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