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What Ofsted is looking for in 2021 – covering curriculum, assessment, parental engagement and staff wellbeing I’ve reviewed 100 Ofsted reports – here’s what inspectors are looking for and how you can utilise this unique period to get there, says Dr Helen Edwards...

School shutdown and the attainment gap – Some children will be further behind than ever Some children are going to be more behind their peers than ever, despite our best efforts, says our anonymous headteacher...

Storytelling and creative writing – How to get students’ creative juices flowing Martin Griffin and Jon Mayhew offer some advice for getting secondary pupils’ thinking like an artist during those storytelling assignments...

School reopenings – Teachers want to go back, but we need to know it’s safe Adam Boxer pens a letter to those people who have been criticising teachers during lockdown...

How to connect with hard-to-reach students The process of bringing reluctant learners on board can be tough, especially in these challenging times – but there are some practical approaches you can take, says Hannah Day...

Positive psychology – how to use it to build up children’s resilience The positive education movement is working its magic worldwide to help children become more resilient, says Julie Hurst...

Covid-19 – Teaching at a time of emergency Mark Wilson reflects on how Riddlesdown Collegiate first implemented, and then adjusted its approach to educating students amid the COVID-19 lockdown…

Wellbeing in schools – How to look after staff and pupils when they return after lockdown In these strange times we’re having to consider the wellbeing of pupils and staff in a way we could never have predicted, says Andrew Cowley...

Reading – Why all teachers should be giving lessons Alex Quigley flags up some of the issues that can lead to reading gaps across the curriculum – and what teachers in different departments can do about them...

Getting students to concentrate – What teachers can and can’t control When getting students to concentrate, teachers should be aware of the biological factors beyond their control, but also the social distractions that are very much within their power to tackle, says David Didau...

How to get boys to study foreign languages Où sont les garçons? Amanda Barton delves into why boys are typically put off languages, and how we can turn that around...

Education isn’t just a conveyor belt for the job market The drive to make schools a force for social mobility risks distorting our collective sense of what education is meant to be for, says Kevin Rooney...

Careers advice in schools must change to give students the skills they need Jenifer Cameron outlines why traditional thinking around careers guidance ought to give way to a different, more far-reaching approach...

Distance teaching during lockdown – “I miss being in front of the students” For one anonymous educator, it seems that an enforced absence from school really does make the heart grow fonder..

Will the shutdown have affected pupils’ behaviour? It’s more important than ever to give children the opportunity to express how they feel, says deputy headteacher Andrew Smith

Ofsted’s new framework is causing stress and increasing workloads Way back in 1992, the year I began my teacher training, a new organisation was formed to inspect schools. In the nearly 30 years that have followed, there have been many changes to Ofsted, but one question remains constant: what does Ofsted want? While the answer has changed over the years, the question itself still […]

Read, study, familiarise – improve your subject knowledge in 5 steps Building better subject knowledge and teaching it effectively involves carefully balancing the ‘what' and the ‘how’, writes James Hodge

Whole-school literacy – why we use tutor time for reading Liz Alexander describes how her school sought to boost its students’ grasp of vocabulary by allocating portions of daily tutor time to reading...

“I’ve begun to feel a bit lost” – lockdown, learning and listlessness As our collective lockdown stretches on and family tensions continue to rise, our students’ engagement levels will inevitably become harder to sustain, writes Jayn Sadler...

Catching up – Some pupils will be more behind their peers than ever Despite our best efforts, we're going to find that there are more gaps in children’s learning than ever before, says our anonymous headteacher

Whole school RE – why we need it, and how teachers can benefit from it Andy Lewis explains why devising a whole school approach to RE is important for faith schools, but can also deliver tangible benefits for many other settings…

Will there be a lockdown learning legacy? Let's shift our focus to the emotional and social aspects of schooling, says Lord Jim Knight

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Non-fiction writing – Why students should take one idea and develop it Chris Curtis explains why planning and a willingness to see ideas through to their conclusion are needed if students are to be successful at writing non-fiction…

Shakespeare in quotations – Henry IV Part 1 and Hotspur Helen Mears takes us on a tour inside the mind of Hotspur – the hot-tempered warrior of Henry IV Part 1, whose dismissal of others proves to be his undoing…

Assessment – 4 ways to get students involved Jackie Beere OBE sets out several ways in which assessment can become a productive collaboration between teachers and students...

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