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KS3 Maths Lesson Plan – The Importance of Decimal Point Placement In this lesson, students are asked to create and solve some puzzles involving decimal calculations where the decimal points have been omitted. The task is to work out where the decimal points need to go to make the calculations correct. This lesson provides a lot of practice at performing simple operations with decimal numbers and […]

Is your School Doing Enough to Tackle Period-Related Anxiety With your students’ self-esteem, concentration and even attendance at stake, is your school doing enough to tackle period-related anxiety, asks Anna Blewett...

Why the Humble Whiteboard is the Most Important Tool in my Classroom We should all salute this familiar old friend, says Tom Starkey – even if some of us struggle to use it without getting marker pen on our sleeves...

Holocaust Memorial Day – discrimination lesson plan for KS3 and KS4 In this lesson plan for Holocaust Memorial Day your students will learn how discrimination was used during the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and the Genocide in Rwanda. You will discuss antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred in society today, and what to do if you are the victim or a witness to a hate crime. Made in partnership […]

What’s it like moving from Primary to teaching Secondary School? After seven years teaching primary, Natalie Morris is finding that life in the secondary classroom comes with a few lessons of its own...

4 Ways to Improve Feedback in Secondary School David Spendlove’s simple but effective strategies can help ensure that all your students are making progress...

The School that’s Improving Teacher Wellbeing to Retain Great Staff Improving teacher wellbeing and building a strong community spirit among colleagues are driving forces at this Essex primary...

Free quote posters and key quote worksheets for 7 William Shakespeare Plays – KS3/4 English Whether you're reading Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet or The Tempest, decorate your class with these colourful key quote posters for students to analyse...

Othello quotes posters

Othello quotes – 10 posters and worksheet for KS3/4 English This download includes ten posters featuring key quotes from William Shakespeare’s Othello, plus a worksheet (in PDF and Word Doc formats) with these quotes on for students to make notes on as you read through the play. Example Othello quotes I follow him to serve my turn upon him: / We cannot all be masters, […]

KS3 Maths Lesson Plan – Investigate Patterns using Sequences of Decimals In this lesson, students explore decreasing arithmetic sequences in which the common difference is a decimal number. The task is to investigate whether the sequence includes zero, and if not, which term of the sequence is closest to zero. There are opportunities for students to generalise their findings and much routine practice of subtracting decimals […]

Is One of your Students an Online Gambling Addict? The internet has made it easier than ever to play the odds – and young people who love gaming are especially vulnerable to temptation, warns Mark Bentley...

Tech for Teachers Awards 2019 – Results Revealed! Virtual reality continues to impress teachers, with Avantis Education’s Class VR gaining five stars for a second year running...

Circulatory System Resources for Key Stage 3 and 4 Science This massive selection of primary biology resources from Curiscope includes PowerPoints and PDFs covering: Lesson plan Quiz Challenge questions Transit time worksheet Puzzle worksheet Labelling activity sheet Learning chart Bingo activity Memory game Enzyme summary You can also download Word doc versions of the PDFs here and get other great Curiscope resources on the skeletal […]

Skeletal System Resources for Key Stage 3 and 4 Science This massive selection of primary biology resources from Curiscope includes PowerPoints and PDFs covering: Lesson plan Quiz Challenge questions Transit time worksheet Puzzle worksheet Labelling activity sheet Learning chart Bingo activity Memory game Enzyme summary You can also download Word doc versions of the PDFs here and get other great Curiscope resources on the circulatory […]

Digestive System Resources for Key Stage 3 and 4 This massive selection of secondary biology resources from Curiscope includes PowerPoints and PDFs covering: Lesson plan Quiz Challenge questions Transit time worksheet Puzzle worksheet Labelling activity sheet Learning chart Bingo activity Memory game Enzyme summary You can also download Word doc versions of the PDFs here and get other great Curiscope resources on the circulatory […]

What Robin Ince Learnt at School Comedian and science enthusiast Robin Ince’s boarding school years taught him that he’s a skilled bluffer – and he’s been bluffing ever since…

KS3 Biology Lesson Plan – Explore the Science of Healing and Medicine Medicine provides an exciting context for scientific thinking. Success at KS4 relies on students’ ability to demonstrate mastery of ideas and skills. It is common to observe lower confidence when young learners are asked to apply their knowledge in an unfamiliar context. Take some early steps to develop your pupils’ resilience at KS3 by introducing […]

Are Targets Setting High Standards or Limiting Students’ Learning? Telling young people where they should be at the end of any educational journey is a sure-fire way to put a ceiling on their learning, argues Alex Standish...

Poor student behaviour is forcing teachers out of the profession ‘Low level disruption’ is no trivial matter, argues Joanna Williams - and it’s time schools woke up to the need for a better managed approach to discipline

Don’t Change Your Teaching Practice for the Sake of it – But do Check to See if it’s as Good as it Can Be There's no sense in leaving your teaching comfort zone for the fun of it, says Tom Starkey – but do take a moment to check it’s really as secure as it could be...

Food Counter Lab Activity 2: Intolerable Digestion – for KS3 Science Even when we know what nutrients we need to have a healthy balanced diet, sometimes our bodies just can’t digest them. These are called food intolerances. In this activity students will learn about what goes on in the body scientifically when someone is lactose intolerant. This resource forms one part of a topic on nutrition […]

Food Counter Independent Learning 1: Cravings – for KS3 Science Food cravings may seem odd, but often they occur when your body is signalling that you need certain nutrients. This independent learning activity lets students look at how cravings work. This resource forms one part of a topic on nutrition and digestion called ‘Food Counter’. You can find a starter activity for this topic on […]

Food Counter Independent Learning 2: Nutrition and Good Health – for KS3 Science What does good health and nutrition mean? When we think about a good, healthy, balanced diet, we’re likely to remember our carbohydrates, proteins, fats and to drink plenty of water, but can tend to forget the micronutrients. Which is exactly what this independent learning activity lets students explore. This resource forms one part of a […]

Food and Famine Independent Learning 2: World Hunger – for KS3 Science The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation says that almost 870 million people (out of 7.1 billion people in the world) were malnourished between 2010 and 2012. Nearly all of them (852 million) live in developing countries in Asia and Africa. This independent learning resource lets students look at how nutrition and poverty are linked, […]

Food and Famine Lab Activity 3: Liquid Nutrition – for KS3 Science Can you make an all-in-one drink that contains everything your body needs? There are drinks that aim to supply all the ingredients of a balanced diet such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fibre, water, essential minerals and vitamins. Is this a realistic possibility in the future? That’s what your class will explore in this resource. This […]

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