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How Extinction Happens And Why It Matters – KS3 Biology Lesson Plan Here today, gone tomorrow – Dr Joanna Rhodes shares a selection of engaging activities to help learners understand the causes of extinction past and present

Would Pupil Premium Be Better Spent Targeting Critical Moments In Students’ Education Journeys? Last year a DFE report revealed that schools spend their near-£1,000-per-student grant on 18 different interventions on average. Do we not need clarity on the most effective ways to use this money?

“Thou Cream Faced Loon!” – Teach Shakespeare Using Insults Start out with a well-chosen barb or two and you’ll be amazed at how quickly your students start learning to Shakespeare

Is Your School’s Sanctions System Actually Changing Behaviour, Or Just Getting Rid Of Rotten Apples? Punishments and sanctions are the only interventions that seem to be used constantly, universally and consistently without any evidence of their efficacy. It baffles me, says Dave Whitaker

Tracking Software – What To Look For, What To Avoid And What Your School Needs Feel like you're wasting time tapping pointless numbers into your tracking software? It's time to shop around

“My Dad Cried When I Refused To Eat More Than A Tomato” – My Self-Esteem Story It’s vital that we integrate self-esteem into the school curriculum – here’s why, says Elizabeth Kesses, author of The Ugly Little Girl

“When Recruiting Our School Governors, Only White Males Applied” Hannah Wilson’s #BAMEed pledge, and how she plans on building a diverse faculty in her school

With Rising Numbers Of Overweight Children, It’s Time To Share The Facts With Parents The key to supporting healthy homes by engaging with parents is respect and, as far as possible, a non-judgemental attitude

Teachers: Why Stress Is Really Your Friend Rethink everything you know about the physical and mental strain of work and you’ll realise that lifting this burden from your mind is a power you had all along

7 funny trending teacher videos to welcome in the weekend From Star Wars Ofsted spoofs to 300's Spartans preparing to teach nursery, here are some of the best education-related comedy videos online

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Professor Alice Roberts’ education – “Great lessons spark curiosity” Professor Alice Roberts kept her options as open as possible at school – and would like today’s students to be able to do the same

‘It Takes Two’ – Good Communication Development Requires Interactions Between Parents And Children We need to spell out the fact that good communication development requires high-quality interactions between parents and children

Anna And The Swallow Man Reading Notes – Literacy Resource For KS2/KS3 English A 16-page PDF containing discussion questions for WW2 story Anna and the Swallow Man that’s perfect for the classroom or book clubs. This handy guide will help get your class talking, exploring the social, moral and historical questions raised by this critically acclaimed book. Kraków, 1939, is no place to grow up. There are a […]

There’s Still Time For Justine Greening To Find Her Voice, But It’s Running Out Fast We are dependent now on the government, and the Secretary of State in particular, to pull something out of the bag for us, but she is curiously and almost unnaturally silent

Lost In Space – So This Is The Science Museum, Kids…Now What? The vast and sprawling nature of this otherwise amazing institution makes it hard for pupils to create a timeline of events, so here's a guided tour that follows rockets to the moon

Maths Mastery Could Enable Everyone To Succeed, Once We Understand What It Really Means Mastery is much more than a fad, so once everyone knows what it is and why it's a good idea we can build a curriculum that lets learners flourish

Encouraging girls, black pupils and kids from lower socio-economic backgrounds to enter the sciences Developing ‘science capital’ in primary school is crucial to allowing all children to think ‘I can be a scientist’...

An Outdoors For Everyone – Why We Must Provide Green Spaces For All It isn’t always easy to provide young children with the natural spaces they need, but it’s a challenge we must overcome

With Bullying, Take Into Account That SEN Students May Struggle To Recognise The Behaviours Involved Every school must have measures to prevent bullying, but research suggests over 16,000 young people in the UK are regularly absent because of it. So how can we do better?

My #BAMEed Pledge – Why Diversity In Teaching Matters #WomenEd has done a lot to raise the profile of the need for more female leaders, but black, Asian and minority ethnic educators are still facing systemic barriers that need addressing

Why You Should Visit A Special School With a large number of children needing SEND support or EHC plans, why have so few teachers taken a trip to see how settings outside the mainstream do things?

Sick Leave Isn’t Improved By A Side Order Of Self Recrimination “No-one in the entire span of human history has ever been as unwell as I am now,” says a phenomenally brave – nay, inspirational – Tom Starkey

Your Six-Step Sequence To Modelling Writing Across The Curriculum The importance of showing good written skills is not the preserve of English lessons, all subjects can benefit from it

The Truth About Myths – Engaging Today’s Learners With A Little Ancient History While old fables may seem outdated, they provide us with valuable insights. The key is identifying the core message and how it relates to us today.

“Education Is Your Passport To Life” – An Interview With Floella Benjamin As a Caribbean child coming to England, Baroness Floella Benjamin experienced hostility and rejection, but today she helps young people embrace the rich cultural tapestry of British life

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