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So you want to become an examiner?
Q I teach history to KS3 and 4 learners. I enjoy my job very much, but am starting to feel the need to find some new challenges. A colleague…
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A day in the life of a school IT manager
TS What does your typical day look like? MD There is no ‘typical’ day for me as IT manager, especially since my team looks after four…
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Meet the expert: Michelle Johnson, leadership specialist
As the old saying goes, you can never really understand someone else until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes – and this is certainly…
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New guidelines for schools on sexting
There have been many articles recently that highlight the prevalence of sexting. Indeed, The Times recently suggested that there was an…
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Sound strategies to help close the achievement gap
Since 2002 Teach First has trained more than 5,000 teachers who have worked with a million children and young people from low-income…
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Security advice for BYOD schools
Technology in the classroom is not a new phenomenon, but it’s one that is changing the face of education. Teachers are using new platforms…
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Games-based learning – its time is now
Motivating and engaging students is a perennial hot topic in schools, but finding ways to keep students on track is even more challenging as…
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Classroom life: Avon Valley College
The beautiful landscape of Salisbury Plain attracts tens of thousands of visitors a year being, as it is, the largest remaining area of…
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Classroom life - Greenshaw High School
Our school has been well supported by the Teacher Development Trust in developing effective evaluation tools. Thomas Guskey’s five levels…
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Classroom life - The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
One of my greatest joys as a headteacher took place this A-level results day as I celebrated alongside a pupil who had secured a place at…
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Classroom Life: Hazelwick School
Technology at Hazelwick School is utilised and facilitated across many departments. Our teaching philosophy is firmly aligned within the…
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Make every meeting matter
What are your staff meetings like? Do you eagerly anticipate them as exciting forums for a stimulating exchange of professional views? Or do…
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Assessment after levels – what’s next?
Two years on from the Department for Education’s decision to remove levels, there is still widespread confusion and a lack of consistency…