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Try something different for your next school trip
Your next school trip could be the most impactful educational experience your students will take part in this term, but it’s easy to fall…
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Why there’s more to maths than rote learning
By the time students enter their secondary education, many will have developed maths anxiety, a debilitating condition that causes sufferers…
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Assessment advice: 4 ways to improve feedback
1. Read, Reflect, Respond One of the central features of AfL is moving towards comment-only marking as a means to increasing learning gains;…
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How schools are improving parental engagement
“Parents absolutely love ParentMail and the feedback we have received so far is very positive. They love being able to read messages,…
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Expert advice on teaching science at Key Stage 3
Q I am head of the science department at an academy in a coastal area, serving a catchment where an unusually high number of families are…
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How schools can improve diversity in STEM subjects
Telling your wife you have a crush on someone else can be a tad awkward. That awkwardness multiplies when you explain that your crush is on…
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The importance of LGBT+ voices in fiction for young people
I was finishing a book signing after a school event, and this boy (he was about 14), and his best friend came up to me. I’ve found the…
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How taking learning outside can impact student wellbeing – and outcomes
When our biology department undertook a Royal Society funded project to find out if being amongst nature affected pupils’ wellbeing, we…
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Darcey Bussell explains why dance should be on the curriculum for all KS3 and 4 students
Last March Dame Darcey Bussell fired up audiences at the Education Show when she talked about using dance fitness to improve student…
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In a world of fake news, critical literacy is a key skill for students
I started high school in 2007, a shy girl who didn’t really have a specific subject that filled me with enjoyment and enthusiasm. The high…
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How music can be used to support learning across the curriculum at KS3 and 4
Louise Greene: Music and drama are a priority at our school. Regardless of background, views or ambition, music brings students together.…
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“I Should at Least Have a Go…”
I’m 16 and I live in Camden with my mum and dad; I come from a large family, where I’m the middle child of five. When I first started…
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How to support struggling Y7 readers and boost literacy across the curriculum
A year ago, I made an unexpected move from a mainstream middle school to a special school. I’d become disillusioned with teaching and…