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Sir Bob Geldof On Tackling Inequality
Groupcall, the education communications and solutions company of which I am co-founder, works very closely with schools throughout the UK…
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Tom Starkey on learning to live with your colleagues
Even if you’re naturally beloved by all, like yours truly (I haven’t heard any different, alright?), statistically, you’re bound to…
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Product review - GCSE English Language Writing Workshops
For some, the author’s craft is no real mystery. From across the pond Stephen King reckons, “If you want to be a writer you must do two…
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Product review – Edexcel and AQA GCSE Maths
It’s easy to get excited about Edexcel GCSE Maths and AQA GCSE Maths from Oxford University Press. Not only are they are brand new and…
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Product review – Pi2Go
Pi2Go is a programmable robot from TTS that has been designed, we are told, to “unleash the power of Raspberry Pi in your classroom”. If…
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Improve parents’ evening through technology
I admit it – I have given up on parents’ evening. As an assistant headteacher, I was always first in and last out of our regular events.…
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How to nurture leadership talent from within
Schools are spending more of their limited resources on recruitment. NAHT Edge’s survey of more than a thousand school leaders found the…
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Expert advice: CPD
Q I teach maths and PE at a relatively small, LA controlled secondary school in a rural area of the South East. It’s a friendly and…
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Expert advice: leasing for schools
Many of you will be aware of the existing Government policy on leasing, which is currently putting unnecessary financial demands on schools.…
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The latest research on tablets in schools
Six years ago you couldn’t buy a tablet apart from in a pharmacy. Today, our children leave school facing a working world so removed from…
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Could ebooks persuade more young people to read?
The positive impact of reading for enjoyment on young people’s learning and future career opportunities has long been evidenced by…
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BOOK REVIEWS
ROCK THE BOAT (Augustine Coll/Tim Lay/Paul Shinn, Banter, £13.99) This fast, furious and funny graphic novel is a clever reworking of…
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Why sport matters in secondary schools
It’s five years since the Coalition government dismantled the government funded school sport partnership and sports college network. This…