Shakespeare’s will. Although rarely seen by the public, it is currently on display as the centrepiece of a fascinating exhibition at…

It is often acknowledged that getting teenagers to love English Literature can be a challenge. When faced with classic texts, students can…

You can’t fail to have noticed the impact LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 from LEGO® Education has had. Flexible and powerful, this…

We all want to see students actively and enthusiastically learning about science. We’d like the same from teachers, too. But how do you…

Research last year found that careers advice received at school is too often neither relevant nor at a pace with young people’s demands.…

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I spent a recent Saturday morning partly listening to Radio 4. The guests included a science teacher who, as part of an extra-curricular…

Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves as part of his general theory of relativity in 1916. Long undetected, they…

Last November, cricket coaches working for former England cricketer, Kevin Pietersen, ran a ten-day programme for disadvantaged children…

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Q I am head of Y7 in a relatively small, inner city academy. We cater for young people from a wide range of backgrounds, but the demographic…

Physical geography processes such as erosion and transportation can be difficult concepts for some students to comprehend. Traditionally,…

The most successful schools are built on the idea that teachers constantly learn, develop and improve. This requires an approach that is far…