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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…
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How schools are making the budget add up this year
“We have cut back every single line of our budget. When I started five years ago we had 54 teachers and 9 SLT. We now have 42 teachers and…
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Professor Mick Waters suggests a new approach to feedback and rewards
“Many secondary schools offer students incentives in the form of ‘reward points’ as recognition for effort, attitude or quality in…
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Take control of your CPD this year
I recently visited a school where every single member of staff is asked at least once a year where they are in regards to their ‘five-year…
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Improve pupils critical literacy skills to help them tackle fake news
Whilst so-called ‘fake news’ is not a novel phenomenon, the rise of digital media has seen it take on a new, more menacing form, as…
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How schools can improve BAME representation in STEM careers
I was born into a working class family in Birmingham, the eldest of eight children. I attended what was called up until 1998, a…