In September 2014 a revised national curriculum for Design and Technology (D&T) came into effect for 5 to 14 year olds. Its development…

It’s a curious dichotomy we live with when it comes to the notion of performance, I think. On the one hand it feels like every other young…

Nothing in a teacher’s life is so filled with unending hope and potential than the blessed free period. It represents a shining beacon of…

Many students will know how to calculate the mean: they add up all the numbers and divide by how many there are. However, it is common to…

A popular phrase is that chemistry is “just like cooking”. But can you learn about chemistry and cooking at the same time? Welcome…

England’s women’s rugby team epitomises all that the This Girl Can campaign stands for. With the current English women’s rugby team as…

As I write it’s 30 days on from the Edexcel GCSE maths exam and people are still openly trolling Hannah about her sweets on Facebook and…

Simon Schama once said that British history moves at a glacial pace. Little changes, revolutions do not seem to happen in our green and…

Secondary school is where most major mental illnesses begin to present, and therefore teachers are on the front lines. However, mental…

It’s been a great Ashes summer; the Australians are still here, playing England at one day internationals against England, and with an…

Last year I had to go up to the loft. It had to be cleared out to make way for insulation. As is so often the case when we are burdened with…

With more and more technology being poured into most schools, the question remains: what to do with it all? Can this technology influence a…

The beginning of the school year is an ideal time to consider contracts. Most LA maintained schools’ contracts are renewed in April and…