Schools are spending more of their limited resources on recruitment. NAHT Edge’s survey of more than a thousand school leaders found the…

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…

Many of you will be aware of the existing Government policy on leasing, which is currently putting unnecessary financial demands on 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…

The positive impact of reading for enjoyment on young people’s learning and future career opportunities has long been evidenced by…

ROCK THE BOAT (Augustine Coll/Tim Lay/Paul Shinn, Banter, £13.99) This fast, furious and funny graphic novel is a clever reworking of…

It’s five years since the Coalition government dismantled the government funded school sport partnership and sports college network. This…

When it comes to delivering praise, a classic means of getting it wrong is missing kids getting it right. Do this at your peril – the…

We need more teachers across the board; But especially in maths, says Peter Ransom – so How can we start making the figures add up?

I’ve heard some fantastic music lessons over the years. The music itself hasn’t always been wonderful but more often than not, the…

For a long time, some of us have been saying to colleagues: ‘if I were still working in school, I would no longer have time to teach…

Having taught languages in England for over 30 years I have seen many changes, worked with and observed superb teachers, and experienced…

Why is it that, despite the Bercow Report (2008), children and young people with Speech, Language and Communication Needs are still being…