When I was asked to write this column, the brief was to provide information for teachers on how to handle a situation in which you have a…

WHY TEACH THIS? Science and drama are not the most obvious crosscurricular combination links but there is no better topic for them to…

WHY TEACH THIS? The personal essay; A staple in most schools used for college entrance essays, scholarship applications, student reflection,…

WHY TEACH THIS? Optimisation, or finding the best possible solution to a problem, is an important real-life application of mathematics. We…

Amiracle cure… the Holy Grail… the Rosetta stone for teachers everywhere. The transformative powers of technology have been sold to…

Passmores is an 11-16 school, as some of you know, and it’s hugely important to us that the prestissimo start of examinations doesn’t…

Of all the impossible tasks expected of poor, over-worked teachers, differentiation is one of the most troublesome. The generally accepted…

Some weeks ago there was a little flurry of new websites, launched to help parents rate and comment on their local schools. This idea…

I have fairly mixed memories of school. I went to Whitgift School in South Croyden; it had a boarding school feel to it, although it…

Alack of social skills can be detrimental to a student’s self-esteem, self-determination and success at school and in life. But how can…

There has been a huge amount of interest in 3D printing over the last couple of years. Many industries are already starting to reap the…

Q “As head teacher of a large, inner-city comprehensive school I have been following recent news stories about radicalisation of students…

The Terrible Two (Mac Barnett and Jory John, Amulet Books, £8.99) Tempt those teens still addicted to Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid with…