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Are we letting our love affair with technology in schools get out of hand?
Are we in danger of letting our love affair with educational technology get out of hand? One teacher, who prefers to remain nameless,…
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ICT for SEN
Mairead is in year 10. She has dyslexia but is not getting much help at home. There are several children in the family so her mum is often…
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Using social media for teaching and learning
The educational value of social media lies entirely in what you and your students bring to it, argues Jennifer Begg... The reason I…
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The ICT skills employers want you to teach
Technology now underpins every aspect of our lives. There are very few large commercial or public sector organisations that are not…
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ICT procurement - your call
When you're having to make tough choices about ICT procurement, even knowing to whom you should turn for advice can be a potential…
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Stress management tips that really work
Stress comes with the territory for a teacher, right? Well, possibly. But according to performance psychologist Miranda Banks, there are…
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How schools can work with charities
Rethinking the way your school approaches fundraising could have major benefits for students, as well as the causes they support... So,…
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SEN advice from Carol Frankl
Two more of your queries around special educational needs, addressed by our resident voice of experience, Carol Frankl Q For the first…
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Eileen Field: introducing elearning in a challenging school
I teach English in a community secondary school serving a 'challenging' catchment area. Most of our students arrive with low levels of…
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Advice to help with a makeover for your outside spaces
If you're thinking about giving your school's exterior spaces a bit of a makeover during the summer holidays then Juno Hollyhock has some…
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Keeping students safe online
Keeping students safe online, while still allowing them to make the most of the educational opportunities offered by the internet, can be…
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Make Teaching Maths Fun Again with a Flipped Classroom
How are maths teachers supposed to inspire and motivate GCSE students if their core objective is to ensure that D/E level students pass an…
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Inspiring a passion for STEM
I became a campaigner for STEM back in 2006, when at the age of sixteen I became Young Engineer for Britain. Up to this point, I had enjoyed…