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Classroom Life: Bright Futures Education Trust
Bright Futures Educational Trust was set up in 2011 to offer a quality education that opens up real choices for young people across the…
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Opinion: Phil Beadle on Michael Gove’s good side
Michael Gove has presented, and continues to present, a thorny issue for any left-leaning educator determined his feet should stay connected…
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Don’t give up when technology lets you down…
The pupils are excited. Thrilled even; joyously demonstrating that thirst for learning we are all being told so eloquently is central to…
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Bring Your Own Device in action
The North Halifax Grammar School is a selective co-educational state school of just under 1150 students. The school admits 155 students in…
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The pros and cons of streaming
Does ability come from nature or nurture? If you’ve thought about this before then you’ve probably already made up your mind and…
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Product Review: WriteOnline
Educationally speaking, the answer is yes - because this app has been designed to help secondary pupils with a collection of tools to…
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Product Review: SISRA Online
Providing accurate data and upto- the minute interpretation of pupil information is the foundation for target-setting and an indicator for…
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Book reviews 2.7
WAS WWII A SUBJECT THAT INTERESTED YOU AS A YOUNG PERSON? I grew up in the 1970s, when WWII was still very much in people’s minds. My own…
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Film club: war
Just add popcornThree films that could get young people thinking differently about war In the twentieth century alone over 160 million…
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How performance can help students’ achievement
THE SHOW MUST GO ONIt’s a lot of effort and can be an emotional rollercoaster – but encouraging young people to take part in…
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Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson on sport in schools
A passion for action Getting ‘non-sporty’ teenagers excited about PE can seem an impossible task, but it's a vital one, says Baroness…
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Eileen Field: a guide to blended learning
Just a teacher? What do you know about 'blended learning'? Eileen Field talks one interested educator through this thoroughly…
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The importance of mindfulness in teaching
On Your MindUnderstanding and prac tising mindfulness can make us more empathetic, compassionate – and therefore effective –…