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What I learnt at school: Bob Geldof
All I got in terms of education – not what was given to me, but what I took in – was poetry. That was the only thing I liked, and I…
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What’s the future for school libraries in a digital age?
It’s a stark fact that Schools Library Services are facing a very uncertain future. Some 50 per cent of SLSs run by local authorities…
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Opinion: Phil Beadle on ways to survive the weekly briefing
Teaching can get a bit Groundhog Day from time-to-time. Bored of spelling out lesson objectives? You betcha! And, from time-to-time it…
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Improve student achievement through increasing their engagment, say Andy Griffith and Mark Burns
For over 30 years, Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has been the world’s leading expert in the field of optimal performance. He first…
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What I learnt at school: Stephen Twigg
I went to secondary school from ’78 to ’85. In Enfield, where we lived, there was (and still is) one grammar school, Latymer. It…
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7 strategies for a calmer classroom
Has there ever been a more challenging time to be a teacher? In the current educational climate we are experiencing unparalleled degrees of…
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Film club: great artists
From Vermeer to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Renoir, great artists have moved and inspired people for hundreds of years. Enabling young…
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Classroom life: Clacton Coastal Academy
Of all the human-interest stories that emerged as a consequence of last year’s GCSE English grade boundary debacle, surely few can have…
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Opinion: Phil Beadle on John Hattie
According to Professor John Hattie’s meta-study, self-instruction has an effect size of 0.62. This means it’s a real biggie in terms…
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How to deliver an outstanding lesson - every time
The sad truth is that whilst observers see your planning, your interactions with a group of students and, hopefully, the evidence of…
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Iconoclassroom: the trouble with 100% attendance rewards
Lily-Marie, sixth on the register in my Y9 tutor group, wasn’t in school for the third Friday of the first term of the 2012/13 school…
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EdisonLearning’s Paul Lincoln takes a look at the CBI’s First Steps Report
Teach Secondary: So, why is international comparison important in the first place? Paul Lincoln: It is critical that we recognise…
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David Weston on how to make CPD special
Great professional development is the most effective tool for raising pupil attainment, closing gaps, and improving morale. Every senior…
