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1 - PREPARATION IS KEY… ...and never more so than when preparing for a middle leader’s role. Whilst you will want to research the school…

These days parents are often very torn when it comes to university education for their children. A recent Guardian/YouGov poll shows that…

Q - I was recently appointed as a teacher of languages at a small secondary school in the NE of England. I am a British citizen, but spent…

WHY TEACH THIS? The stumbling block for many otherwise talented and creative young people can often be their lack of confidence when…

I remember having a conversation with a teacher friend who assured me that there was no way she could get into ‘all that school garden…

Ionic substances provide us with useful compounds that are both beautiful and functional. Ionic compounds are used in products from…

The following lesson is one I have used with great success with students of all abilities (including in mixed ability groups) from Y7 to Y9…

For young people, the power of music lies as much in its capacity for social and personal development as for musical development. Music…

National Curriculum levels are dead. They’ve kicked the bucket, shuffled off their mortal coil and joined the bleedin’ choir invisible.…

There is no doubt that, when life is at its toughest and everything seems to be going wrong around you, being a head teacher can be very…

Differentiation is one of the darkest arts in teaching. The generally accepted position is that it is wholly good; which it may be, but…

With so many important topics and issues competing for space on the timetables of our secondary schools it is simply not possible to…

Maybe it is because of my background as a journalist who has also worked in government, but I can’t stop myself thinking in terms of…