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I know I don’t need to tell you that teaching is a tough job! And it gets even tougher if our own emotional intelligence is lessened,…

Students respond well to parental participation in their schooling, whether that’s being aware of their progress and achievements, or…

According to the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), the demand for a healthy diet is relatively high during adolescence due to rapid growth…

The last major piece of legislation designed to safeguard children and young people, the Children Act, was passed in 2004. Facebook…

I don’t know about you, but I get into a type of groove being around kids. My working day bleeds into my home and social life and I find…

The digital age is shaking up every industry and the education sector is no exception. Historically, it has always been a paper-intensive…

I don’t know about you but I have had enough of the politically driven focus on ‘British values’ and especially on the attempts to…

My parents sent me to Bedford School in Buckinghamshire – a boarding school – when I was nine years old, so when I think about those…

1) Remember it’s about fun AND learning Whether it is abseiling in Wales, French exchange trips, our first visit to London or searching…

As an out and proud supporter of comprehensive education, I am often involved in debates on education. I have lost count of the number of…

Michael Gove, late of the educational parish, had a number of go-to phrases designed to light up his many opponents in a blaze of fury:…

With teacher workload topping the agenda for schools and policy-makers alike, it’s worth noting that the sourcing and purchasing of…

Apart from those strange, stain-ridden small people who invade your space by asking you questions and generally getting in the way, you’re…