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​As I set about writing this article, I reflected on the current state of play regarding music education in England. It’s not surprising…

​Recently I found myself in the uncomfortable position of having to choose between attending a wedding reception or taking my habitual…

The conductor puts down his baton and the orchestra rises and takes a bow. But there is a bit of a twist in this assembly. The students are…

Despite often being derided as an ‘easy’ subject, media studies poses many challenges for teachers and students alike. Try teaching…

​Internet translators, although they have their uses, have become the bane of all language teachers’ lives, creating an array of oddly…

charges2 ​Lots of KS3 learners have heard that ‘two minuses make a plus’ but may not apply this rule correctly or have much sense of…

​Not every school is the same. It’s an obvious statement, but as we focus increasingly on educational outcomes it’s important not only…

​It’s June 2013 and the scene is a hall at Sydenham School in Lewisham. The room is set with 29 tables at which sit business-suited…

​Dominic Crompton is back home. Having spent three years teaching at Colegio Anglo Colombiano School in Bogota, Colombia, he has returned…

​Giving praise and some kind of reward for doing well has always been an integral part of the teaching process. Traditionally, rewards…

​My overwhelming memory of my school days is of freedom, to grow and develop as an individual and to learn to love individual subjects. It…

This is how it goes: Towards the end of the first half term of the school year, my PA, the irreplaceable Sheila, leans over the balcony and…

​On one level, most teachers are publishing all the time. Every time you plonk a worksheet before your pupils, you are publishing your…