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The forthcoming DfE reform of GCSEs is blowing winds of change in secondary education - the like of which schools haven’t seen since the…

Writing is still the main vehicle for assessment in schools. So much effort is devoted to grammar, spelling and punctuation - but even today…

How much your parents earn still largely dictates how well you do at school – Brett Wigdortz explains why that’s not good enough, what…

We all know that good feedback is swift and helps you understand the gap between your current performance and your target – this is as…

Are you searching for the next OFSTED-mandated strategy for all around outstandingness? Roll up, roll up; look no further. I give to you...…

“ Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to…

Teachers all share a common goal: to inspire, enthuse and engage our students. Successful ones generally do this exceptionally well and new…

As I sit on the aeroplane on the way to my holiday destination it is the first time I feel I can stop, breathe and reflect on another…

Most of what makes classrooms work is invisible. The activities that teachers and students enact are, by and large, irrelevant; the here and…

So, term begins for the first time in four years without Michael Gove as education secretary. How does that feel? Not great for my fellow…

Nothing particularly stands out from my high school days. It’s all a bit of a blur. I think I was interested in comparative literature…

TS visits a community school that is truly worthy of the title… In much the same way as everyone who lives in London likes to claim that…

What we tell young people about themselves can stunt their educational development – or enable them to flourish beyond all expectations,…