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​Most of us let out a sigh when asked about wall displays. We know that pupil behaviour is worse in drab classrooms and we are aware, too,…

Q: I have been an English teacher for more than 15 years now and of course, during my career I’ve seen a lot of changes. One of the most…

​We are expecting Ofsted in April next year. I want to incorporate more personalised and collaborative learning across my English…

Organising student volunteering can be time-consuming, but the benefits to teaching and learning – as well as a student’s personal…

​From the age of 13 I boarded at the King’s School in Canterbury. There was much about my schooling that I object to now, on all sorts…

Recent guidelines from Ofsted say schools should include an age appropriate e-safety curriculum, incorporating guidance for pupils about…

Lee Jerome examines the wider implications of a slimmed down curriculum, and the importance of putting ‘knowledge’ into context... On…

​We’ve all been there: sat through a meeting that has gone on and on and on, and thought, “if only this had been chaired better I’d…

As a new teacher, lesson planning seemed to suck up almost all of my available time and energy. Looking back over those frenetic early years…

Almost 40 years ago the then Prime Minister Jim Callaghan made a controversial speech on education. Delivered at Ruskin College in Oxford,…

It’s one of the hardest – and most essential – parts of any teacher’s job. Child protection training is always a stark reminder of…

“It’s variously known as ‘the sauna’, or ‘the prison’,” grins the first of a succession of charming, quietly confident sixth…

When it comes to lesson planning, Tom Starkey is a true artist – but in the classroom, everyone’s a critic... I’ve planned some…