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The case for compulsory RE at secondary school
In May, police feared a riot when the English Defence League (EDL) went online to arrange a protest outside a Mosque in York. But things…
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Opinion: Phil Beadle on why national ranking of 11-year-olds won’t help achievement
Will national ranking of 11-year-olds really help them become ‘more successful’ going forwards? Not according to those with…
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Classroom Life: Chiswick School
There’s nothing like standing in front of a broken engine and knowing you have to fix it for putting education into context,”…
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Knowledge vs skills; a third way for the curriculum
If we want a great education for our children that is genuinely suitable for the age in which they are living, then we might have to…
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Lesson Plan: KS4 Science – the chemistry of oil
TODAY YOU WILL... LEARN ABOUT: CRUDE OIL AND ITS USES; THE EXTRACTION AND USES OF VEGETABLE OILS; PLANT OILS; FRAGRANCES; AND COOKING. +…
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What I learnt at school: Tanya Byron
In 2006 my wife and I became parents. As a father, I did not want my daughter to become a ‘customer of education’. I did not want to be…
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Who needs an IT curriculum, anyway?
Is crowd-teaching, not a new curriculum, the real answer to our IT skills crisis? Freddy May, CEO of Codio, explains why he thinks it could…
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Why we teach art, crafts and design
What are the potential consequences of continuing to devalue the study of creative subjects in secondary schools? Lesley Butterworth paints…
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Top tips for recording and sharing your lessons
Creating, accessing and sharing multimedia learning resources with students both within the classroom and beyond it has never been easier…
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Opinion: Vic Goddard on school holidays
As summer approaches, Vic Goddard is considering parental perceptions of school holidays... Ruddy teachers! All those holidays and then they…
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Iconoclassroom – won’t somebody think of the supply teachers?
Times are changing for the supply teacher – and not, according to this issue’s passionate contributor, in a good way… Historically,…
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Opinion: Phil Beadle congratulates Mr Gove
Mr Gove wants to remove speaking and listening tests from GCSE English results. And Phil Beadle, for once, couldn’t be happier… In May…
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How to set up a philosophy club in your school
So, you want to set up a philosophy club in your school, but don’t know where to start? Peter Worley has all the advice you need... The…
