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Motivation is defined as something that energises, directs and sustains behaviour. It can be considered a driving force that compels an…

It was my privilege on the day before the Easter holidays to deliver some ‘Literacy Across the Curriculum’ training in a school in…

 Young people can find it particularly hard to understand and articulate their feelings about such issues and because of the…

Society in general does not cope well with change. In fact, it often responds in such a way as to oppose the change that is trying to make…

While the good ship Britain may have been battling to overcome a tidal wave of economic problems recently, three-year-old Marine Academy…

​Struggling to devote enough time and effort to CPD? Perhaps you need to change your approach, suggests Anna Pedroza Sir Tim Brighouse,…

The distinct perspectives and actions of young people throughout schools have increasingly become of interest to educators, school leaders,…

During the winter children all over the country disappear for months on end. It’s dark when they leave home for school and then dark again…

Our secondary school is currently in the process of applying to become an academy, and amongst the many and varied issues we are naturally…

Is there a magic art to effective planning for meeting the needs of SEN children? I seem to find myself tied up in knots whenever I attempt…

From accidents and lost children to boys sneaking into the girls’ dorm, we can all call to mind dramatic stories of what, in the worst…

I started teaching five years ago (history, to A level) – and I have to be honest, it feels like 20. I was so excited when I got my first…

​Tough kids. They're the ones whose lives are compromised by the unpredictability of their functioning, or by the capricious nature of…