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What’s happening to the performing arts?
“There isn’t an education system on the planet that teaches dance every day to children the way we teach them mathematics. Why?” asks…
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How overseas trips can help learners
Every year, thousands of teachers give up their own time, not to mention significant energy and sleepless nights, to extend their pupils’…
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Safeguarding and body image issues
One in five primary school age girls say they have been on a diet. One in three adolescent boys has been on a diet to change their body…
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GCSE reform and revision
Andy Quinn is deputy head teacher at The FitzWimarc School in Rayleigh, Essex – an Ofsted outstanding mixed comprehensive school of 1350…
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GCSE reform and revision
Andy Quinn is deputy head teacher at The FitzWimarc School in Rayleigh, Essex – an Ofsted outstanding mixed comprehensive school of 1350…
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Using Wikipedia effectively in schools
The objective of Wikipedia is to serve as a compendium of public knowledge that has been collected collaboratively. Any student conducting…
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Alex Quigley: independent learners
So what actually is independent learning? It is supposedly a very good thing for us all. We want it for our students. Employers want it.…
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David Didau: lessons I’ve learnt from lessons I’ve taught… questioning
It’s always worth questioning conventional wisdom. Why do we do the things we do? Why, as teachers, have we decided certain practices are…
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Fiona Millar: Chain Reaction
Over the summer I spent time reading up on post war education history. It is always good to take a long view, to see what has changed and…
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What I learnt at school: Gareth Thomas
For me the overwhelming memory of secondary school is simply how I couldn’t wait to leave. I’d been happy at primary school and by the…
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Classroom Life: Burnt Mill Academ Trust
Separated by a mere six-week holiday at their shared developmental border, primary and secondary schools nevertheless can seem disparate…
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David Didau on genetics and the achievement gap
What influences children more: nature or nurture? As teachers we like to believe we can see the good in all children. Schools are intended…
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Life after levels
Now is the time that teachers are starting to think about how they will adapt to the challenges of the new academic year. Significant…