Jon Severs

Bone-tired school staff have thrown everything at the Covid crisis. They – and their students – will...

Small moments between teacher and pupil can have a big impact on a young person’s future, but these...

The decision to carry out school inspections during the pandemic will force headteachers to be too...

The value of teacher observation shouldn’t be overlooked in the push to formalise the assessment of...

There's no one right approach to remote learning; teachers need to be given the time and space to...

Teachers have shown they have learned from the challenges of the pandemic – unlike the government...

Yes, you may know tens of thousands of words but sometimes, says Tes editor Jon Severs, you just...

​​​​​​​The focus of schools around the coronavirus has almost exclusively been on the short-term...

Primary schools are urging parents to wear face masks at drop-off and pick-up – but is that...

These GCSE revision strategies are unlikely to be as effective as you might think, argues one...

Amid the tussle over whether phonics should be taught or not, one question is often overlooked: can...

Is there 'right' way to revise for your exams? The research suggests that there are some practices...

In the latest Tes Podagogy podcast, Jared Cooney Horvath warns that school timetables go against...

Dyslexia can be a much misunderstood term, so we caught up with world-renowned expert professor...

The debate around phonics is usually around whether it should be used or not, when actually we need...

Dyslexia is one of the most common learning challenges in schools and teachers often opt to use the...

Children need structured intervention to build maths skills - but they don't have to sit at desks...

Rather than forcing pupils into specialised education early, we must give them the chance to sample...

The science on Covid is still developing and we need clearer explanations of risks, says science...

The renowned academic ED Hirsch argues that education is failing at its principle task - to create a...

Covid-19 transmission is mostly airborne, so deep cleans won’t help much, says Jack Gilbert in the...

Face masks for secondary schools are a sensible approach to reducing coronavirus transmission, but...

Do your back-to-school plans include one-way systems and rows of seats? These school designers have...

The Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom have issued a statement about the safety of schools...

The government has largely left it down to heads as to whether face masks should be worn in schools...

In an uncertain world, it’s tempting to rely on tests. But while they can be a useful tool, they’re...

The U-turn on GCSEs and A-Levels has a sting in the tail for teachers, claim some secondary...

What is the science behind how children learn to count, and how teachers can best scaffold the...

Back-to-school guidance for school reopening in September was published today, but some key...

Insisting a child writes neatly using the dynamic tripod grip is unfair and damaging, says designer...