Thomas Rogers

All teachers must remember why they teach. But, even better than that, their bosses should help them...

Students who get disappointing results still walk away looking to the future – but their teachers...

Following a recent High Court ruling, school leaders on the wrong end of an Ofsted judgement should...

Some teachers build long-term emotional bonds, others are more distant and disciplinarian. Both can...

Children are still crying out for meaning but the only thing schools are prepared to say is 'find...

Whether we are an newly qualified teacher or an assistant headteacher, what can we do to support...

One teacher-writer sets out the biggest barriers stopping schools from effectively tackling children...

The pupil premium is a political intervention, not an educational one, and it doesn’t work, argues...

With all manner of after school, before school and holiday revision sessions being run, do we send...

It can’t all be soundbites from the “Educating…” series where Musharaf “finds his voice” – your...

Middle leaders work in the engine room shovelling coal, while simultaneously trying to steer the...

Teachers may as well sit back and relax, the new accountability system has already decided your...

I don’t fully buy into the idea that because a subject is intrinsically interesting, all a teacher...

Teachers must not be afraid to allow their students to express their political opinions openly –...

Stop (for lunch), collaborate (with colleagues) and listen (to your elders): one experienced teacher...

If you don’t want teaching to be your life, but prefer it to be your love, get out of Britain, but...

In an effort to cut exclusions, a new approach is being trialled in the US – but how effective would...

Positive reinforcement and facing up to conflict are just two of this TES columnist's tips on how to...

In teaching, fear is triumphing over love. Something must be done, writes this TES columnist

One teacher-writer offers some advice to policymakers and senior leaders on how to tackle the...

One teacher provides his top tips for surviving that tricky class you were dreading facing after...

It's never too late to change, as one imagined school leader is taken on a trip that might sound a...

Teachers are in the privileged position of being able to positively change the trajectory of an idea...

Graded lesson observations and performance-related pay would be a good start, argues one teacher...

Once they’re completely dead and buried, there might be something we can resuscitate which will...

The most painful thing anyone can say to a teacher is: “You’ve let your students down”. Ofsted must...

The schools inspectorate must judge schools by the morale of their teaching staff and nothing else...

Within our now corporate institutions, are school leaders who launch into unannounced learning walks...

One teacher-writer provides his top tips on how teachers can make that little bit extra

A teacher’s time is sacrosanct, and one teacher-writer believes he has the solutions to reducing...

Deployed correctly – and without too much horseplay – humour can be a key weapon in the successful...

Is it possible for teachers to find love outside of the staffroom?

There are so many misconceptions about the work of schools and most of them result in the blame...

Engineering engaging and successful lesson starters can be a challenge, even for the classroom...

Taking time out of the classroom can make you a better teacher, says one teacher-writer. That's why...

One teacher-writer shares his routine for starting the school year afresh with new students

This results day, avoid personalising things and see the bigger picture, says one teacher-writer

If we want education that is fully inclusive, let’s remove any semblance of prejudice from our...

A recent scandal over lunchtime isolation highlights the fact that 'nanny schools' are increasingly...

New teachers are crying out for deep and consistent coaching on how to manage the behaviour of...

All roads may now lead to the EBacc, but the subjects being decimated and the skills they develop...

Only once new teachers have mastered the subtle art of being assertive will the joy of teaching...

If the government wants a system based purely on results, then perhaps Ofsted has now become...

Rows, pods or horseshoe – your classroom layout is the most important pre-lesson lever to address...

Of all the pre-lesson levers a teacher can employ to address behaviour for learning, classroom...

A teacher explains why he embraced direct instruction, a teaching method he once avoided

In assessing a teacher's effectiveness, we should look to the business world and embrace the idea...

The benefits of creating an effective teacher persona to tackle low-level disruption and improve...

We deserve to stand alongside other professions in every respect – including how much we're paid and...

Hard lessons learned that many teachers can relate to

One teacher-writer recounts the catastrophic attempts at trying – and failing – to maintain class...

These days we've got headteachers who are actually scared of children – the traditional "teaching"...

You should be on the look-out for its consequences in your classroom – but also among your staffroom...

Our children are the most examined in Europe, and it's squeezing the joy out of learning. Let's just...

Despite the pressures of EBac, Progress 8 and Ofsted, we need a complete reconfiguration of the...

It doesn’t matter if you’re Stephen Hawking, no amount of academic qualifications or subject...

Children are being brainwashed into holding extremist views in illegal madrassas, preached at by...

In the early days of Ofsted, inspectors were steered away from guitar-playing hippy teachers. Today...

The government still hasn’t grasped that, without investing money in well-trained, well-paid...