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A bleak new children’s commissioner’s report reveals where schools need to focus pastoral efforts to tackle the concerning impact of pornography on young people

Today marks exactly a decade since Nicola Sturgeon’s landmark speech on Scottish education – Emma Seith looks at the legacy of a career-defining promise by the former first minister

From modelling consistency to giving pupils the chance to practise good behaviours, these are effective research-backed strategies to improve your classroom management skills

With many students starting their teacher education journey in Scotland, Colin McGill offers some words of advice and says it’s an exciting time to join the profession

The importance of relationships with pupils, colleagues and parents cannot be overstated, says Dr Sarah Mullin, who offers new teachers some core ways to get this right

Two projects in Scotland demonstrate the power of counselling in the community to address emotionally based school avoidance, says Fiona McFarlane

The new school year arrives across much of Scotland this week, and thousands of staff will find themselves in a new role – but this needn’t be a daunting experience, says Paul Bisland

Too often new teachers suffer unfair pressures in their first year, says Nuzhat Uthmani, who recommends ways schools can better support them

We know that high-quality teaching drives better pupil outcomes – so why is there ‘extraordinarily little’ talk about the professional development of teachers in Scotland, asks Georgea Hughes

Establishing routines quickly is important for early career teachers, explains Dr Sarah Mullin, who reveals research-informed strategies to do just that

Early career teachers will say yes to everything but it’s vital to limit their workload – because this generation will walk away if they face unrealistic expectations and lack support, says Professor Michael Green

The government’s request for the teacher pay review body to consider giving all schools the power to award bonuses is more complicated than you may think, as Dan Worth discovers