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The lessons learned from a school penalty shoot-out

When his class asked why the England team had lost because penalties were easy, this teacher found a demonstration was better than an explanation

3 golden rules for whole-school reading approaches

Focusing on literacy across the curriculum is a big task – and it starts with 'eating the frog' early, says this leader

Why you need to think twice before ‘punishing’ a pupil

Payback should never be the motivation for a behaviour sanction, so make sure your decisions are based on what's best for the pupil rather than on raw emotion

FE podcast: Life skills, Covid catch-up and Andy Street

Join Kate Parker and Julia Belgutay for this week's FE podcast

WATCH: What jobs did you have before teaching?

Teachers told us about work they did before teaching – spanning a mind-boggling range of work experience

5 things to do when faced by ‘teacher bashers’

Teachers deserve their summer break this year more than any other – so don't let online trolls ruin it

‘Dear teachers: you have been amazing’

Looking back on the past year, school staff should remind themselves that they have been doing an extraordinary job in extraordinary times, says Geoff Barton

Everything you need to know in education this week

Tes presents a roundup of key news and features to keep you up to date with the latest in the world of education

Meet Andy Street, mayor of the West Midlands

Andy Street talks to Tes about his skills plan for the West Midlands, and how he got to be mayor to ‘the greatest region in the world’

Businesses should run local skills plans, says mayor

Exclusive: West Midlands mayor Andy Street says he doesn't want to lead on the new local skills improvement plans

Lords: Parenting and gardening skills should be taught

Skills for life need to be put at the centre of the new Skills and Post-16 Education Bill, say peers in the House of Lords

Leadership: The lessons I’ve learned about diversity

Principal Ian Pryce decided to take the lead on race equality at his college – and says he has a lot of work to do

Covid catch-up: What colleges have planned this summer

From a skills fest to compulsory functional skills, Kate Parker talks to FE staff giving up their holidays for catch-up

How we revolutionised our school’s charity work

One student's thought-provoking question led this school to rethink its charity efforts – and the impact has been huge, says Greg Threlfall

Five-minute lesson tasks to keep in your back pocket

For when teachers need to fill a bit of time in between tasks, Jonathon Parker has come up with his 'back pocket pieces'