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Why a good leader knows when to say no to new ideas

It's easy to get carried away with an opportunity for collaboration – but ask yourself these questions before committing

Call to keep daily worship to save Christmas carols

Ex-education secretary says pupils only learn Christmas carols and harvest hymns by singing them at school

Roundup: Flipgrid, school uniforms and 2022 exams

Catch up with all the latest education news and views

How to use spaced practice to make learning stick 

Leaving room for deliberate forgetting could be key to knowledge retention, writes Kirstin Mulholland

Covid rates rise among pupils as schools return

One in 35 students in Years 7 to 11 had Covid last week, new figures reveal

How to build sport psychology into your PE lessons

Introducing sport psychology into PE frameworks can transform how pupils see themselves in and outside of sport, says Helen Davis

How plants can help metacognition to blossom in school

Getting students to grow seedlings teaches metacognitive skills that help their social and emotional learning, says Callum Bates

3 steps to dealing with a special measures rating 

When your school suffers a setback, it’s important to stay positive and focus on the things you can control, writes Kate McCabe

Why we now offer lessons in eight languages

The realisation that many students were not developing their mother tongue at this international school led to a major overhaul of how the Year 7-9 cohort engage with language

LISTEN: My mum was a pioneering BAME teacher in 1970s

Saroj Lal left a lasting legacy as one of the first BAME teachers in Scotland – we talk to her son about her remarkable life

GCSEs and A levels 2022: 5 things we learned today

Senior officials from Ofqual and the Department for Education faced questions today over exams during the Covid pandemic

How to engage boys in gender equality lessons

When talking about gender equality in the classroom, it's important that boys don't feel alienated, says Katharine Roddy

School buildings in ‘best condition’ ever recorded

But tens of thousands of pupils still go to schools that are in poor condition

DfE planning for Covid vaccines in schools

Minister says consent will be sought from parents if the government decides to extend vaccines to 12- to 15-year-olds

Flipgrid: 6 steps to use it in your classroom

Flipgrid is education's version of TikTok. So how can teachers use the tool to engage their learners? One enthusiast shares his advice