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Activities that help students to see essays as a process of exploration, involving plenty of trial and error, are key to improving their approach, says assistant head Clare Jarmy

Finding the right way to approach teaching events such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II can be a challenge, says Clare Jarmy, who offers her advice

Helen Lewis’ book about key figures in feminism is ‘challenging, punchily written and refreshing’, writes Clare Jarmy

We need to make sure that student community service doesn’t just help the students themselves, argues Clare Jarmy

We need to make sure that student community service doesn’t just help the students themselves, argues Clare Jarmy

Teachers often find themselves up against a brick wall, in the form of a pupil who insists they simply can’t do a task. When simple encouragement merely fuels their frustration, the answer is to put yourself in their seat and consider their position empathetically, writes Clare Jarmy