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Joy of a week of quiet at home soon disappeared when Sarah Simons and her family were told to self-isolate for 14 days

From making Play-Doh shapes to drawing portraits of fellow students, psychosocial learning is designed to help learners feel more comfortable in the classroom. Sarah Simons discovers how the approach can boost student engagement, wellbeing and results

Instead of getting annoyed when a student makes a complaint, change your way of working, writes Sarah Simons

Cheer’s Monica Aldama is a brutal yet inspirational college teacher, who leaves Sarah Simons both horrified and mesmerised

Learners who carry out work experience are much less likely to end up unemployed, research shows. Enda McBrien took this to heart when seeking to raise standards in his college’s plumbing department – and witnessed improvements in achievement, attendance and recruitment, writes Sarah Simons

When a talented but challenging student slips through the net it’s hard to cope with, writes Sarah Simons