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Simon Lock
Simon Lock

Simon Lock is head of global content performance at Tes.

Having studied magazine journalism at Cardiff University, Simon joined Tes in 2016. He has previously worked as a writer and editor for numerous publications and websites.

All articles by Simon Lock
John Dunlosky’s guide to building better learners
Cognitive psychology should be at the heart of what schools do when teaching both knowledge and skills, world-renowned psychologist John Dunlosky tells Simon Lock
General
27 March 2024
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Footballer Ben Davies: Why I want to be a reading role model 
The Tottenham Hotspur defender explains how his father’s love of books has inspired his own reading
General
9 December 2023
Ben Davies
Stay in touch: The rise of international school alumni networks
For years, international schools ran ad hoc alumni networks or left it entirely to past students but now they are realising the benefits of keeping in touch with former cohorts, finds Simon Lock
Specialist Sector
13 April 2023
Communication methods
Why creativity matters in every subject
In this episode of the Tes podcast, we talk to school leaders and an inventor about the benefits of taking a cross-curricular approach to creativity and how schools can embed it in every subject
General
27 October 2022
Is this how to encourage creativity in school?
How can schools support families of SEND pupils?
Parents of children with SEND can face huge challenges, one psychologist explains – but this is what schools can do to help
Specialist Sector
31 January 2022
Support, SEND
Education must not go ‘back to normal’ says Mitra
Online learning showed professor Sugata Mitra what education should look like. He argues that reverting ‘back to normal’ would be a disaster
General
11 November 2021