Tes - 12 February 2021

How did the NEU president fare when faced with Tes' 10 questions?

A decision to spend five minutes of each lesson on poetry unconnected to exams has proved an uplifting and unifying experience for Claire Breithaupt and her students

Public recognition of NHS workers has caused a spike in the number of people who want to train in health or social care. Zofia Niemtus explores what colleges can do to meet demand for placements at a...

A promotion to the senior leadership team will undoubtedly test your relationships with close staffroom colleagues but when the dynamics change, you have to adapt, advises Adam Woodward

Using hooks to introduce topics can be rewarding – but pupils need to have the background knowledge, says Stella Jones

What’s it like for men in the female-dominated education profession? And do the stereotypes of them taking the lead on PE or quickly climbing the career ladder still apply? Irena Barker finds out

Bone-tired school staff have thrown everything at the Covid crisis. They – and their students – will need time to regroup once cases decline

A good leader is not someone who swoops in and single-handedly fixes everything but a team player who places fairness and transparency at the heart of everything they do, says Megan Dixon

Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz

Rather than accept the many corrupting effects of the pandemic on the 2020-21 cohort, the current academic year should be switched off, ready to be restarted in September, writes Judith Boyd