The rock-star-turned-radio-DJ talks to Tes about her favourite teachers, her best and worst moments at school, and how a game of British Bulldog in the playground went horribly wrong
Exams are supposed to be a fair way to judge learning, but Christina Quaine has found that variations in children’s processing speeds mean some students are disadvantaged by the tool of assessment –...
In primary schools, relative newbies to the teaching profession can expect to head up a subject in their second year, with very little – if any – training. With that in mind, Matthew Lane has some...
Children don’t suddenly stop needing support for reading and writing once they leave primary school, yet there is little in the way of resources or training for secondary staff whose students are...
If it’s the high-impact, low-effort pedagogical ideas that work the best, then why, asks David McGrath, do we waste hours creating flashy resources that complicate learning?
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz
Schools are being set up for failure – lost learning won't be recovered in a few months of longer days, says Jon Severs
Rote learning an isolated list of words in preparation for a weekly test had not led to spelling improvements in her pupils’ independent writing, so Ann Jago decided to abolish the practice and adopt...
Slides, images and bullet points may look pretty but they are no substitute for looking at a subject in depth, says Alex Quigley
Exams are supposed to be a fair way to judge learning, but Christina Quaine has found that variations in children’s processing speeds mean some students are disadvantaged by the tool of assessment –...
In primary schools, relative newbies to the teaching profession can expect to head up a subject in their second year, with very little – if any – training. With that in mind, Matthew Lane has some...
Children don’t suddenly stop needing support for reading and writing once they leave primary school, yet there is little in the way of resources or training for secondary staff whose students are...
