Pedagogy

Teaching theories can feel complex and confusing, but they needn’t be. We look at the rationale behind the most prominent philosophies in education

How a person teaches is highly individual, but there are some broad categories that teaching approaches fall into. Here, we give an overview

Ahead of curriculum changes and a new writing framework, Megan Dixon shares her recommended reading to support primary literacy teaching

Teachers are often only exposed to the ‘blockbuster’ studies from education research, writes Mark Roberts, who shares seven lesser-known papers to inform your practice

This summer we’re rounding up some of our most popular recent features on different education topics. Here are our top five reads exploring education policy and practice in different countries around the world

Pedagogy is a term that everyone in education is familiar with, but what does it mean? We break down the four main pedagogical approaches and what they look like in the classroom

Starting out in teaching can feel overwhelming. Here Mark Enser shares his reading list to offer new teachers some stabilising ‘guidance without gimmicks’

In a bid to give students more ownership over their learning, Nick Hind explains how his trust has replaced traditional exercise books with ‘reflective journals’

The common practice of studying texts through small extracts has been blamed for a decline in reading for pleasure. Zofia Niemtus asks the experts what secondary English teaching can do to inspire a love of books

Communicating not just how but why GCSE students should engage in textual analysis had always been a challenge for Sarah Ledger, until a book on The Beatles offered a new model

Acronyms like PEE and AFOREST, designed to help students structure their writing, don’t come close to capturing the complexity of learning in English, writes Zoe Enser

Craft skills are a highly effective way of reaching pupils with additional needs or who do not have English as their first language, says Scottish primary headteacher Jennifer Heffell