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Friday

13th Jun 2025

Do students really need more ‘grit’?
In the push to make pupils more ‘resilient’ there can be unintended consequences, particularly for neurodivergent children, writes Charlotte MacDougall
grit obstacle course

Thursday

12th Jun 2025

Why you could be getting whole-class feedback wrong
Whole-class feedback has the potential to be a workload saviour, says Alex Quigley, but does it always help learning?
Reviews whole-class feedback wrong

Wednesday

11th Jun 2025

How school became more sedentary - and why it matters
In recent years, PE has been squeezed out of school timetables, while breaktimes have grown shorter. What effect is this reduction in physical activity having on students’ health and learning? David Robson investigates
Physical activity vanished

Monday

9th Jun 2025

How useful are your ‘book looks’?
Work scrutinies, or ‘book looks’, are often not used well to support school improvement, suggests Mark Enser. So, how can leaders get this practice right?
book looks

Thursday

5th Jun 2025

What to do when adaptive teaching doesn’t work
Adaptive teaching has the power to improve classroom practice, but this alone won’t make a school truly inclusive, says Margaret Mulholland
OK adaptive teaching

Friday

30th May 2025

How to help students with SEND to revise
Students with special educational needs can find revision frustrating and exhausting, writes assistant Sendco Diana Lopes-Mulhearn, who shares her school’s approach to support
How to help students with SEND to revise

Thursday

29th May 2025

How to bring experimental evolution to the classroom
Pupils of all ages can benefit from witnessing evolution in real time – and it’s now possible in schools, say this researcher from the University of Bath
experimental evolution bacteria evolving

Wednesday

28th May 2025

Why schools can’t rely on external CPD
To ensure the best professional development for teachers now and in the future, it needs to come from within the profession and should not be dictated by government, writes Sam Gibbs
External CPD fire net

Tuesday

27th May 2025

How far should we trust ‘edubooks’?
Reading a slew of educational books may not be the best way to make your teaching truly evidence-informed, suggests Christian Bokhove
Edubooks printing press

Wednesday

21st May 2025

Has the ‘cogsci revolution’ forgotten about emotion?
Emotions such as joy, anger and boredom have a bigger effect on academic performance than many people realise, explains leading researcher Reinhard Pekrun
Missing link jigsaw happy

Tuesday

20th May 2025

5 tips to avoid the pitfalls of pupil voice
It’s common to ask pupils what they think about their teaching and life in school, but leaders aren’t always making the most of this information, writes Mark Enser
Pupil voice school boy pointing direction

Thursday

15th May 2025

How to get the most out of your reading intervention
Interventions are costly, so how can school leaders make sure that they are worth the investment? Zoe Enser gives an overview of best practice
Reading Intervention girls reading books