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Thursday

17th Sep 2026

How to avoid buying literacy products that don’t deliver
Tight budgets often end up being spent on literacy programmes that aren’t effective, write Laura Spargo and Sarah Bagshaw-McCormick, as they set out what to ask yourself before you buy
Book with blank pages

Monday

14th Sep 2026

Survival tips for ECTs in term one
Your first term as a new teacher is daunting and you’re bound to have worries about workload, behaviour and more. Here are six pieces of advice from the experts to help make your life easier
Head bursting with knowledge

Friday

11th Sep 2026

Dual coding in the classroom: when is it effective?
Past research into combining words and pictures to help pupils learn has been mixed, but a new study sheds some light on how teachers can make the most of the practice
Book with pictures bursting out
The two-letter word all new teachers should learn to say
Saying ‘yes’ to everything will likely lead to burnout and stress – so learning how to say a strategic ‘no’ early on will help your career, says this experienced teacher
Hand with 'no'

Wednesday

9th Sep 2026

How to write your inclusion strategy statement
Every school needs to publish an inclusion strategy statement by 31 December – Jasmine Norden asks experts what should be in it and how to put it together
Pencils in a tub

Thursday

3rd Sep 2026

Angela Duckworth: Why grit is not enough
Ten years on from the publication of her bestselling book, Grit, Angela Duckworth chats to Tes about how her thinking about this characteristic has changed – and what this means for schools
Angela Duckworth

Wednesday

2nd Sep 2026

The 5 golden rules of classroom seating plans
Should you seat pupils alphabetically or pair high and low prior attainers? Mark Roberts takes a look at what research tells us about seating plans
Five different chairs

Wednesday

26th Aug 2026

Why attendance policies aren’t working for students with long-term health conditions
A research project is attempting to understand the difficulties children with conditions such as diabetes, asthma and epilepsy experience at school. Dr Simon Pini details its findings so far
Teenage boy with asthma inhaler

Friday

21st Aug 2026

How a short-term behaviour intervention can bring long-term benefits
Interventions don’t need to be long to deliver results, explains Clare Dash, whose doctoral research is exploring how a one-week residential is improving pupil behaviour and wellbeing
Dominos being interupted

Monday

17th Aug 2026

5 phrases to cut out of your vocabulary for a more inclusive school
Sometimes language used by staff can inadvertently lower expectations, says Jarlath O’Brien, and so it pays for leaders to work with their teams to phase these expressions out
Letterpress number five

Wednesday

12th Aug 2026

A new approach to tackling emotionally based school avoidance
One local authority is pioneering a new form of alternative provision that uses heritage buildings and the arts to re-engage children with education
Romeo and juliet

Monday

10th Aug 2026

How to create an AI policy for your school
The potential benefits of AI in schools can only be realised if use of the technology is structured, says Alex Dave – that’s why having a dedicated policy is so important
How to create a school AI policy