General

Thursday

8th Oct 2026

Why we’re reviewing teachers’ professional development standards
The Chartered College of Teaching is hosting a review that will help to put professional learning ‘closer to the heart of educational improvement’, says Dr Grace Healy
Teachers talking

Wednesday

7th Oct 2026

The kids aren’t alright: is resilience to blame?
Schools are facing significant problems around pupils’ mental health and attendance, and political voices have pointed to a lack of resilience as the cause. But can interventions designed to boost this quality really help?
Daisy in cracked earth

Tuesday

6th Oct 2026

Girls are less likely to engage with politics. How can schools change that?
The way we teach politics and citizenship could be undermining girls’ confidence, warns Professor Bryony Hoskins
Girls with political rosettes

Friday

2nd Oct 2026

Why the 30 best education bets miss a vital ingredient
The New York Times surveyed researchers to evaluate 30 education interventions on cost and effectiveness. Matthew Kraft explains the bigger lesson from this analysis
Blueprint of lightblub

Wednesday

30th Sep 2026

The rise of nudification apps: what schools need to know and do
Schools have to be knowledgeable and ready to respond to the growing threat of apps that create fake sexual imagery, argues Shezleen Salaam
Nude image on phones

Tuesday

29th Sep 2026

How to make Shakespeare accessible for students with SEND
Traditional approaches to teaching canonical texts such as Shakespeare won’t work for all students, says special-school teacher Oana Robu. Here’s how her team have adapted their methods
Statue of William Shakespeare

Thursday

24th Sep 2026

What can schools expect from the DfE’s new SEND training?
The government is releasing the first wave of support as part of a £200m package of teaching training on SEND and inclusion. Hilary Spencer outlines what it will cover
Hilary Spencer
Why your CPD plan might not improve teaching
If CPD is to change what happens in classrooms, leaders need to think beyond content and pay much greater attention to how teachers learn, write Sam Gibbs and Adam Kohlbeck
Making origami paper sculpture

Wednesday

23rd Sep 2026

Homework is vanishing: should teachers save it?
Should homework be reconsidered in an age of teacher overwork, chronic absenteeism and changing family dynamics? Holly Korbey investigates
Teenagers in school and hanging out

Tuesday

22nd Sep 2026

How parental engagement helped us boost behaviour and cut absence
Cornwall Council has developed its own Parental Engagement Framework. Here, improvement adviser Nicky Hepworth explains its impact
Parents volunteering in classroom

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