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Friday

11th Apr 2025

PE: why we mustn’t let student confidence hinder engagement
The benefits of physical activity must be accessible to all young people, writes PE curriculum leader George Picton, regardless of challenging circumstances or mindsets
School child climbing gym rope

Thursday

10th Apr 2025

How peer-led approaches can help schools address misogyny
Empowering students can break down harmful stereotypes and create safer, more inclusive environments, says Scottish headteacher John Naples-Campbell
Illustration of a woman being walked over by men's shoes
Biology: a subject crying out for real-world relevance
Exploring the biological workings of the world doesn’t need to be abstract, or just linked to exam content, argues science subject lead Pav Aujla
Biology teaching: bringing the real world into the curriculum

Wednesday

9th Apr 2025

History: how the future is shaping student engagement
Technology is making its presence felt in various ways, writes director of humanities Suzie Whiting, so teaching and assessment need to keep up
History: how the future is shaping student engagement

Tuesday

8th Apr 2025

Geography: challenges and opportunities for the subject
Dire warnings about geography being sidelined in schools have not come to pass, writes Mark Enser, but changes still need to be made to secure the future of the subject
Geography: how should we navigate a complex world with students?

Thursday

3rd Apr 2025

5 ways to help students master tricky maths vocabulary
When language is holding students back from showing their understanding in maths, there are simple ways to build their confidence, explains Steve Whyley
A pie with pi

Wednesday

2nd Apr 2025

How to avoid the testing traps and make assessment better
Both national and classroom assessments can become meaningless with the wrong approaches or context, argues leading expert Therese Hopfenbeck
How to avoid the testing traps and make assessment better

Tuesday

1st Apr 2025

Why supervision is critical as safeguarding incidents rise
As schools support increasing numbers of pupils through trauma, it is essential that we provide supervision to give staff a safe space for reflection, says this head of safeguarding
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What we keep getting wrong about reading and parents
There are unhelpful assumptions about families baked in to our reading guidance, writes Megan Dixon, so we must question these whenever we find them
Parent and child reading together

Thursday

27th Mar 2025

3 common mistakes schools make with teaching assistants
With the Education Endowment Foundation releasing updated guidance on schools’ use of TAs, co-CEO Emily Yeomans explains how to avoid the common pitfalls
Railroad hand cart with two people

Wednesday

26th Mar 2025

Why US schools have fallen in love with scripted lessons
A mix of necessity, ideology and circumstance is driving a widespread adoption of scripting in US classrooms, finds Holly Korbey
Why US schools fell in love with scripting lessons

Tuesday

25th Mar 2025

How live theatre can expand pupils’ view of the world
There remains a compelling case for schools to take pupils to the theatre, despite tight budgets and competing priorities, says Edinburgh International Children’s Festival director
Children in theatre audience