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Friday

9th May 2025

How to help TAs foster independent learning
Teaching assistants need to promote independence, not dependence, writes Alex Quigley – and consistent use of scaffolding strategies is the key
How to help TAs foster independent learning

Wednesday

7th May 2025

How we dumbed down teaching - and what we must do to fix it
Over the past decade, teaching has been pushed towards a prescriptive model that reduces intellectual curiosity and overlooks essential classroom engagement, argues Sam Gibbs
Vitruvian man with stick man

Friday

2nd May 2025

5 research papers to help you ace a teaching interview
Teaching interview panels are increasingly asking candidates about the research they’ve been influenced by. Mark Enser helps you to plan your answer
5 research papers to help you ace a teaching interview

Saturday

26th Apr 2025

What does research say about how students acquire soft skills?
It’s a familiar debate: can those non-academic life competencies actually be taught? A new study has re-examined the evidence, writes Christian Bokhove
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Tuesday

22nd Apr 2025

How can we teach students to be hopeful in today’s troubled world?
The world can feel like a hopeless place at the moment, but we owe it to our students to give them the same sense of optimism that we had when we were at school, says Mark Enser
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Friday

18th Apr 2025

Maths: a return to prominence, but problems remain
With curriculum reform looming, it’s time to consider what young people need from the maths qualifications of the future, says this trust maths lead
Numbers on top of a mountain

Thursday

17th Apr 2025

Music education: how can we hit the right notes with staff shortages?
Music is well-placed to bounce back from falling student numbers but to do so it needs more teachers – and that means changing the narrative, says this trust music director
Broken keys on piano

Wednesday

16th Apr 2025

MFL: students need to see our subject as their ticket to the world
The key to boosting uptake of MFL in schools is creating the space for students to see that learning a language is enjoyable and focusing on cultural capital, says this teacher and leader
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Tuesday

15th Apr 2025

Chemistry: a packed curriculum crushes passion for the subject
Engagement and enjoyment are coming second to whizzing through exam specifications in chemistry, warns head of science David Fairclough
Chemistry experiment test tubes

Monday

14th Apr 2025

Arts education: the ongoing struggle to prove our worth
Struggling for curriculum time against maths and English is nothing new, but we must keep up the fight for the importance of the arts in an ever-changing world
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Sunday

13th Apr 2025

PSHE: the struggle to avoid a crisis-driven curriculum
Headline-grabbing moments like the current buzz around TV’s Adolescence can lead to knee-jerk PSHE approaches, but this does students a disservice, writes Astrea Academy Trust’s Charlotte Cooper
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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
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