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Friday

24th Feb 2023

How to teach children to disagree
Our children need to be able to formulate opinions and know how to disagree with people without falling out, says author and broadcaster Matthew Syed
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Thursday

23rd Feb 2023

4 studies about learning you may have missed
Interleaving, teacher hand gestures, reflection and the use of laptops to take notes: science journalist Surendra Verma highlights key takeaways from recent education research
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Wednesday

22nd Feb 2023

What works for pupil wellbeing (and what definitely doesn’t)
As schools struggled to overcome the post-Covid slump in student wellbeing, researcher Ros McLellan turned to international practice in search of solutions. Here’s what she found
What works for pupil wellbeing (and what definitely doesn't)

Tuesday

21st Feb 2023

Differentiation is dead, long live adaptive teaching
Most agree that adaptive teaching is a positive step forward for inclusive teaching, but we need to agree on a definition and avoid lethal mutations for this to last, says Alex Quigley
Differentiation is dead, long live adaptive teaching

Friday

17th Feb 2023

How to be a reflective teacher in 6 steps
Improving the quality of your teaching needs to start with self-reflection, says Kulvarn Atwal, as he describes an evidence-based framework that he’d urge every teacher to use
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Wednesday

15th Feb 2023

Should teachers be told how to structure their lessons?
Schools and multi-academy trusts are becoming more prescriptive about how they ask teachers to structure lessons. But is taking that decision away from teachers wise? John Morgan looks at the evidence
Should teachers be told how to structure their lessons?

Tuesday

14th Feb 2023

Why fixed-ability thinking limits learning
Referring to pupils as ‘low-ability’ is damaging but all too common. Unless this changes, schools will never be truly inclusive, warns Margaret Mulholland
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Wednesday

8th Feb 2023

Why creativity is just knowledge - and what that means for schools
Creativity is pushed as one of the future skills that every student needs, but what exactly is it, and how can you teach it? Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath explains all
Why creativity is just knowledge - and what that means for schools

Tuesday

7th Feb 2023

How reliable are Ofsted inspections?
With his latest research highlighting how Ofsted inspection grades can be influenced by factors such as the gender of the inspector, Christian Bokhove explains what the findings mean for schools
How reliable are inspections?

Thursday

2nd Feb 2023

Why suspensions affect everyone in class
New research shows that suspensions can create a ripple effect in the classroom that may be hard to contain, finds Megan Dixon
Why suspensions affect everyone in class

Tuesday

31st Jan 2023

How certainty drives learning
Helping students assess their levels of certainty is a useful strategy for supporting independent learning, as research suggests. Chris Parr finds out how to put it into practice
How certainty drives learning

Thursday

26th Jan 2023

How to approach ‘difficult knowledge’ in the classroom
Encountering knowledge that provokes uncomfortable reactions can be disruptive in class. But, with the right scaffolding, students can learn a lot, say teacher educators Debra Williams-Gualandi and Elke Van dermijnsbrugge 
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