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Michael Young’s work on powerful knowledge has made him one of the most high-profile educational theorists working today. George Duoblys sat down with Professor Young to find out more about his ideas and address some of the misconceptions that have sprung up around them

Assessing pupils’ reading levels against the ‘readability’ of texts is a simple way to measure progress, but only provides a snapshot of a pupil as a reader, warns Megan Dixon

Adam Riches offers sure-fire tips for cutting down your planning time and getting a better work-life balance

Finding the right way to approach teaching events such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II can be a challenge, says Clare Jarmy, who offers her advice

It’s a commonly held belief that certain weather, such as wind and rain, make a class trickier to manage. But is that belief supported by research? Kate Parker takes a look at the evidence

The organisational genius of the periodic table has uses beyond the science department, says Classics teacher George Connor

Policing non-standard English when pupils talk might seem to be a good way to standardise how they write, but the practice could do more harm than good, researchers suggest

Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that smiling to pupils undermines your assertiveness as a teacher, says Jamie Thom

The evidence for dual coding is mixed, but if you do want to introduce it in your classroom, what are the best ways to make the most of it? Dr Kirstin Mulholland shares her advice

AI is changing at a head-spinning rate and this presents some challenges for schools – but they should embrace the new technology, says teacher Andrew Hay

If we want to move past ‘bolt-on’ approaches to SEND support, change has to start with school leaders, says Margaret Mulholland

Children who struggle with behavioural control may be more sensitive to noisy environments, new research shows. So, what can teachers do to help them? Kate Parker finds out