General

Friday

2nd Sep 2022

Behaviour management isn’t a win-lose game
When facing a tricky behaviour situation in class, the urge to ‘win’ can be overwhelming for a teacher, says Jarlath O’Brien – but it helps if you settle for a ‘draw’
Meet halfway

Thursday

1st Sep 2022

How we can teach students to behave well in school
Bruce Robertson, a headteacher at a Scottish secondary school and an author, explains the key principles behind a ‘student behaviour curriculum’
How we can teach students to behave well in school

Monday

29th Aug 2022

Professional learning: are councils still the best CPD providers?
Taking time to map out your own professional learning can be ‘hugely beneficial’, says teacher Louise Darcy
options, doors

Tuesday

23rd Aug 2022

How we use QR codes to smooth transition to primary school
Covid restrictions prompted this school to start using QR codes to help pupils and families make the step up to primary
Mobile phone

Friday

19th Aug 2022

5 teacher memory tricks for learning students’ names
Brand-new classes mean a lot of brand-new names. Grainne Hallahan offers her tried-and-tested memory tricks for remembering them
How teachers can remember their school pupils' names

Thursday

11th Aug 2022

Want to close the word gap? Focus on talk
Teachers are brilliant at enabling talk in the classroom – but if we want to reduce the word gap, we need to timetable specific time for talk, says Ros Wilson
Want to close the word gap? Focus on talk

Wednesday

10th Aug 2022

Welcome to the children’s book club... for teachers
Could taking the time to engage in children’s literature with other teachers have tangible benefits for teaching and learning? Kate Parker finds out
Welcome to the children’s book club... for teachers

Friday

5th Aug 2022

5 research studies teachers should know about
Education research is having more influence than ever on classroom practice. Here, we round up some key papers published in the 2021-22 academic year
reading approach

Wednesday

3rd Aug 2022

Tes Podagogy: 11 episodes to listen to this summer
Season 15 of Tes Podagogy has finished and we’re taking a break over the summer. But here’s a round-up of new episodes from the past six months
Podcast

Thursday

28th Jul 2022

What’s it like to teach at an online-only school?
After lockdowns, this tutoring firm saw a gap in the market for a fully online school that gives pupils, teachers and parents ultimate flexibility. Molly Bolding finds out how it works
Would you teach at an online school?

Tuesday

26th Jul 2022

How self-determination theory can boost your teaching
Focusing on autonomy, competence and relatedness has improved student motivation and boosted learning, says this teacher
How self-determination theory can boost your teaching

Friday

22nd Jul 2022

How attention training supports autistic pupils’ learning
An evidence-backed computer programme promises to boost autistic children’s attention skills and, as a result, boost their learning. Kate Parker talks to the researchers to find out how, and why, it works
Computer, spade