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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

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

Focusing on autonomy, competence and relatedness has improved student motivation and boosted learning, says this teacher

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

Teachers should spend just as much time planning for behaviour as they do on the curriculum, headteacher Sam Strickland tells Tes

As the desire for flexible working increases in schools, new research reveals the best steps for classroom teachers to take to secure a new working pattern

After yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions descended into chaos, Gemma Clark suggests some school behaviour management techniques that the Commons speaker could use

Every primary and secondary in Scotland should have received 20 micro:bits – so, what are they and how can teachers get the most out of them?

As new research reveals the three things most important to Year 7s when they move from primary to secondary school, two experts share advice on how schools can meet those needs

From which teachers to assign to classes to knowing when to move a teacher into a different key stage, Thomas Martell digs into the research around timetables

As teachers become disillusioned with graded lesson observations, schools are looking to introduce different approaches. Two leaders explain what works for them

It may seem like a shortcut to better teaching – but does centralising curriculum resources actually reduce staff workload and improve lesson quality? Kate Parker finds out