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Worked examples may seem straightforward, but there’s more to using them than you think, writes Kirstin Mulholland

Children’s rights – and their voices – need to be at the heart of all decisions about education, writes Megan Dixon

Teachers receiving live feedback through an earpiece whilst teaching has become a popular training technique in some US schools. But how well does it work?

In teaching, the job is never ‘done’; there’s always more work to do. So how can teachers manage their time? Mark Enser shares his approach

The head of a top music school talks about the need for courage in leadership and the CPD that still influences him decades later

The usefulness of curriculum maps in the classroom is often debated – here, two teachers on different sides of the fence go head to head

The way you point or gesture in class can have more of an impact on students’ understanding than you might think, finds Simon Creasey

As research reveals how rudeness can affect the culture of an organisation, behaviour expert Jarlath O’Brien reflects on what this means for schools

For more than 40 years, Robert Plomin has conducted research into what makes us different from one another. In 2019, Jon Severs spoke to the behavioural geneticist about what that research can tell us about how we view learning

Pupils can experience a dip in attainment following the move from primary to secondary. To tackle this, some Scottish local authorities appointed specialist ‘transition teachers’ to help bridge the gap, as Emma Seith discovered in March 2019

Even in a profession in which most staff are women, the menopause has been a persistent workplace taboo. In June 2019, Emma Seith looked at how bringing it out into the open in schools can provide a huge relief for those suffering the symptoms in silence

Kingussie High motivated students by enabling them to study the subjects they were interested in – and the results spoke for themselves. In October 2018, Emma Seith spoke to outgoing head Ollie Bray about why all school leaders should take more advantage of the breadth of qualifications on offer