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Is there ever a good time to tell your class you’re expecting a baby? Here are some tips for breaking the news to your students

For years, policymakers have been talking about improving outcomes for disadvantaged white boys – a large proportion of the ‘forgotten third’ who fail maths and English – but so far little has changed. Based on her extensive experience of working with pupils in poverty, education psychologist and author Jean Gross offers her insight into what we need to do to raise attainment in the group

Fidget spinners have dropped out of the headlines, but the trend for this type of toy continues, with pupils claiming that they help hone their attention. Kate Parker explores whether these toys can become classroom concentration tools

If we handled research like medicine – issuing it with a prescription including detailed safety instructions – we would overcome barriers to successful implementation in the classroom, says Christian Bokhove

Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz

From what you should be doing in your day-to-day role to how to react to ‘the call’, this checklist has everything you need for an Ofsted deep dive

Audio feedback has huge pastoral potential for students, especially for those with dyslexia – here’s how to introduce it in your classroom

Have you been a victim of an abusive TikTok video? Online safety expert Holly Powell Jones tells Tes what action teachers should take

Research suggests that, as humans, we think with our bodies as well as our brains – so how can teachers bring this into the classroom?

Now that COP26 has finished, schools are facing major calls to increase their sustainability – but where should they begin?

Scotland’s only specialist music school has long been unique – but now St Mary’s Music School is entering a new era by taking over one of Edinburgh’s most famous buildings. Emma Seith looks at how the move will benefit students and staff after a period in which music education was hit hard by Covid

The comedian and Strictly winner talks about his favourite teachers and how school fostered his musical talent