General
Monday
6th Dec 2021
Your school has a vision statement - but do you?
Having your own personal vision statement for education can foster resilience, argues Daniel Koch as he explains how to develop one
10 new teaching techniques Doug Lemov wants you to know
The Teach Like a Champion author is back and armed with new teaching tools for every educator
6 ways to keep students revising in run-up to Christmas
There’s no room for revision complacency with many students in Scotland facing prelims around Christmas time, says teacher Matthew Marr
Sunday
5th Dec 2021
10 questions with... Louise Hayward
Louise Hayward, adviser to the Scottish government on assessment reform, talks about her school days and explains why the nation’s schools are ‘powerful communities’
Should we teach wellbeing to Year 1 children?
The core subjects for the youngest students are literacy, numeracy and ...wellbeing? Julia Knight explains how her school made self-care a taught part of the curriculum
10 questions with... Sophie Harrison-Byrne
The director of New Schools Network talks about her school days and explains why free schools can be powerful in helping disadvantaged pupils
How to tackle the gender pay gap in teaching
There are ways to tackle inequality in teacher pay, says Megan Dixon – but only by working together will we succeed in making education fairer for all
The surprising ways exercise can improve your teaching
Aerobic exercise can boost energy levels, improve mental health and even increase your efficiency – so why aren’t teachers doing more of it, asks Sean Smith
Friday
26th Nov 2021
Flexible working - is this how to make it work for you?
Hannah Duncan, like many others, really struggled to find a teaching jobshare after having her children. Here’s what needs to change
Round-up: School attendance, Ofsted and sourdough
Tes presents a round-up of the biggest education news stories and features from the past week
How to remove stigma about the way pupils speak
Schools’ insistence on the use of standard English and received pronunciation risks stigmatising pupils who don’t speak this way, warn experts – but research in the field of raciolinguistics offers a new, more inclusive approach, finds Molly Bolding
Helping students understand the language of exams
Complex sentences, uncommon words and double negatives can all prevent students from understanding exam questions. Alex Quigley explains what teachers can do to help them