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With Tes celebrating its 111th anniversary, we’ve been looking back through our archives at major news events. In this article, Kate Parker investigates the impact of school closures in the Second World War, and asks: what can we learn from recovery efforts in the 1940s to help pupils catch up today?

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Newsreader and TV presenter Samira Ahmed recalls writing to her old teacher about the OJ Simpson case, and a romantic school skiing trip

Training every member of staff in his school to be a cognitive coach wasn’t easy, says head Barry Mansfield – but with better relationships and improved outcomes, students and teachers are reaping the rewards

At this school, students are never set cover work, and instead are sent to the open learning centre – but how does it work? Sherish Osman explains all

We’ve all experienced imposter syndrome – if left unchecked, it can be really damaging. Here, one leader shares how she beats it

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