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This Black History Month, teachers should share the complex and fascinating black history we have in Britain, says Thomas Kent

Jamie Thom has five golden rules for the often impossible-seeming task of thriving as both a teacher and a parent of young children

We’ve all experienced the telltale physical symptoms that kick in when the pressure is on, reducing us to a trembling mess when we most need to perform. It’s a primal response to stress – but one that teachers can help students to harness, finds Christina Quaine

Having been forced to study Jane Eyre in Year 6, Megan Dixon knows all too well how easy it is to turn children off books by making them read a text they find profoundly uninteresting

Teaching assistants are often left to handle the most challenging students with little help and no training. Some experience aggressive behaviour daily – a situation that is untenable, says Adele Bates, who has some practical suggestions to minimise flashpoints at school and empower support staff

Teachers must be wary of the scourge of ‘pedagimmickry’, which can waste precious time, says Richard Holme

Mixing a national curriculum and an international one is a tricky task, but this head thinks she’s finally cracked it

Meetings aren’t many teachers’ favourite part of the job and unnecessary ones are even worse. Here’s how to spot an extraneous appointment

When Amy Forrester decided to try out a blanket designed to comfort those with sensory conditions, she had no idea how much she would love it

Bringing structure to our extracurricular activities boosts the children’s wider development, explains this leader

Teach First is calling for the doubling of PPA time in disadvantaged schools to narrow poverty-related attainment gap

Confusion reins over the role of teaching assistants – but new research gives us the opportunity to get the best out of this valuable resource, writes Jon Severs