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Research shows that narrative-led writing is easier to understand – and to recall – than non-fiction, which is why Alex Quigley believes a good yarn should form part of every teacher’s repertoire

Leaders are often driven to improve education by adding: more computers, more teacher evaluations, more emails to parents. But what happens if, instead of adding, we subtract? Grainne Hallahan finds out

Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz

The Homes Under The Hammer presenter talks about his school experiences, his favourite teacher and his first snog on the back of the school bus

Teachers’ unconscious bias against black pupils – in terms of having lower expectations for them and putting their behaviour under added scrutiny – is a key factor in lower attainment and a higher rate of exclusions, researchers tell Irena Barker

Teachers should pay attention to the aromas in their classroom as some are more conducive to learning than others, suggests Clare Deal

Teachers have tried all sorts of tactics to ensure students are fully absorbed in a topic – but do any of them actually work? In their new book, Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves explore the ‘myths’ surrounding the popular engagement strategies used in schools and reveal the approaches that have proved successful, some of which may surprise you ➧

The long-term impact of living through a pandemic may only start to become visible in the months ahead – here’s how schools can support staff

Methods of behaviour management that involve publicly displaying students’ names are counterproductive, argues Jarlath O’Brien

The high master of St Paul’s School and chair of HMC tells Tes about her favourite teacher, why she pursued a career in education and why she values staff who question and challenge

Sometimes we can label a parent as not being engaged but what we mean is ‘not engaged in a way we would like’

A standard reading scheme will never be as good as a teacher who knows their pupils – and those pupils’ interests