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Friday
30th Jul 2021
How I...get parents to help reintegrate excluded pupils
Returning to the classroom after a period of enforced absence can be tough on students and their families, so Brenda McHugh established parent support groups to boost communication between home and school, and encourage their child’s re-engagement with learning
PPA time shouldn’t be for marking
Put all those hours spent poring over students’ books behind you and feed back smarter, says Kaley Riley
Tes Quiz: 30 July 2021
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Tuesday
27th Jul 2021
Meet the Bjorks: The research legacy teachers must know
All teachers should know about this pioneering pair of academics whose research since the 1970s has shaped many key areas of pedagogical thinking
International trips: is it too early to start planning?
School trips have been on hold for months but is it safe to start thinking about heading overseas from September? We take a look at the evidence and talk to those planning on jetting off to explore the world
Friday
23rd Jul 2021
‘Boys wrote rape threats in books they knew I’d open’
Ex-teacher talks to Tes about her “brutal and shocking” experience as part of Tes’ #TeachersToo sexual harassment exposé
Teachers shouldn’t need anonymity in order to speak up
In a liberal democracy, it is not healthy for education professionals to feel inhibited about publicly expressing an opinion and taking part in debate
How clear is your school curriculum?
A failure to specify exactly what it is we want students to learn is holding them back, says Bruce Robertson, who would like schools to ‘unpack’ the curriculum, ditching vague statements of intent for concrete examples of what teachers need to cover for every subject
Are schools just paying lip service to student voice?
There are plenty of issues children want to talk about, says Margaret Mulholland. The problem is, schools aren’t listening honestly to what they have to say
Tes Quiz: 23 July 2021
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10 questions with... YolanDa Brown
The musician and TV presenter talks to Tes about her time in school, the teachers who had a big impact on her life and why music can be so powerful for young learners