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Few things can teach us more about other cultures than food, says Gemma Hargraves, whose school is planning a week-long celebration of international cuisines

Costly, messy and environmentally questionable, paper is increasingly making way for tech-enabled classroom alternatives. Rhodri Smith reveals how he started the transition with his school’s science students

Supposed fads such as growth mindset encourage us to pick a side, and quickly. What’s missing is nuance, writes Jon Severs

Just because an initiative has been successful in another school, it doesn’t mean it will work for you, says Clare Owen

Education secretary suggests a more inclusive curriculum in response to concerns about racist incidents in schools

Schools told to stop using ‘potentially damaging’ behaviour policies to help vulnerable pupils’ Covid recovery

SEND expert Helen Dunman explains how she uses stories and dolls to deliver sex education for students

Teachers are bombarded with research on feedback – but is it really relevant? Dylan Wiliam gives his expert view

The pandemic has pushed teachers out of their comfort zones like never before but, despite all the challenges, there are rewards to be had, too – if we are brave enough to wade in and grab them, says Susan Ward

When teachers make assumptions about pupil premium students being disengaged or lacking in parental support, we are the ones who are holding them back, writes Shabnam Ahmed

Many in teaching view multiple-choice quizzes as little more than a starter activity but, when Elena Russell introduced this style of questioning across her English department to formally test students, she found it to be a rigorous way of checking understanding – with the added bonus of reducing staff workload

To get maximum impact out of initiatives to help pupils in England catch up, schools should follow the three-tier Response to Intervention approach, suggests Megan Dixon