General
Friday
14th May 2021
Pupils’ reading progress can be derailed by anxiety
When a child worries about finding reading hard, they may struggle to focus – and concerned parents can sometimes add to the stress, finds Megan Dixon
How daily exercise can make your whole school happier
Pastoral support officer Rahi Popat wanted to boost the wellbeing of students and staff, so he instigated a whole-school fitness regime that aims to harness the power of exercise as a preventative tool to ward off mental health issues – with notable improvements in behaviour, attendance and overall happiness
Not every lockdown learner needs to catch up
All this talk of getting students back on track after the pandemic fails to take into account those children who made good progress with their studies despite the disruption, says Janina Stromfield
Tes Quiz: 14 May 2021
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz
Wednesday
12th May 2021
Ofsted: Six ways to improve RE teaching
Inspectorate sets out what it believes are the key factors to a successful religious education curriculum
OnlyFans, abuse and safeguarding: what you need to know
Young people are increasingly vulnerable to abuse online – so how can schools help to safeguard students from the darkest parts of the web?
How can English departments choose the right texts?
Picking which books students will study is a big decision – and shouldn’t just be about what is in the cupboard. Laura May Rowlands offers four key questions to help
Saturday
8th May 2021
Why pupil voice should be central to our teaching
Pupil voice gives children responsibility and nurtures collaboration, leadership and negotiation, says Blair Minchin
What if classroom displays are just a waste of time?
During Covid we’ve had to teach without our classroom displays – and it’s been no great loss, says Amy Forrester
Friday
7th May 2021
Covid ‘puts pupils an extra month behind in maths’
DfE is warned that failing to act now to close the attainment gap will be a ‘catastrophe’ for disadvantaged children
10 questions with... Eileen Prior
The executive director of Scottish parents’ organisation Connect talks to Tes about her frustration with the rigidity of the current education system and her hopes for a future in which schools treat children as individuals