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The headteacher of e-Sgoil chats about his formative years growing up in the Outer Hebrides speaking only Gaelic and his ideas for how to close the attainment gap

The chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation chats about her most memorable school moments and her hopes for the future of education

Teachers should stop using flimsy arguments to justify subjects such as maths and English language to those who would prefer to see study rooted in the ‘real world’. Instead, we should be unapologetically clear about the intrinsic value of abstract ideas and ‘learning to think’, says Thomas Kent

Many teachers insist on it, but is a quiet environment always optimal for learning? Carly Page sifts the research to come up with some golden insights

After a pupil started setting off bangers in class in front of her PGCE tutor, Heidi Drake learned a valuable lesson about school policies

When teaching moved online, oracy skills may have taken a back seat, but Nicky Pear and Nicole Gurvidi formed a partnership to maintain an already strong focus on spoken communication

The perception that those who speak in a lower register carry more authority appears to be instilled in us at a young age, finds Megan Dixon

Algorithms certainly seem to make life easier – but they’ll never know your pupils better than you do, writes Jon Severs

Residential trips provide a unique experience in pupils’ time at school so it is crucial to back them during Covid, says Alex Stark

The government has offered guidance on how to make schools more Covid-secure, but what is the science behind the measures? We ask the experts

Who has to self-isolate? Do you need to ask for proof of Covid-19 tests? Here’s our guide to managing pupil absence

Is there a psychopath lurking in your staffroom? The signs will be more subtle than a colleague wielding an axe, finds John Morgan, who discovers that the control inherent in teaching may bring out some people’s dysfunctional, manipulative behaviours