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The tendency to view education as either a huge success or a dismal failure is damaging to Covid recovery, writes Henry Hepburn

Schools are being set up for failure – lost learning won’t be recovered in a few months of longer days, says Jon Severs

The rock-star-turned-radio-DJ talks to Tes about her favourite teachers, her best and worst moments at school, and how a game of British Bulldog in the playground went horribly wrong

Exams are supposed to be a fair way to judge learning, but Christina Quaine has found that variations in children’s processing speeds mean some students are disadvantaged by the tool of assessment – leading to inaccurate judgements on learning

Slides, images and bullet points may look pretty but they are no substitute for looking at a subject in depth, says Alex Quigley

When schools open up, many will use TA interventions to help catch-up – but there are pitfalls to avoid, says Rob Webster

As teachers, we like to think that if we can just persuade our students to put a little more effort into their work, they will reap the rewards in terms of their learning, says Amy Forrester. But what if we’re all wasting our time?

Thou shalt seek comfort in caffeine and honour thy feedback form...Laura Kayes writes online CPD etiquette in stone

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service has extended its deadline for applications in response to the coronavirus pandemic – and this teacher has tried a few approaches to make sure students don’t miss it

We want our students to be independent learners and lockdown offers a chance to help them get there, says Nathan Burns

Feminism doesn’t always get as much attention as it perhaps deserves – but it’s still as important as ever to the lives of our young people, writes Helen Mars. She explains how to embed its principles in every area of school life, from the classroom to the staffroom