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The main aim of the National Tutoring Programme, says Professor Becky Francis, is to ensure that our poorest children can enjoy the kind of access to good tutoring that their better-off peers take for granted

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

Often referred to as ‘toxic behaviour’, psychological abuse by an overly controlling partner can derail a young person’s college life. Empowering students to see their situation for what it is could enable them to seek help, finds Grainne Hallahan

We are living in an age of distrust, writes the Tes editor – but we mustn’t let this inflitrate the teaching profession

Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson recalls his school days – his passion for art lessons and a prank involving a violin

Core physical education is schools’ kryptonite against global pandemics, says PE teacher Iain MacCorquodale

Forget dressing up for World Book Day on 4 March, argues this English teacher, and try some of these reading-focused ideas instead

All the talk of catch-up assumes that there is only one lived experience of Covid among pupils, says Leora Cruddas

Pupils with speech, language and communication needs may find it difficult settling back into school, says Alexis Doyle

While the pandemic will have created some gaps in knowledge, the author and academic warns teachers against making assumptions when it comes to student progress

Climate change is such an all-consuming issue that every course should have a sustainability module, says Alex Warner

Pronouncing pupils’ names correctly helps them feel welcome – particularly in an international school, says Marym Elagha