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It’s said to be ‘what makes us so smart as a species’ and a key factor in children’s rapid pace of learning, so how do we best harness the analogy’s pedagogical power? John Morgan finds out

Whether they’ve been learning from home or in school, pupils with special educational needs could find the full reopening challenging

Clubhouse is the new social media hotspot for teachers to chat and socialise. How does it work? Our guide explains all

If it’s the high-impact, low-effort pedagogical ideas that work the best, then why, asks David McGrath, do we waste hours creating flashy resources that complicate learning?

Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz

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?