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Friday
29th May 2020
Do we give pupils long enough breaktimes?
Over the past 25 years, breaktimes have shrunk by over an hour for some children. But what effect does this have on their wellbeing and learning? Gemma Corby talks to an expert to find out
Is flexible working for teachers truly possible?
Workplace norms are changing. So how can schools’ employment practices change with them? John Tomsett explains how he’s making it work
How teachers can make transition time work
Find out why the ‘shadow timetable’ could light the way to more efficient learning
How can we better structure the school day?
As the government considers extending the school day, we put this article by Jared Cooney Horvath in front of the paywall to demonstrate it is a lot more complex than ministers may believe...
How the school day differs around the world
Three teachers from around the globe explain how their school days and years are structured
Will personalised learning ever be the norm in schools?
Personalised learning has been at the forefront of educational discussions for years, piquing the interest of billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, among others. But can it work in practice? One researcher lays out his thoughts
SEND: 4 ways to make mainstream school truly inclusive
When schools return, what can mainstream educators do to improve provision for students with SEND?
School holidays: should they be rearranged?
The flow of the school year and the school holidays are familiar to us all. But could – or should – we rethink the way we structure the basic building blocks of education?
Friday
20th Mar 2020
Education research should respect the experts: teachers
Academics’ complaints that their theories have been ‘misinterpreted’ fail to recognise the crucial role teachers must play in putting them to the test, says Jared Cooney Horvath
How to get your students’ attention and how to keep it
Grabbing students’ attention is tough at the best of times, but amid the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic, it is even harder. To help, Marc Smith delves into the research on attention and pinpoints key things teachers can do