Secondary

Wednesday

26th Oct 2022

Do later starts improve attainment?
Research into teenagers’ sleep patterns indicates that starting the school day later could be better for their health. But might their grades also improve as a result? Kate Parker looks at the evidence
Alarm

Friday

21st Oct 2022

6 tips to help students get to grips with Shakespeare
Teaching Shakespeare isn’t easy but keeping it simple, and focusing on the gripping narratives and fantastic characters, makes it much more accessible, says Hetty Steele
Lego character

Friday

23rd Sep 2022

How to get transition between lessons right
The changeover from one lesson to the next can be a tricky time for managing behaviour, writes Louis Everett, who shares best practice at his school
Herding, class

Friday

16th Sep 2022

10 things I learned from being an examiner
After two years of marking GCSE English exams, Chloe Bernhardt has learned some important lessons that she’ll be taking into her teaching this term
10 things I learnt from being an examiner

Monday

12th Sep 2022

Does reading fluency really matter?
Teaching students to read aloud isn’t a priority for most secondary teachers, but new research shows reading fluency may matter more to older students than we think, says Alex Quigley
Speaking aloud

Sunday

11th Sep 2022

How I give assessment feedback that really counts
When science teacher Hannah Bradley realised that spending a lesson talking her class through feedback after a test was having little effect, she decided to try a new approach
How I give assessment feedback that really counts

Thursday

1st Sep 2022

How to help ‘stuck’ students to help themselves
When students stall rather than getting on with a task, it may be because they lack the strategies needed to approach their work, says languages teacher Sadie Thompson, who offers some suggestions for how to help
Push, help

Monday

22nd Aug 2022

GCSE results day: what’s a teacher’s role?
For those teachers choosing to go into school for GCSE results day, James Bullous outlines what to expect
Teacher with students

Friday

12th Aug 2022

How to close the Year 7 vocabulary gap
Many children struggle with basic vocabulary when they start secondary school – but Crispin Chatterton has some tips to help teachers address the issue

 
How to close the Year 7 vocabulary gap

Friday

29th Jul 2022

How to combine maths with careers education
At this school, students go into maths lessons and learn how to design a film set – Kate Parker finds out more
Set design

Tuesday

19th Jul 2022

How to foster curiosity in the classroom
Research shows the benefits of teaching students to be curious – and here, two teachers share how they do it
Head, 2, CAT

Friday

15th Jul 2022

How to get low-stakes testing right  
The use of teacher-assessed grades has made students anxious about any form of testing – but we need them to be comfortable with low-stakes assessment, writes Louise Lewis
How to get low-stakes testing right