Secondary

Friday

18th Nov 2022

Scaffolding: how to use it well
Every teacher will use scaffolding in the classroom, but often we rely on the same approaches again and again, says Rachel Ball as she explains her new method
Books

Friday

11th Nov 2022

How to support a teacher struggling with behaviour
No teacher should feel they are dealing with behaviour management issues all alone; leaders need to offer genuine support, says Ian White as he shares his advice
Behaviour management

Friday

4th Nov 2022

Why Ofsted’s focus on reading must go further
Recent guidance from the inspectorate shines a welcome light on reading skills at secondary school but neglects some key elements of learning to read, says Jessie Ricketts
Why Ofsted’s focus on reading must go further

Friday

28th Oct 2022

Is this the best extracurricular education?
In Denmark a seaport town has spent the past decade revolutionising extracurricular activity – and there are a lot of lessons that schools in the UK could learn, writes this teacher
Es

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