Secondary

While careers education is vital, it can take up a lot of teacher time. One college, however, leaves the lessons to artificial intelligence – and is reaping the rewards, finds Kate Parker

What’s the best way to approach curriculum planning as a department? Three educators give their views

If you’re teaching something simply because you ‘have to’, it might be time to ask if you can cut it out, says Mark Enser

On Holocaust Memorial Day, Molly Bolding finds out about the key principles that should underpin teaching about this sensitive topic

Linking Stem lessons to real-world activities has been transformational for this multi-academy trust, finds Dan Worth

Wordle has captured the world’s attention this January, but do games like this have a place in the classroom? Kate Parker investigates

Starting preparation 12 months before the Ucas deadline, and spreading the workload across the year, reduces teacher stress, says Will Yates

Every January, a sixth-month slog begins to improve on disappointing GCSE mock grades – but this approach is straightforward, and most importantly, successful, says Jeremy Newton

Mock exams are important right now – if a student hands in a blank page, here are some tips for giving support

When considering behaviour interventions, taking children to live on a farm for a week is unlikely to be top of your list – but, as Kate Parker finds, the benefits aren’t to be underestimated

Children don’t suddenly stop needing support for reading and writing once they leave primary school, yet there is little in the way of resources or training for secondary staff whose students are struggling. Jessica Powell talks to Jessie Ricketts about the challenges many teenagers face and what all teachers – not just those in English departments – should be doing to help

When this teacher introduced metacognition techniques into tutor times, students reported huge levels of improvement – he explains how he did it