Secondary

Monday

20th Jan 2025

How to tell if your lessons are having an impact
Your classroom may be a flurry of activity but is the learning making a difference? A simple acronym can help to answer this complicated question, explains Mark Enser
Smashed lightbulb

Thursday

2nd Jan 2025

My AI experiment: how many students can beat detection software?
Humanities teacher Jack Dougall set 100 of his students the challenge of cheating on their homework with AI without being detected – and the results were shocking
My AI experiment: how many students can beat detection software?

Monday

23rd Dec 2024

How non-specialist teaching became an everyday challenge
Teaching out of subject is a growing issue in schools, much to the concern of some experts. But how did we get here? And what does it mean for staff?
How non-specialist teaching became an everyday challenge in schools

Saturday

21st Dec 2024

How much does attendance really affect GCSE results?
When discussing issues with student attendance, schools are often quick to highlight the links to exam performance – but the picture is more complex than it may seem, argues researcher John Jerrim
Missing school exam results

Monday

16th Dec 2024

3 ways live modelling revolutionised my students’ writing
Writing long responses was always an issue for students, says Zoe Enser, until live modelling bridged the gap between knowing and showing
Pens

Tuesday

10th Dec 2024

3 ways to build useful retrieval practice into your lessons
In the latest instalment of Mark Enser’s look at retrieval, he explains why it doesn’t just have to be a quiz at the beginning of class – it can be easily woven throughout the lesson
Boy throwing boomerang

Thursday

5th Dec 2024

How to use drama to explore diversity and difficulty with students
In difficult times, the arts are more important than ever, writes Hetty Steele, and drama is helping her students explore the complex world around them
How I use drama to explore diversity and difficulty with my students

Monday

25th Nov 2024

6 ways to make your retrieval quiz more effective
Some simple tweaks to your lesson-starter quizzes can make them more worthwhile for everyone, writes Mark Enser
Child thinking

Tuesday

12th Nov 2024

How our curriculum booklets support teacher autonomy
Centralised resources are often accused of stopping teachers from flexing their expertise, but our approach does the opposite, argues Matt Carnaby
Freedom

Monday

11th Nov 2024

Why your retrieval quizzes are probably not fit for purpose
The retrieval quiz is a staple of classrooms up and down the land, writes Mark Enser, but too often it is misunderstood in practice
Why your retrieval quizzes are probably not fit for purpose

Thursday

31st Oct 2024

3 ways to explore fake news through the US election
Students need to learn how to critically assess what they see, read and hear online, and the forthcoming election offers the perfect opportunity
Three practical ways to explore fake news through the US election

Monday

21st Oct 2024

Why schools would benefit from fewer English lessons
The subject is vital and right to be prioritised, says English specialist Zoe Enser, but it is still given too much time on the curriculum
Why schools would benefit from fewer English lessons