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Forest schools are becoming increasingly popular – but how can an inner-city school provide one with limited green space?

The increase in Covid infections among students in Years 7 to 11 linked to schools’ return, says ONS

Tes presents a round-up of the biggest education news stories and features from the past week

The Girls’ Schools Association chief executive talks to Tes about drama school, diversity and D:Ream

We sent our whole school on an elephant safari to teach pupils the importance of protecting the habitats of endangered animals – and we didn’t even need to pack our trunks, says Ewen McLeish

A decade ago, a consensus formed as to what effective professional development for teachers looked like. In 2018, Harry Fletcher-Wood and Sam Sims argued in Tes why they thought that consensus was mistaken. Now they’re back to tell you what you should be doing instead

The lack of joined-up research on the benefits of joined-up handwriting has led to the tide turning against the cursive style, as the latest official literacy guidance attests. Kate Parker reports

Knowledge organisers can help to build subject familiarity but unless your students know the appropriate place to introduce the facts they have learned, such tools may be more of a hindrance than a help, says Alex Quigley

Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz

We’re not over Covid yet – and we are living with great uncertainty about what it will mean for education in the years to come, writes Henry Hepburn

Most schools take CPD seriously, yet some teachers are still being subjected to humiliating and demoralising behaviour from those who are supposed to be helping them learn the ropes

NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman calls on government to match its rhetoric on ‘levelling up’ with action