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We all want to learn from our practice, but you can’t always trust your conclusions about what works, says Dylan Wiliam

As Ofsted emphasises the importance of disciplinary knowledge, Mark Enser warns that substantive knowledge is still key

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

The Girls’ Schools Association chief executive talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog 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

Extracurricular activities can be invaluable for students but they need purpose, interaction and, most importantly, fun, writes Gregory Adam

There is a place for booklets in the secondary classroom, argues Clive Hill – if teachers design and utilise them effectively

This Black History Month, teachers should share the complex and fascinating black history we have in Britain, says Thomas Kent

Having been forced to study Jane Eyre in Year 6, Megan Dixon knows all too well how easy it is to turn children off books by making them read a text they find profoundly uninteresting

Mixing a national curriculum and an international one is a tricky task, but this head thinks she’s finally cracked it

Bringing structure to our extracurricular activities boosts the children’s wider development, explains this leader

Up to 50 freelancers whose income has been hit by Covid will be taken on to lead cultural workshops in primary schools