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Tuesday

29th Sep 2026

How to make Shakespeare accessible for students with SEND
Traditional approaches to teaching canonical texts such as Shakespeare won’t work for all students, says special-school teacher Oana Robu. Here’s how her team have adapted their methods
Statue of William Shakespeare

Thursday

24th Sep 2026

What can schools expect from the DfE’s new SEND training?
The government is releasing the first wave of support as part of a £200m package of teaching training on SEND and inclusion. Hilary Spencer outlines what it will cover
Hilary Spencer
Why your CPD plan might not improve teaching
If CPD is to change what happens in classrooms, leaders need to think beyond content and pay much greater attention to how teachers learn, write Sam Gibbs and Adam Kohlbeck
Making origami paper sculpture

Wednesday

23rd Sep 2026

Homework is vanishing: should teachers save it?
Should homework be reconsidered in an age of teacher overwork, chronic absenteeism and changing family dynamics? Holly Korbey investigates
Teenagers in school and hanging out

Tuesday

22nd Sep 2026

How parental engagement helped us boost behaviour and cut absence
Cornwall Council has developed its own Parental Engagement Framework. Here, improvement adviser Nicky Hepworth explains its impact
Parents volunteering in classroom

Thursday

17th Sep 2026

How to avoid buying literacy products that don’t deliver
Tight budgets often end up being spent on literacy programmes that aren’t effective, write Laura Spargo and Sarah Bagshaw-McCormick, as they set out what to ask yourself before you buy
Book with blank pages

Monday

14th Sep 2026

Survival tips for ECTs in term one
Your first term as a new teacher is daunting and you’re bound to have worries about workload, behaviour and more. Here are six pieces of advice from the experts to help make your life easier
Head bursting with knowledge

Friday

11th Sep 2026

Dual coding in the classroom: when is it effective?
Past research into combining words and pictures to help pupils learn has been mixed, but a new study sheds some light on how teachers can make the most of the practice
Book with pictures bursting out
The two-letter word all new teachers should learn to say
Saying ‘yes’ to everything will likely lead to burnout and stress – so learning how to say a strategic ‘no’ early on will help your career, says this experienced teacher
Hand with 'no'

Wednesday

9th Sep 2026

The deadline for inclusion strategy statements and tips for writing yours
Every school needs to publish an inclusion strategy statement by 31 December – Jasmine Norden asks experts what should be in it and how to put it together
Pencils in a tub

Thursday

3rd Sep 2026

Angela Duckworth: Why grit is not enough
Ten years on from the publication of her bestselling book, Grit, Angela Duckworth chats to ÌÇÐÄVlog about how her thinking about this characteristic has changed – and what this means for schools
Angela Duckworth

Wednesday

2nd Sep 2026

The 5 golden rules of classroom seating plans
Should you seat pupils alphabetically or pair high and low prior attainers? Mark Roberts takes a look at what research tells us about seating plans
Five different chairs