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Wednesday

13th Dec 2023

How schools are supporting their communities this Christmas
With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to bite, four schools share what they’re doing to help local families through the festive period
Santa dash

Saturday

9th Dec 2023

Footballer Ben Davies: Why I want to be a reading role model 
The Tottenham Hotspur defender explains how his father’s love of books has inspired his own reading
Ben Davies
How important is a teacher’s tone of voice?
Experts say that learning how best to use your voice as a teacher is like learning to play an instrument – but finding the right pitch isn’t as easy as you might think
How important is a teacher’s tone of voice?

Wednesday

29th Nov 2023

The London Challenge: a model to recreate?
The London Challenge set out to transform schooling in the capital, but how successful was it? Twenty years on, John Morgan seeks to find out
Should we bring back the London Challenge?

Monday

27th Nov 2023

How do teachers know if they can trust a journal article?
Identifying quality research can be particularly difficult in education, says Christian Bokhove, who advises how to sort the wheat from the chaff
examine

Wednesday

22nd Nov 2023

How to meet the needs of EAL learners
The number of pupils who speak English as an additional language is on the rise – but has provision kept pace? Clare Cook finds out
How to meet the needs of EAL learners

Sunday

19th Nov 2023

Emotion coaching: a three-step approach to difficult feelings
Children find it difficult to manage ‘big feelings’ appropriately, says Cathleen Halligan – but an evidence-based approach can help
Emotion coaching: a three-step approach to difficult feelings

Monday

13th Nov 2023

How ‘sticky’ stories can help your pupils to learn
Narrative stories can help pupils to commit information to memory, says Alex Quigley, but teachers need to carefully plan the ‘how’, ‘what’ and ‘when’ of using them
Samuel Pepys fire of London

Friday

10th Nov 2023

3 principles to engage pupils with poetry
Learning a poem by heart is not just a nice thing for pupils to do – it’s an approach underpinned by some key pedagogical principles, says Julie Blake
3 principles to engage pupils with poetry

Thursday

9th Nov 2023

How to lead an effective SEND review
Conducting a SEND review is a great way for schools to improve their provision, says Margaret Mulholland, but leaders need to play a central role in the process
mirror reflection

Wednesday

1st Nov 2023

How to fix attendance: a research view of what works
With schools around the world grappling with the problem of persistent absence, attendance expert Carolyn Gentle-Genitty tells ÌÇÐÄVlog how we can help pupils back into school
Building bridges

Tuesday

31st Oct 2023

Teacher TikTok: the safeguarding risks
The growing trend of teachers posting classroom videos can create issues for schools, students and staff, says safeguarding lead Thomas Michael
Teacher TikTok: the safeguarding risks