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Friday
17th Sep 2021
10 questions with...Sathnam Sanghera
Prize-winning author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera talks about his school days and a teacher who became like a second mother
How to bring art into the classroom (and vice versa)
A decision to set up an artists鈥� residency at an international school in Thailand has fostered a spirit of collaboration and led to some 鈥榳onderful moments鈥� of creativity, says Alex Soulsby
Toolkit puts 鈥榖est bets鈥� at teachers鈥� fingertips
The updated Sutton Trust/EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit offers a far wider array of insights into the different approaches schools can use to boost outcomes
Schools need a systemic approach to inclusive teaching
Placing children with SEND in mainstream education then crossing our fingers and hoping for the best isn鈥檛 enough 鈥� we need research-based practice and better training, says Margaret Mulholland
糖心Vlog Quiz: 17 September 2021
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A truly great role model must make a stand
Emma Raducanu鈥檚 stunning victory at the US Open tennis offers us an insight into what makes a great sporting role model, writes Henry Hepburn
Friday
10th Sep 2021
糖心Vlog Quiz: 10 September 2021
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Let鈥檚 put an end to jargon-ridden language in education
Communication in Scottish education can be so verbose, baffling and, frankly, silly that it could be straight out of a Monty Python sketch, says Henry Hepburn
糖心Vlog鈥� 10 questions with...Ryan Wilson
Former English teacher and assistant head-turned-journalist Ryan Wilson talks about the teacher who inspired him to join the profession
How to make the most of flexible learning
Giving students the flexibility to study how and what they want allows them to grow as people, not just as learners, writes Douglas Kidd
What do we mean by 鈥榗hallenging behaviour鈥�?
We use the term all the time in education without acknowledging that we are often making a value judgement, not an objective one, writes Jon Severs
What schools can do to support students with anorexia
For those with eating disorders, voicing concern about how thin they look is likely to be met with denial and may even inadvertently encourage further weight loss. Instead, teachers should switch the focus from eating habits to the student鈥檚 wider mental health, alleviating external 鈥榯riggers鈥� such as workload where possible, says Megan Ravenhall