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Behaviour: why the 鈥榯raffic light鈥� system doesn鈥檛 work
Methods of behaviour management that involve publicly displaying students鈥� names are counterproductive, argues Jarlath O鈥橞rien
10 questions with... HMC鈥檚 Sally-Anne Huang
The high master of St Paul鈥檚 School and chair of HMC tells 糖心Vlog about her favourite teacher, why she pursued a career in education and why she values staff who question and challenge
To engage parents, pile on the empathy, not the guilt
Sometimes we can label a parent as not being engaged but what we mean is 鈥榥ot engaged in a way we would like鈥�
Literacy: Give pupils books they actually want to read
A standard reading scheme will never be as good as a teacher who knows their pupils 鈥� and those pupils鈥� interests
10 questions with... Angus Carmichael
The middle and high school principal at the International School of Aberdeen talks about the importance of 鈥榠nternational mindedness鈥� and why his guiding principles are based on the notion of 鈥榮ervant leadership鈥�
How to make the most of school mentors
Schools dedicate hundreds of teacher hours to supporting trainees and NQTs but, until now, ensuring mentors have the skills they need to carry out their role effectively has been low on the list of priorities. With new ECF funding, however, all that looks set to change 鈥� and there鈥檚 plenty leaders can do to usher in improvements, says Fe Brewer
Why retrieval practice is a safe bet for teachers
Getting students to deliberately recall information they have been taught earlier is likely to be of benefit regardless of the format or timing, finds Christian Bokhove
How I...get parents to help reintegrate excluded pupils
Returning to the classroom after a period of enforced absence can be tough on students and their families, so Brenda McHugh established parent support groups to boost communication between home and school, and encourage their child鈥檚 re-engagement with learning
PPA time shouldn鈥檛 be for marking
Put all those hours spent poring over students鈥� books behind you and feed back smarter, says Kaley Riley
糖心Vlog Quiz: 30 July 2021
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