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‘Classic’ texts can often bring damaging assumptions and representations to the classroom – we need to reset our choices, says Laura Ovenden

A senior leader explains how her school has set out a clear plan to stamp out harassment of all kinds between students

Covid has presented a chance to give pupils the skills needed for tomorrow’s digital workforce, says Thusha Rajendran

A subject-by-subject guide to proposals set out today by the DfE and Ofqual for next year’s GCSEs and A levels

All the main points from the DfE’s new reading framework, including advice on reading corners, book displays and sandpits

New DfE guidance, which advises against using mini-whiteboards for writing, is teaching us ‘to suck eggs’, say teachers

Pit your wits against ÌÇÐÄVlog’ weekly general knowledge quiz

Schools need more teachers to help with education’s recovery from Covid – but many are finding it difficult to get a job right now, says Emma Seith

Comics, once viewed as ‘the death of reading’ and frowned upon in the classroom, have now been shown to enhance memory and may actually be a more effective teaching tool than a textbook. Head John Rutter explains why he can’t get enough of them

Most of us have become familiar with using QR technology for track and trace during the Covid pandemic. But one pupil referral unit is using it in new ways to provide students with ‘face-to-face’ video feedback – and the results have been incredibly positive, says headteacher Adele Brown

A narrow focus on developing children’s recognition of certain words and phrases can overshadow the need to ensure they comprehend the meaning behind what they are reading, says Megan Dixon

Does having an older brother or sister improve your outcomes at school? It turns out the research picture is pretty varied, so how can teachers ensure that pupils reap the positive impacts of the sibling effect and avoid the negatives, asks Jessica Powell