General
Friday
9th Jul 2021
The sibling effect is real - but it鈥檚 not everything
There鈥檚 a balance to be struck between treating a child as an individual and taking sibling dynamics into account, writes Jon Severs
10 questions with... Ben Ainslie
Champion sailor Sir Ben Ainslie talks about his school days 鈥� and qualifying for the Olympics in his A-level year
Friday
2nd Jul 2021
Knowledge doesn鈥檛 always help learning
While prior knowledge is often an excellent tool to support further learning, it can sometimes be a hindrance, too, finds Christian Bokhove
糖心Vlog Quiz: 2 July 2021
Pit your wits against 糖心Vlog鈥� weekly general knowledge quiz
Teachers desperately need this summer break - they鈥檝e earned it
The Covid pandemic has left teachers so exhausted that the summer holidays couldn鈥檛 come soon enough. Now that it鈥檚 here, it鈥檚 crucial that staff take time to properly relax
10 questions with...Sheila Laing
The virtual school headteacher for East Lothian talks about how her time at primary made her feel invisible, her fond memories of a difficult school merger and the importance of a child-centred approach to behaviour management
Engaging lesson plans require compromise
The argument over the best way to engage children in learning continues to rage 鈥� but the choice is not as binary in practice, writes the 糖心Vlog editor
10 questions with...Li Wei
The new dean and director of the UCL Institute of Education talks about his lack of a formal education as a child and the importance of learning languages
Neuroscience isn鈥檛 a holy grail for learning
Contrary to popular opinion in education circles, neuroscience does not hold the key to improving the efficiency of students鈥� learning, teachers do, argues Kester Brewin 鉃�
How to include more people of colour in your curriculum
A new report reveals that very little of the prose used in the teaching of English in key stages 2 to 5 is by writers of colour. So, what can educators do to ensure students are exposed to a more ethnically varied and representative selection of texts? Christina Quaine finds out