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The DfE finally publishes its model music curriculum after delaying for nearly two years

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The final report from the Diversity in the Teaching Profession Working Group should act as a catalyst for landmark change, writes Henry Hepburn

The Scottish government needs to do better at defining its aims if it wants to see more consistent improvements in education standards, writes Emma Seith

The general secretary of the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association chats to Emma Seith about his own schooldays in the East End of London, his time as a trade unionist in Northern Ireland, and what it was like to teach students including rapper Dizzee Rascal and England footballer Alex Scott

For some, single-sex schools are centres of excellence. For others, they entrench sexual stereotypes and gender inequality. Sifting through centuries of debate, girls’ school deputy head David James ponders the future of this approach in a society that is increasingly progressive, meritocratic and diverse

Whistleblowers do the vital job of keeping any sector on the straight and narrow. But when it comes to schools, just how hard is it to sound the alarm if a colleague has broken the law or put someone’s health and safety at risk? Jessica Powell reports

Unsettling feelings can trigger a fight-or-flight stress response that can impact on teaching and learning, researchers warn. Irena Barker ponders what schools can do to make pupils and staff feel more secure in these unpredictable times

Getting specialists in subjects other than English to work on boosting students’ literacy can be an uphill struggle, yet Sarah Eggleton managed to introduce a whole-school approach to vocab learning that not only works for teachers but has seen pupils make use of more sophisticated language across the curriculum

It can be difficult to put a finger on why some schools flourish, even in the face of adversity. For Alex Quigley, the answer lies in a collection of shared behaviours, policies and values

As well as introducing students to new words, we should be demonstrating how they can use them in their speaking and writing, says Jon Severs

The novelist, poet, playwright and teacher talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about her time in school, the teachers who made an impression on her and a French exchange trip that is tattoed on her memory