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All the talk of catch-up assumes that there is only one lived experience of Covid among pupils, says Leora Cruddas

Pupils with speech, language and communication needs may find it difficult settling back into school, says Alexis Doyle

While the pandemic will have created some gaps in knowledge, the author and academic warns teachers against making assumptions when it comes to student progress

Climate change is such an all-consuming issue that every course should have a sustainability module, says Alex Warner

Pronouncing pupils’ names correctly helps them feel welcome – particularly in an international school, says Marym Elagha

Now, as schools prepare to open more fully once again, questions about the old structures are arising: how much of what we once did is now possible? And how much of what we once did should we be striving to reinstate? In this special audio edition on reimagining schools, we ask a series of questions to try to find out if there really is – and should be – another way.

Misogynistic extremists are grooming young people online, so it’s vital that teachers are able to spot the signs, says Thomas Michael

Rather than prompting a free-for-all, dispensing with the hands-up approach can help to teach pupils the parameters of discussion etiquette, finds Deborah Jenkins

Can creativity be taught? Stephen Burley and Philip Seal believe it can – and have developed an evidence-based course that invites their students to generate ideas and solve real-world problems using a structured, knowledge-based approach

Instead of characterising autism and ADHD as disabilities, schools should take a more balanced approach, giving as much attention to what a student can do as what they can’t, says Margaret Mulholland

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There is a pernicious verbal tic that ministers are using when discussing our route out of lockdown – and we can’t let them get away with erasing teachers from the conversation, writes Jon Severs