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22 June 2017 ‘We’ve cut everything’: governors discuss the school funding crisis

16 January 2017 ‘Diversity is dire in education’ – the grassroots campaign bringing change to the face of school leadership

07 May 2017 Are you an NQT applying for teaching jobs? Read this first

21 October 2017 A guide to optimism and how to develop it among your students (hint: it's got nothing to do with how full your glass is)

22 April 2017 You don't need a school research champion, you need a team of champions – and here's how to build one

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13 September 2016 Sex and relationship education

02 November 2016 Pupil's mental health and cyberbullying

06 October 2016 Progess 8 and Attainment 8: an overview

07 March 2017 Prevent: a brief guide to the policy, your school's duty and resources for teachers

18 October 2016 Financial Literacy Education

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Research Matters

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08 November 2016 Why knowledge matters: rescuing our children from failed educational theories

11 September 2016 Time out on classroom behaviour

09 January 2017 The importance of teaching knowledge (not just skills)

20 July 2016 The impact of E.D. Hirsch on the UK education curriculum

02 May 2017 Testing times ...

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Teacher tips

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18 February 2018 Year 6 trainee placement? No need to fear, check out our survival tips ...

04 April 2017 Work hard and smart: four simple ways to help your students improve their revision

14 July 2017 Twitter NQT surgery: the secrets of a productive summer

18 June 2017 Twitter chat round-up: advice for NQTs

17 March 2018 Six top tips on how to use retrieval practice in the classroom

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22 February 2017 A beginner’s guide to: Professor Robert A Bjork

15 February 2017 A beginner’s guide to: Professor Eric Hanushek

27 September 2016 A beginner’s guide to: Professor Eric Donald Hirsch

27 September 2016 A beginner’s guide to: Professor Carol Dweck

19 July 2018 A beginner’s guide to: Professor Barak Rosenshine

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Facilitating subjects are more important than ever – but what are they?

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"I want Britain to be a place where advantage is based on merit, not privilege. Where it's your talent and hard work that matter, not where you were born, who your parents are or what your accent soun...

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Classroom fad or fix? Are attendance prizes a bad bet?

Classroom fad or fiction

What is it? The use of rewards given to pupils who have not missed many days of school (often 98-100% attendance). The nature of these gifts varies from school to school; for some it is a certif...

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Is coaching really a silver bullet for teachers' professional development and school improvement?

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A data analysis of the effect of coaching on teachers' practice and students' outcomes caused a bit of a stir recently. The meta-analysis of 37 studies found that coaching was an effective method of p...

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Let’s save homework – and start doing it right

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Homework has taken a lot of flack lately. Unduly so, I believe. There is a push – and even a hashtag, #ditchHW – to end the practice of teacher-prescribed homework for students. Most of those who oppo...

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10 must-follow Twitter accounts for school governors

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Being a school governor is a tough job – and an unpaid one at that. Balancing the role around other commitments can be challenging, but there is plenty of support available, including on Twitter. We'v...

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A beginner’s guide to: Professor Barak Rosenshine

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Best known for: Rosenshine's research has contributed significantly to understanding the effectiveness of various instructional methods, which culminated in his identification of 10 principles of...

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A beginner's guide to Professor John Hattie

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Don't miss Professor @john_hattie of #VisibleLearning fame during a webinar entitled 'Collective Efficacy or Individual Ineffectiveness - part of the #sparkingconversations series with #BTSSparkUS and...

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Can school leaders rely on Kotter's change management model?

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A few weeks ago I wrote about the need for school leaders to be appropriately critical of educational and management gurus. One such guru is John Kotter, whose name is often found on lists of the worl...

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