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04 March 2017 ‘My students don’t care that I am a woman teaching a ‘male’ subject – I wish other people would follow their example’

29 April 2017 Too many school governors just don’t put the effort in

18 February 2017 The pride, the workload and toilet breaks: my life after teaching

05 August 2017 The most important lesson from my NQT year: students are humans too

22 July 2017 The best CPD? Go and be shit at something this summer

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01 March 2018 World Book Day 2018: top tweets from schools and teachers

09 March 2019 Teachers hall of fame for World Book Day

22 November 2016 My story, and why I founded EdCentral ...

23 February 2017 EdTech could transform teaching and learning, but only if teachers – not companies and developers – own it

12 January 2019 10 brilliant women in education to follow on Twitter

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24 August 2019 Brexit set to exacerbate widespread problems in education

16 May 2020 10 principles of effective online teaching

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Classroom fad or fiction

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20 June 2017 Classroom Fad or Fix? We investigate homework

22 October 2017 Classroom Fad or Fix? The many sides of mixed-ability grouping

22 May 2017 Classroom fad or fix? The big picture on class sizes

22 March 2017 Classroom fad or fix? Taking a closer look at learning styles

26 February 2017 Classroom fad or fix? Growth mindset goes under the microscope

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

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"I spend every working day with children, parents, teacher and leaders from a range of different backgrounds, and until they are able to pass through professional and educa...

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School's out, sofa's in. Teachers share their favourite education films and books

One of our NQT surgeries looked at how new teachers can spend the holidays wisely – with the overwhelming advice being to relax, recuperate and not think about work.We know that's easier said tha...

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How to get the most out of lesson observations

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There are certain things that you will be doing a lot of as a teacher: planning, marking, telling pupils to tuck their shirts in. Then there are the things you will want to do a lot more of: sleeping,...

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Classroom Fad or Fix? The many sides of mixed-ability grouping

Classroom fad or fiction

What is it?The process of putting students into classes that have a mix of abilities, rather than streaming them into sets alongside others of a similar attainment level. The practice is still quite r...

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Formative assessment. How do teachers know their students are learning?

Research Matters

The short answer is, of course, that they don't. Not unless they get effective, structured feedback from their students. This is where 'formative assessment' comes in.Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam, in t...

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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 iden...

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Dr Gary Jones

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 world...

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The pride, the workload and toilet breaks: my life after teaching

Tales from the frontline

It feels like barely a month goes by without seeing another blog or report about teachers are walking away from the profession and the recruitment and retention crisis. I'm not judging: I was one of ...

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