Essential resources for teaching computing 13 December 2017 You’ve been tasked with teaching computing, but where do you start? Terry Freedman has a few suggestions up his sleeve
Online safety resources for schools and families 6 December 2017 The UK Safer Internet Centre and the charities that lead its work offer a wealth of advice, support and resources to schools and families about how to keep children safe online. Susie Hargreaves explains more
Discussing alcohol use with young people 6 December 2017 How should we approach young people about alcohol use as part of PSHE education? Specialist Ian Macdonald offers some pointers, and signposts some new and free resources to help 1 comment
Erasmus funding for schools 29 November 2017 Erasmus+ is not just for university study – a significant portion of the funding goes to further education and schools. Susan Linklater explains
The process of learning: Total recall (part 10) 22 November 2017 In the final instalment of our series on how students learn, Matt Bromley recaps his key messages on how we can improve pupils’ recall abilities and offers some useful classroom routines to bring many of these ideas together
The process of learning: It’s quiz time (part 9) 15 November 2017 Our series on how students learn continues. Matt Bromley looks at how quizzing techniques can be used by students at home and by teachers in class to help improve memory and recall
The cornerstones of character: Leadership 15 November 2017 The importance of good leadership in mental health and character education provision has been identified as one of the four cornerstones of best practice. Matt Bawden explores what this might look like
What skills and attributes make a great leader? 15 November 2017 What are the qualities, styles and abilities that make a good leader, especially when it comes to STEM? Simon Quinnell and Gill Gunnill take a look
Critical thinking in practice 8 November 2017 A recent CPD project looked at practical strategies and understanding for critical thinking. Dr John Hopkin has compiled case studies of the work participants undertook in their schools and the outcomes...
Teaching creative thinking: Advice and examples 8 November 2017 Embedding creative thinking into the curriculum alongside knowledge can be done, and is not an ‘either-or’ option. Professor Bill Lucas, co-author of a new book on creative thinking, offers some practical ideas and advice
The process of learning: Deliberately difficult (part 8) 8 November 2017 Our series on how students learn continues. Matt Bromley moves on to distributed practice and interleaved practice, two techniques that can help pupils to boost their memory and recall abilities
Raising literacy in challenging contexts 8 November 2017 With huge swathes of his key stage 3 children unable to read properly, James O’Connell Lauder was charged with addressing the problems. He explains how he tackled the challenge
The process of learning: Practice makes perfect (part 7) 1 November 2017 Our series on how students learn continues as Matt Bromley moves onto the third of his three steps to boosting pupils’ long-term memory and recall – planning for and encouraging ‘deliberate practice’
Supply teaching: The element of surprise 1 November 2017 In a new series supporting supply teachers, SecEd is offering advice across a range of issues. Here, John Dabell looks at what techniques supply teachers might adopt in the classroom to give them an edge
The process of learning: Cheats prosper (part 6) 11 October 2017 Our series on how students learn continues. Matt Bromley is looking at the second of his three secrets to boosting long-term memory – how we can help pupils to access their long-term memories quickly by ‘cheating’ their working memories
Ten benchmarks to improving practical science education 11 October 2017 A report from the Gatsby Foundation outlines 10 keys to improve practical science education. Dr Matthew Hickman explains
Study skills: Effective use of revision guides 11 October 2017 Revision guides are popular resources with many teachers and parents, but do students use them properly? Helen Webb looks at how to teach students to use revision guides more effectively
An effective PSHE framework 11 October 2017 RSE is to become statutory from 2019, and it looks likely that PSHE will follow. But what does a good PSHE programme look like? Maria O’Neill advises
Revision and study skills: Retrieval practice 3 October 2017 Research shows the positive impact that using retrieval practice can have on outcomes. Helen Webb discusses her work to apply this strategy in the classroom and encourage her students to use it as part of their revision
Teaching with memory in mind 3 October 2017 Do your students often forget prior learning? Jemma Sherwood explains how to design your lessons with memory in mind...
The process of learning: Hard times (part 5) 3 October 2017 In the fifth instalment of his series on how students learn, Matt Bromley moves onto the second of his three secrets to boosting pupils’ long-term memory and recall abilities – ensuring they think hard but efficiently in order to ‘cheat’ their working memories
Encouraging problem-solving in mathematics 3 October 2017 The GCSE mathematics curriculum prioritises problem-solving skills. Heather Davis offers advice on how we can teach such skills, with practical ideas for the classroom
STEM: Industry placements for teachers 3 October 2017 A placement in industry has transformed how STEM co-ordinator Rose Russell talks to her students about career paths and opportunities involving these crucial subjects
Expectations explained: The key role high expectations play in student outcomes 27 September 2017 If you think your expectations are high enough, they’re not. Caroline Sherwood draws on a wealth of research evidence to look at how our expectations of students affect our teaching and their outcomes
The process of learning: Sense and sensibility (part 4) 27 September 2017 Our series on how students learn continues with advice on creating a positive learning environment in your classroom in order to appeal to pupils’ iconic, echoic and haptic memories – and thus make learning stick. Matt Bromley explains
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