28 August 2014
As the new term gets fully underway, Julian Stanley looks at the pressures facing Scottish teachers this year, not least in handling the ongoing curriculum and exam changes.
8 May 2014
Too rapid an expansion of 'on the job' teacher training schemes could damage teacher supply, argues James Noble Rogers. Nonetheless, he says, universities are working to support school-led training ...
1 May 2014
You must make a “wider contribution to school life”. Eh? When? Like what? Like weeding the school garden, pruning some roses, driving the minibus, painting the foyer, cleaning the toilets or ...
6 February 2014
When Susan Elkin was 21 she went to work in a scandalously challenging boys’ school in Deptford – one of the first women on the staff. In an extract from her new book, she tells her often horrifying, ...
28 November 2013
Are you receiving all the support that you are legally entitled to as an NQT? As part of SecEd's NQT special edition, Chris Keates details the provisions you should be benefiting from and takes a ...
7 November 2013
With opposition to his policies growing from across the political divide, Dr Mary Bousted calls on Michael Gove to resign.
10 October 2013
Our NQT diarist discovers four things that you might not know about your student loan – and realises just how long it is going to take her to repay hers.
26 September 2013
Julian Stanley imagines a world where teachers are treated like footballers, with massive salaries, transfer windows and specialist support teams.
5 September 2013
Supply teachers must have better recognition and rights. Dr Mary Bousted argues for a supply teachers’ charter.
4 July 2013
Social media can offer students the chance to get ahead in their education and careers – but Karen Sullivan looks at how schools must ensure teenagers avoid the common pitfalls of this new technology.
20 June 2013
Phil Parker looks at how schools can develop an effective coaching programme as part of a whole-school approach to teachers' CPD.
16 May 2013
SecEd's NQT diarist compiles some top tips for new teachers went setting work and guidance for supply cover.
9 May 2013
A shortfall in school places and chaos in the teacher training system are just two signs of the disastrous impact of government policy, says Dr Mary Bousted.
18 April 2013
Despite being crucial to raising standards, some key support staff roles are often overlooked, says Christine Lewis.
28 February 2013
Everyone is talking about the curriculum and what schools should be teaching – but Marion Gibbs says we have a habit of focusing on the wrong things.
21 February 2013
What do you look for when recruiting staff? How can you tell that a teacher will fit in well? This is just one of the many challenge faced by our headteacher diarist during a tough week.
31 January 2013
The fact that Scotland's teachers are sought after the world over means that if we want to hang on to them, then we must work harder to make them feel valued. Alex Wood looks at how this might be ...
17 January 2013
With a quarter of trainee teachers being trained via School Direct, the future for university routes is increasingly uncertain, says James Noble-Rogers.
10 January 2013
The Chinese idiom ‘riding a tiger’ relates to being stuck in a difficult position with no way out. Bruce Sheppy, Paul Evans and Bryan McIntosh discuss why this might apply to political leadership in ...
29 November 2012
NQTs are entitled to additional support in their first year. Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, discusses what entitlements you should be receiving and looks at the on-going industrial ...
28 June 2012
New teachers are entitled to a range of statutory provisions designed to support your development during the first year at the chalkface. However, not all schools adhere to the law. Chris Keates ...
28 June 2012
With a third of NQTs quitting within the first three years of teaching, Julian Stanley considers what more can be done to hold on to new teachers.