Across three articles, Helen Webb sets out three aspects of behaviour management in the classroom, especially for new classes and new teachers. In part two, techniques for regaining and maintaining ...

The 2026 update to KCSIE is expected to mandate that all schools should be mobile phone-free by default, while non-statutory mobile phone guidance is to become statutory. Elizabeth Rose considers what ...

Members of the National Education Union are prepared to take industrial action such is their anger over the government’s proposed 6.5% three-year pay proposal A total of 96% of the NEU’s teacher and ...

The teacher labour market is undergoing a “profound contraction” with secondary schools anticipating falling rolls and not replacing staff who leave. Secondary school teacher job advertisements are ...

Exams are expected to provide fair, accurate and trustworthy results and yet Dennis Sherwood’s latest analysis of Ofqual’s own data suggests that few GCSE grades may actually be ‘first‑time‑right’… ...

The new Ofsted regime is up and running and the first reports are out. Paul K Ainsworth analyses the first 33 secondary reports to find out what we can learn and why Curriculum and Teaching is the ...

When stepping into a new leadership role in school, what personal qualities will you need, how can you build your team around you, and how can you create your strategic plan. Clare Duffy advises ‘Once ...

Literacy matters in science teaching but how can teachers best support all students to better understand scientific language and improve their comprehension? Secondary science expert Anna Mapley ...

Does a teacher’s use of sarcasm have a place in the classroom? Andrew Jones considers his own use of sarcasm and looks at what the research says about the pros and cons of using sarcasm with students ...

The government is to introduce new diagnostic maths and English tests in year 8 following the Curriculum and Assessment Review. David Simcock considers what these tests need to look like in order to ...

More than 114,000 teachers have quit the chalkface for reasons other than retirement in the last three years. Retention concern: One in 10 early career teachers quit after a year at the chalkface, 1 ...

Critical pedagogy promotes active participation and dialogue, allowing students to become co-creators of knowledge as they critically examine society. However, the technique has its critics. Andrew ...