New research evidence has bolstered the case for the use of setting in schools after revealing that high prior attainers make more progress in the maths classroom when grouped by ability. The Student ...

Across three articles, Helen Webb sets out three key aspects of early behaviour management in the classroom, especially for new classes and new teachers. In part one, she addresses start of lesson ...

The latest workforce figures from the Department for Education (DfE, 2024a) show that the retention crisis is not abating. The most recent figures covering 2022/23 show that 39,971 teachers left state ...

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 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 ...

Continuing his series on the potential of retrieval practice, spaced learning, successive relearning, and metacognitive approaches in the classroom, this time Kristian Still focuses on the ‘spaced’ ...

The government has published its reforms to the SEN system. Margaret Mulholland explains why the next six months are crucial, outlines what schools can do now to prepare, and advises on how to create ...

A two-week October half-term isn't only good for wellbeing, it makes financial sense – and parental concerns should not be a barrier. Sam Strickland explains why he has made the change A two-week ...

This episode talks everything supply teaching – with practical advice for schools on how to enable your supply teachers to be effective as well as a range of dos and don'ts for supply teachers ...

Recruitment into initial teacher training is up and fewer teachers are quitting the chalkface – but shortages still persist in some subjects and cuts to bursaries are taking their toll... Forecast: ...

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 ...

Schools leaders are hoping that a new guide for parents on how to make complaints will lead to a reduction in vexatious complaints and encourage more respectful behaviour Complaints culture? Research ...