Secondary

Monday

19th May 2025

How science experiments can boost your GCSE revision
Practical work can help students to grasp abstract scientific concepts and generate enthusiasm in revision sessions, writes chemistry teacher Jon Blackbourn
Science experiment GCSE revision

Saturday

17th May 2025

Why schools should be worried about exam TikTok
When Amy Forrester discovered her GCSE students were turning to unreliable online videos for help with their revision, she set out to understand more
Reading tea leaves GCSE predictions

Thursday

8th May 2025

How English literature can counteract the ‘manosphere’
Few boys are opting to take English at A level, missing out on developing important empathy and communication skills, writes Andrew Copeman
Hand holding skull English Literature

Wednesday

30th Apr 2025

The teen reading crisis - and the plan to start fixing it
Too many teenagers don’t have the reading skills to access the curriculum, but Professor Jessie Ricketts is on a mission to change that
No entry sign

Tuesday

29th Apr 2025

How do we stop students switching off from physics?
Too many students are becoming disengaged from physics because they can’t see the real-life relevance of what they are learning, writes subject lead Kate Jakubiak
Wind turbine with off switch

Sunday

27th Apr 2025

How well do you understand the dangers of nicotine pouches?
With a ban on single-use vapes coming into force, pouches are a new source of nicotine favoured by young people – so what do teachers need to know about the risks they pose?
Nicotine pouche with question mark

Wednesday

23rd Apr 2025

Why subjects need their own take on the ‘cogsci revolution’
While the use of cognitive science research can aid teaching, it needs to be filtered and combined with the unique demands of individual subjects, argue Mike Hobbiss and Paul Cline
Why subjects need their own take on the ‘cog-sci’ revolution

Monday

7th Apr 2025

English: how the subject lost its spark
Students are falling out of love with English, and can we really blame them, asks subject specialist Barbara Bleiman
English: how the subject lost its spark

Saturday

5th Apr 2025

Why screening Adolescence in schools could do more harm than good
The hit TV drama about incel culture will be available to schools for free – but showing it to students is a risky move, warns safeguarding lead Thomas Michael
Why screening Adolesence in schools could do more harm than good

Monday

31st Mar 2025

5 strategies to support students who aren’t ready for exams
Some students are heading towards exam season fully prepped and ready to go. But how can we help those who aren’t? Mark Enser offers his advice
5 strategies to support students who aren’t ready for exams

Tuesday

25th Mar 2025

English literature GCSE: 5 strategies for the final push
As exam time hurtles nearer, Zoe Enser offers her favourite quick and effective approaches to help students feel ready
Christmas carol dinner

Monday

17th Mar 2025

How to end the dependence on sentence starters
Students need to have mastered the art of extended writing long before exam time, writes Mark Enser, but this takes a precise approach
We need to end our dependence on sentence starters. Here’s how