The dreaded weekly spelling test is causing serious self-esteem issues for pupils across the country. For what purpose, asks Dan ...

Add the visual elements of the character passports by choosing colours, borders, symbols, and illustrations that match each character’s personality. For example, good characters might use bright tones ...

We’ve long recognised the therapeutic benefits of art. People use it to help manage and navigate a wide range of personal difficulties. While only licensed professionals should practise proper art ...

The building of a senior leadership team is a task of such absurdity and complexity that it can feel less like a professional endeavour, and more like trying to assemble a successful dinner party from ...

New from open source hardware provider DFRobot is the HUSKYLENS 2 – an AI vision sensor that puts the power of artificial intelligence directly into the hands of teachers and students. Designed for ...

Steve Brace considers the framing at work when geography classes study ‘natural disasters’ – and why even the term itself is up for debate… In connecting physical and human processes, natural hazards ...

During the 1980s, academics focused on leadership in the United States established the ‘appreciative inquiry framework’. This sought to identify and build on strengths, rather than focus on negatives.

In many stories – especially adventures – characters discover an exciting new place and experience a sense of wonder. When writing a fantasy setting, the only limits are those of the writer’s ...

Witness the devastating impact of poverty through the eyes of 12-year-old Will, and what it means to make an impossible choice, with Tom Percival’s powerful novel, The Wrong Shoes. The Wrong Shoes ...

How can we go about teaching citizenship in a way that develops students to be critically informed, willing to engage and keen to participate in democracy when faced with the challenges of our times?

This resource provides teaching notes for Cobweb by Michael Morpurgo, aimed at KS2 teachers. What is Cobweb by Michael Morpurgo about? The story follows Cobweb, a Pembrokeshire Corgi, as he ...

Children are experts at making everyday inferences. Just think how many times they look out of the window, see the rain and ask you if they’ll get to go out to play today. And yet, when we ask them to ...