The Professional Teacher
Support for teaching professionals in the classroom and beyond
The ins and outs of home-schooling
It's estimated that around 50,000 children are homeschooled in the UK - a good number will return to mainstream education in schools, but many teachers and education professionals have little...
Single sex versus co-ed schools: the debate reappears
An article published in Independent School Parent recently, written by the Head of a co-ed independent school, states that girls educated in an all-girls school are at a huge disadvantage compared...
The latest trends in education
MIcrosoft is running a free 2 hour digital event, Hack the Classroom, on January 30th which is designed to give teachers a chance to explore how to be more creative in the classroom. You can find...
A Remarkably Simple Way to Help Our Students Understand Dementia
The Alzheimer's Society estimates that there are now 850,000 people in the UK with various stages of dementia. That's a lot of grandparents, uncles, aunties and even some parents and guardians of...
Guardian Masterclasses on Managing Behaviour in the Classroom
No doubt many teachers watched Channel 4's Educating Essex with headteacher Stephen Drew and the same man in action at Mr Drew's School for Boys, and Channel 4s' Jamie's Dream School with...
What about YOUth? Life as a 15-year old
The What About YOUth survey has recently published its findings into analysing and mapping the typical life of 15 year olds in the UK - you can follow this link to find out more about the issues...
Pre-school education influences A-level outcomes
Research by the University of Oxford has shown that children of all backgrounds who receive a preschool education, either in a formal nursery or effective homeschool education, are twice as likely...
Revision Activity - Thinking Skills Bingo
Thinking Skills Bingo is the ideal short lesson activity that requires almost zero-planning!
Using Slash from Guns N' Roses as an A* example
A hat tip to Paul Elliott of Winchester College for this super idea on helping students to understand what makes an A answer an A answer.
The Invisible Gorilla - Paying Attention in Class
The Invisible Gorilla illusion has been 'doing the rounds' for a good few years now, but remains a great way to show students how easy it is to miss the obvious! For those of you who haven't seen...
A classroom infographic poster to inspire
I stumbled across this lovely infographic on visual.ly earlier today when looking up quotes from children's literature for my own children, and thought it would be a nice infographic to print out...
How to flip your classroom
The concept of the "flipped classroom" has been around as a buzzphrase for a few years now, and undoubtedly there will be a few teachers in your school or college who use this approach (it may even...
Why is there a teacher shortage?
Brian Lightman, leader of the ASCL headteachers' union, has warned this week that the UK's teacher shortage is now a national crisis, especially in poor and challenging areas of the country. On...
Exams - The Remark and Appeal Epidemic
Ofqual have just published some shocking statistics on the number of exam appeals and remarks arising from the summer 2015 exam season.
Learning about how you learn
The University of Washington has collated a large selection of activities, resources and lesson ideas for helping young people learn about how they learn. This "metacognition" strategy is believed...
Transition from primary to secondary school - impact on mental health
Over the summer, researchers at the University of Cambridge published the findings of a study that they had carried out on the impact of the transition from primary school to secondary school on...
Why more UK students are attending university in The Netherlands
A number of media outlets have carried this story over the weekend - an increasing number of UK-based students are choosing to study for their degree in The Netherlands, where tuition fees are...
Apple stores are classrooms all this week
As part of Computer Science Education Week this week, every single Apple Store this week is being transformed into a classroom where people can drop in and get an hour's lesson in coding as part of...
Minecraft in the Your Classroom
Minecraft, often described as virtual lego, is increasingly being used by teachers around the world to develop literacy, teach problem-solving and encourage critical thinking. Could it play a role...
Your Christmas Lesson Quiz for 2015
It's here! A Christmas tradition like mistletoe and wine, mince pies and sprouts. The tutor2u Christmas Lesson Quiz.