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The Punishing Reality of Education

With so much on social media and in the news around 'Lose The Booths', Cate Knight clarifies why she doesn't like the word 'punishment' and how she deals with challenging behaviour.

by Cate Davies

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Teacher Wellbeing

Teaching can be such a rewarding job but it can also be extremely stressful, hard and upsetting. Jo FitzGerald from Tiny Sponges discusses what happens if 'your cup runneth over'.

by Jo FitzGerald

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How Do You Make History ‘Fun?

When Glenn was asked how he makes history fun, he was taken aback. He assumed everyone loved it as much as he did. After thinking, he shares the ways he fell in love with it and how he engages his pupils.

by Glenn Carter

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ECT launch Outdoor Essentials Grant

The Ernest Cook Trust have launched the ECT Outdoor Essentials Grant which is an award of £500 to UK state funded primary and secondary schools to enable them to purchase wellies and waterproofs for pupils. ECT have £200,000 to give away and will be awarding a total of 400 grants!

by Damien Challenger

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Growing a Growth Mindset Organically

Your mindset can be like your muscles, you can train, refine and grow it. This is not just another buzzword, but what does it mean and how do you develop a growth mindset in your class? It's not complicated, you can grow children's mindset organically by making a few small tweaks to your teaching style.

by Ben Cooper

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How Can we Assess Knowledge Effectively?

Mr Morgs shares how his school have adapted their assessment of knowledge to test if their pupils understand what they have learnt or need to revisit parts.

by Mr Morgs

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How to Get Governors on Board – and keep them

Education charity Governors for Schools places volunteers in schools. They explain how schools can keep volunteers engaged over the course of their term.

by Lydia Bower

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January Blues

Here's Gemma's take on what is most commonly known as the most depressing month of the year.

by Gemma Sanchez

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The Flipped Classroom

In a time when staff are questioning the value of homework and Hattie suggest that it has limited learning gains, how do we ensure productive independent learning for our pupils?

by Robert Lilley

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Next Generation Learning to be Launched at World’s Biggest Education Event

BETT 2020: DISCOVERY EDUCATION SHOWCASES THE POWER OF LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCE

by Damien Challenger

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#EduFitter- Getting Healthy and Feeling Well

The third Monday of January is generally referred to as “Blue Monday”. The days are short and dark, the Christmas magic is a distant memory and a lot of those resolutions we’ve aimed to live by are starting to fall by the wayside. This year, the start of a new decade, I’m keen to flip the narrative around “the most depressing day of the year” and use it as a springboard for a bit of a health kick. But first… a bit of reflection..

by Baasit Siddiqui

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Mastery: a continuous journey

During the academic year 2017/2018, I embarked on a journey towards a mastery curriculum in Maths. I have had the opportunity to reflect on the full second year of this approach and the philosophy that underpins a mastery approach.

by Paul Johnson

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Why Digital Skills are Critical

Elli Narewska from NewsWise shares how to teach children to spot 'fake news' and how to work out which sources are reliable and which are less reliable.

by Elli Narewska

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2020 Vision…

Derek Peaple shares his message for 2020 about having a clear vision for one's self.

by Derek Peaple

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Differentiating- Offering a Hand up and Avoiding the Performance Trap

In his first blog for Nexus, Christopher Hill discusses differentiation. He shares how it should not simply be something to 'tick a box', but used effectively can help both students and teachers.

by Christopher Hill

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The Unseen Impact of a Form Tutor

'I did not realise the impact that you can really have on students without realising until one event happened'. Adam Higgins shares why he loves his role as form tutor.

by Adam Higgins

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Kickstarters Journey!

Neal is a KS1 teacher who helps readers, even the reluctant ones, develop a love for reading through exercise. I […]

by Neal Watts

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MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT TAKING PLACE AT EUROPE’S LARGEST EDUCATION EVENT

#EduFootyAid to host a mental health football tournement at the Bett show.

by Damien Challenger

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