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Identifying and working with shy students.
A consideration into the different personality types to be found in the average classroom, an introductory explanation and helpful tips into how to look after and help shy an introverted students to flourish in the classroom environment, which is not naturally a safe and comfortable space for them.
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Choosing whats right for your child: Finding a Primary thats right for you.
A close look into how schools present themselves to prospective parents, and some ideas as to how prospective parents can begin the often fraught process of choosing a school for their child, including quotes from prominent members of Head Teacher and Teacher communities.
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Turning up the Heat on classroom regulations
A look into the recent studies and responses to classroom environments, specifically how temperate can affect learning and the notion of new maximum temperatures requested by Scottish schools to match the already widespread minimum temperatures. Also an exploration of the varied responses to such proposals.
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The Education Secretary: losing out just when consistency could be key
A glance at recent news concerning our current Education Secretary, Justine Greening, and the apparently well-founded rumours of an oncoming cabinet reshuffle. We take a look at the habits of education secretaries, how Greening began to break this mould and how inconsistency and a desire for political fanfare is detracting from the matter at hand...
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Teacher shortage – how can we close the chasm?
It has been over a year of alarm bells sounding, hearing about the gap between teacher training posts and demand for teachers. That thee number of vacancies has reached record levels this year was to be expected. What can we do to bridge the gap before it is too late?
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School uniforms - what is the point?
School uniforms have been questions in many ways over the past year, from price to gender stereotyping, but why do we have them in the first place?
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How to ensure ‘back to school’ success
Across the country, children of all ages as well as their parents, are preparing for the new school year. Whether it is the first time or the last, what should we be doing to start the new school year on the right foot?
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The importance of reading
With hundreds of TV channels and the rise of smartphones and tablets to entertain children and teenagers, as well as heavy workloads and long hours for both parents and children, reading for pleasure has fallen by the wayside. Yet, reading serves as a critical educational and social tool.
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Class sizes – is smaller always better?
Smaller class sizes are seen by parents almost universally across the global as a benefit to a child’s education. Is this really the case?
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