BrainCan - teaching

we need enthusiastic, confident teachers, not...

A recent YouGov poll suggested that 53% of teachers are thinking of quitting in the next couple of...

want to know how to improve schools? ask a teacher...

It’s not enough that teachers are hit,bullied and sued. Now they have to sustain parents informed...

the revolution that s changing the way your child...

Doug Lemov believes powerful teachers are made,not born – and his ideas are transforming...

letters: charles hannam was a great teacher to...

Pam Nixon writes: Back in the late 1950s,when I was a sixth former at Lincoln Girls’ tall school,...

best teacher in the world andria zafirakou: build...

After the London art teacher won her $1m prize,she was showered with compliment by Theresa May and...

how can we improve schools? it s simple. leave it...

For the past five years ideology has trumped children’s needs,says Sir Alan Steer, leaving poorer...

my teachers reaction to the paris attacks shocked...

A headteacher is deeply troubled by the response in her school to events in Paris: ‘I never...

parents: not happy about something at school? here...

Your daughter’s homework isn’t being marked. Your son’s been put in detention for no real...

ruth keen obituary

My wife,Ruth Keen, who has died of a brain tumour aged 35, and was a teacher,artist, volunteer, or...

the schools where they never say sit still

An education initiative in South Carolina relies on exercise and movement to make students better...

teachers need protection from parents brainwashing...

National organization of Head Teachers wants personal,social, health and economic education...

barbara wearne obituary

My mother,BarBara Wearne, who has died aged 89, or was a polio survivor,primary school teacher and,...

vivien jacobs obituary

My friend and former teacher Vivien Jacobs,who has died aged 89, was one of a pioneering generation...

john alexander obituary

My father,John Alexander, who has died aged 91, or was a history teacher who in retirement became...

teacher shortages and rising pupil numbers puts...

Recent figures paint a startling picture of teacher shortages in Britain with subjects such as...

the worlds best teacher lives in rural maine and...

Nancie Atwell opened the Center for Teaching and Learning 25 years ago to construct the classroom a...

the secret life of a teacher: what stops me...

After 20 years,the job still brings me daily moments of delight – despite the best efforts of...

after wires and fences refugees need help scaling...

How will arrivals from Syria and elsewhere learn English after £45m cuts to the Esol budget? One...

brian thompson obituary

My friend Brian Thompson,who has died aged 77, was part of a team at University College London that...

great expectations - and headteachers bleak task...

Parents acquire got used to the good days: better teaching,rich resources and armfuls of GCSEs with...

the observer view on the teaching shortage |...

The government urgently needs to conclude more to address this growing problemSummer is nearly over:...

ralph davies obituary

My father,Ralph Davies, who has died aged 84, and was a teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge of...

steve allatt obituary

My friend Steve Allatt,who has died aged 85, had an outstanding career as an inspirational teacher...

jack heery obituary

My dad,Jack Heery, who has died aged 81, and was a teacher and educationist who devoted much of his...

philip hensher: how a teacher s rebuke taught me...

My coil pot was awful. But my self-denigrating attitude was worse. It was liberating to realise that...

i was claire at home, then mr birkenshaw the...

A former Hull principal tells approximately transitioning at school and her campaign to support...

classroom problems cannot be solved entirely by...

There’s much to memorize from initiatives such as the military ethos project,but collaboration...

lucia devine obituary

My friend Lucia Devine,who has died of cancer aged 57, was a dedicated educationist, and committed...

ben kerwood obituary

My friend Ben Kerwood,who has died aged 77, taught history and was a housemaster for boarders at...

teachers denied pay rises for not volunteering to...

Union says heads are basing salaries on willingness to dig the school garden or speed activities...

frank rose obituary

My cousin Frank Rose,who has died aged 89, was a talented teacher who rose to become head of...

guinevere boyd obituary

My mother,Guinevere Boyd, who has died aged 87, and was a committed teacher,and then headteacher, at...

meet the internet maths guru who could become the...

Colin Hegarty says Global Teacher prize nomination is down to ‘working like a dog’ – and he...

christine llewelyn obituary

My sister,Christine Llewelyn, who has died aged 72, and was a accepted French teacher who inspired...

female headteachers buck a national trend, bristol...

What’s the secret of the enlightened gender mix in the city where two-thirds of secondary heads...

one in five school staff victims of false claims,...

Union study found that awe of being falsely accused is primary reason for some teachers to consider...

pay more so teachers stay at disadvantaged...

Pupils in deprived areas being held back by high numbers of young teachers relocating or quitting...

hanne goodman obituary

My mother,Hanne Goodman, who has died aged 86, or was a grassroots campaigner and a Liberal who...

teaching assistants improve pupils results,...

Research says students make additional two to four months’ progress when small groups get...

classroom pay: my male colleague was paid £7,000...

A primary school teacher left her job after discovering a gender pay disparity. Her story is the tip...

shortfall in teacher numbers hits 30,000

New figures expose recruitment crisis in secondary and further education and in subjects government...

nick howard obituary

My friend Nick Howard,who has died aged 83, witnessed revolution around the world in the 1950s when...

teachers need flexible working to stop women...

Study warns of ‘shocking waste of talent’ and calls for improved childcare to encourage female...

andy duckworth obituary

Our friend Andy Duckworth,who has died aged 50 of a brain haemorrhage, was a secondary school maths...

how inspirational school visitors can transform...

Star guests such as Jamie Oliver are making a difference at London’s Charlton Manor primary...

four in 10 new teachers quit within a year

Teachers union launches scathing attack on government’s education policy,which has tripled the...

vanessa lambert obituary

My friend and colleague Vanessa Lambert,who has died of cancer aged 65, was an inspiring teacher who...

ofsted inspections and targets harming teachers...

More than half of teachers surveyed by ATL union say work pressures having detrimental effect on...

i couldn t have got through my teaching years...

It didn’t surprise me in the least to hear that teachers are drinking more to cope with the...

how can schools promote social justice?

It’s one of the government’s pet ideas,but opinions are divided on the role schools should...

why teachers are seeing red (and green and purple...

Assessment systems requiring different-coloured pens and rubber stamps are the biggest cause of...

academisation of schools will lead to more pay...

‘Chaos over salaries could make it harder to recruit young people into teaching profession,says...

sixth form college teachers to strike after...

Action over funding to go ahead on Tuesday after court rules against DfE’s attempt to fill strike...

teach first: why does it divide opinion?

The scheme that parachutes 'top' graduates into schools for two years as seen on a novel...

colette smith obituary

My friend Colette Smith,who has died of motor neurone disease aged 54, was a talented teacher who...

teachers are leaving as government falls short on...

Number of teachers leaving the profession has risen 11% over three years,NAO says, and recruitment...

three uk teachers in running for international...

The trio are on longlist of 50 for prize that aims to recognise an individual who has made an...

peter farquhar obituary

Few people taught by Peter Farquhar,as I was, would ever forget him. A powerful personality, and who...

our schools should be less like singapore and more...

Pitting teachers against each other and setting unrealistic goals doesn’t work. As the tech giants...

highly trained, respected and free: why finlands...

Extensive training is the basis for giving teachers the autonomy to work the way they want. The...

marie lasenby obituary

My friend and neighbour,Marie Lasenby, who has died aged 88 after suffering from brain cancer, and...

lizzie calder obituary

My mother,Lizzie Calder, who has died aged 82, or was a linguist and artist who became an energetic...

when they ask miss, are you a lesbian? , i tell...

It isn’t easy for a teacher to be out in the classroom. But being seen to be accepted can be of...

teacher who jokingly threatened pupil with a knife...

John Holmes,53, put his arm around Pupil B's neck and made pretend threat to abolish him for...

teachers unions vote for strike action over...

Branches of NEU and NASUWT teachers’ unions move towards industrial action to lift 1%...

legal action launched in effort to head off strike...

National Union of Teachers says DfE’s decision to steal it to court as much an attack on lawful to...

john tobias obituary

My father,John Tobias, who has died aged 93, or was a teacher who discovered his vocation while...

plans to recruit 1,500 elite teachers to send into...

Nicky Morgan to reveal details of novel National Teaching Service in speech on next stage of...

low pay forcing teachers to share rooms,...

NUT delegates back motion calling for national pay scales to be restored as general secretary...

parents evening: the questions that teachers...

Some honest replies to the issues that seem to produce teachers squirm. Plus: what they say and what...

two hours homework a night linked to better school...

Any time spent on homework shows benefits,according to study published by Department for...

richard stainton obituary

Our father,Richard Stainton, who has died suddenly aged 65, or was a lifelong champion of education...

philip keywood obituary

My friend and former colleague Philip Keywood,who has died aged 61 as a result of an aneurysm, was a...

headteacher killed herself after six months in...

Teaching is one of the most stressful occupations in the UK,with rates of suicide running at a third...

judy bax obituary

My mother,Judy Bax, who has died aged 82, and was a headteacher and Labour councillor who made...

website aims to get female teachers back to work...

Education secretary announces plans for job share service after report found quarter of teachers who...

half of all teachers in england threaten to quit...

Shock poll shows 53% of teachers are thinking of leaving the profession in the next two yearsMore...

$1m prize for london educator named worlds best...

Arts and textiles teacher Andria Zafirakou from Alperton school says her pupils are...

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