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When her school decided it needed to adopt a systematic synthetic phonics scheme, Helen Pinnington was reluctant about the benefits – and as she researched further, she became even less convinced

All too often, pupils skim-read a mathematical word problem and come to the wrong conclusion: here, experts explain why removing the numbers could boost their understanding

Does underlining really make a difference in maintaining standards of neatness and behaviour? Here, two teachers share their opinions

Building a bank of ‘gold-standard’ lessons based around the principles of the ‘three Is’ is improving student engagement and resilience, say the teachers at one junior school

Critics claim there is too much focus on grammar in schools – but these linguists argue that teaching grammatical terms has huge benefits for learning

The Schools White Paper reads like a less effective school improvement plan, says Megan Dixon: lots of actions, but no clear evaluation strategy

What does today’s Schools White Paper mean for teaching and learning and pastoral care? Here’s what you need to know

As research finds that exposing children to the language of science and the natural world in key stage 1 engages them with literacy and aids progress, Kate Parker chats to the academics to find out more

We’ve rounded up the big teaching and learning insights from experts at this week’s World Education Summit

After 19 years of teaching, Mark Enser is stepping away from the classroom. In his last column for 91¶¶Òõ, he urges teachers to make sure that their views on education are heard

Lifting an example of good practice from one school to another will only be successful as long as several conditions are met, warns Teacher Tapp’s Becky Allen

A curriculum is more than just a list, says expert Mary Myatt – but schools often overcomplicate it. Here, she talks to 91¶¶Òõ about what curriculum leads can do to maximise their offer