Wednesday
From cheating to bias, the rise of AI worries teachers
The author of a new report looking at how schools are using artificial intelligence reveals some key findings – and explains why teachers are still concerned about it
How to help students with SEND settle in September
From classroom placement to engaging with families, two Sendcos share practical ways to make the start of secondary school more welcoming for students with special educational needs and disabilities
4 ways to ensure GCSE English promotes reading for pleasure
The common practice of studying texts through small extracts has been blamed for a decline in reading for pleasure. Zofia Niemtus asks the experts what secondary English teaching can do to inspire a love of books
Monday
How The Beatles help me to teach Shakespeare
Communicating not just how but why GCSE students should engage in textual analysis had always been a challenge for Sarah Ledger, until a book on The Beatles offered a new model
My Week As...data, intelligence and impact manager at Halliard Trust
In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. Here, we talk to Becky Hill, data manager at an 11-school trust in Cheshire
The unexpected music genre unlocking students’ skills
United Learning’s head of music and performing arts explains how an opera project has taken students out of their comfort zone – with ‘remarkable’ impact
Thursday
The over-simplified writing framework sidelines the key message
While there is much to applaud in the new primary writing framework, it deals with the most critical part of writing as an afterthought, argues Megan Dixon
Why we shouldn’t rely on acronyms to help students write
Acronyms like PEE and AFOREST, designed to help students structure their writing, don’t come close to capturing the complexity of learning in English, writes Zoe Enser
Wednesday
4 ways to better support families of pupils with SEND
Navigating a complicated SEND system, while managing a child with complex needs, can feel exhausting for families, writes Leyla Gambell. This is how schools can help
Pros and cons of teaching a bespoke curriculum
Is a job at a school that has its own in-house curriculum a way to break away from the shackles of established programmes – or more hassle than it’s worth?
