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What does a History lesson look like? This must look like one of the silliest questions ever – as a History teacher you know perfectly well what a History lesson looks like, not least given the fact that you have taught a fair number. But there are a couple of really good reasons for contemplating [...]

Exams can creep up on teachers too ………………… Have you heard about the students who forgot the date of their GCSE maths exam ? They turned up for school OK, but without pens, pencils, calculator, ruler or compass ! It’s easy to assume that the existing stock of exam desks will always be enough for [...]

School children rally in support of The Prince’s Rainforests Project Attracting thousands of frog designs, The Prince’s Rainforests Project’s “Win a Tree-mendous Rainforest Frog” competition has created a visual petition of staggering proportions in support of the rainforests from engaged school-aged children across the UK. Working in collaboration with Eco-Schools, the Scouts, Cool It Schools, [...]

What distinguishes an A or B student from a student with a lower grade? Here is one simple answer: critical thinking. The student who can engage in critical thinking gets the A or the B. The student who can’t gets the lower grade. The book “Critical thinking” takes this position as its starting point and [...]