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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) refer to a range of problem behaviours associated with poor attention span. Research which was reported at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Liverpool, showed that even now, many years after the acceptance of ADHD as a real problem [...]

Perfect the Past Tense for GCSE French is a resource which will give your students structured practice in a complex grammatical area which is vital to their success at GCSE. It comprises a pack of photocopiable worksheets which will guide them step by step through the rules and uses of the perfect tense and help [...]

One of the problems with asking GCSE students to work on a case study is that it can well be the first time they have ever had to do this.   Thus they are not only coming to terms with art as a subject, but also the issue of presenting research. Diffiuclties can arise as students [...]

Cannabis is illegal, it can damage your health, it can damage your career prospects (because of the criminal record you can get), and it is habituative. That’s hardly new information. However, teenagers are still attracted to the proposition of smoking cannabis through peer pressure and a desire to rebel. Because of its image cannabis is [...]

If that sounds like a description of a book that could work with your 11 to 14 year olds who have a reading age of 6-7, then what follows is likely to strike you as rather good news. We have a series of visually exciting books that are, for the most part, first person accounts [...]

Left to their own devices during playtimes and lunchtimes, some children will play in a very positive way. They will work together, mutually acknowledging the rules of their own games, helping and supporting each other and gaining much from the experience. Unfortunately not all children do this. Some become isolated, some race around letting off [...]

Examination questions on Thomas Wolsey and his ministry are set by OCR, Edexcel and AQA. The questions set by the examination boards require students to explain events and attitudes relating to Wolsey’s rise and ministry or to give their own view on a historical debate or interpretation. This 40 page study guide provides a synthesis [...]

Firstly, it is clear that those students who do well in GCSE ICT have a firm grasp of the key terminology. Without this everything else falls to pieces. So we need definitions clearly laid out and a lot of revisions of them. Secondly, throughout the course the students need to be able to see how [...]

Environmentally friendly; free data wiping. When you have IT equipment that is no longer needed there are three fundamental issues you need to consider: COST. Firstly, and most obviously, you’ll want to have it removed free of charge from your school. ENVIRONMENT.  Secondly, you’ll want to be assured that it is going to be treated [...]

An NFER report, commissioned by the then DfEE, to assess the use of data in teaching and learning (Research Report No 671, 2006) reached the conclusion that “School-devised systems and Excel spreadsheets are the most popular data management tools” in Primary schools. But the question then arises, why do Primary teachers prefer these tools? Seemingly [...]

In all history teaching there are issues that can, on occasion, be taught but not fully appreciated and understood by the students in the class. They may know the phrase “the sun never set on the British Empire” and will understand this to mean that the Empire stretched around the world. But was the phrase [...]

Your job is to run groups, or teach groupwork. We produce the essential materials to keep you in touch, inform your practice, and help you lead groups with confidence. 16th European Groupwork Symposium ‘Groupwork and well-being’ 8th – 10th September 2010, York Every year, the Symposium provides a forum for groupworkers, new or experienced, to [...]

One of the questions that has interested me considerably over time is how one moves away from the intense practice on individual issues in reading into incorporating them into general practice of use of the language. It may of course just be me, but I know from experience that I can spend hours with some [...]

Each year your pupils leave school with a range of memories, but not necessarily anything concrete. Likewise, their parents take with them images of the school, and they use these when talking to friends about the school and whether they would recommend it. It is only when the pupils take away something that is likely [...]

Recording your students on a regular basis is of course very helpful. The students often like to keep the CDs, they are evidence for Ofsted, they are necessary as a part of many examinations, and they are great PR for the school. The problem is that in-school recordings do take time and energy to organise [...]

It is always vital to give young people who are dyslexic, or who have dyslexic tendencies, detailed help in specific areas of literacy work. But it is also important that they get further practice in general literacy work which brings together the various factors that they have learned. For example, they may have undertaken work [...]

Of course, not every left-handed child will have problems at school as a result of his/her handedness, but in most schools there will be a significant percentage who do face particular difficulties. For such children there are a number of simple strategies that are available and which can be used to help the left-handed. Application [...]