Opinion

What if it’s behaviour, not workload, that makes teachers leave?

Everyone knows the statistic: one in three teachers leaves in their first five years on the job. But what...

Laura McInerney
LAURA MCINERNEY
News

UTC becomes first school with cameras in every classroom

A university technical college in Birmingham has become the first school in the country to install always-on, 360-degree cameras...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Why every school needs to learn how to handle ‘conduct disorder’

Schools have ineffective behaviour management strategies because they want a “quick fix” to a common disorder but don’t understand...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

Are zero tolerance behaviour policies legal?

With the parliamentary education committee considering exclusions at present, barrister Russell Holland explains schools’ legal liabilities The education select...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Teaching misconduct: Sexual impropriety dominates lifetime bans

Three quarters of teachers banned from the profession for life last year were excluded for sexual misconduct – with...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Study takes pictures of packed lunches to tackle obesity

A study into using so-called “nudge theory” to encourage parents to pack healthier lunches for primary school students will...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Behavioural insights team tells schools how to ‘nudge’ behaviour

The team behind David Cameron’s controversial “behavioural insights” unit has told school leaders how they can use letters, texts...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Features

Doug Lemov, author and managing director of Uncommon Schools

Doug Lemov had a “pretty miserable” time in his early teens. “I was kind of the ugly duckling. To...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips