British athletes and officials take time out from the classroom to go for gold Many school staff spent the last few weeks of term counting down the days until the start of the summer holidays and the arrival of the Olympics, but one geography teacher has been waiting years for… read full article »

Published in TES magazine on 22 June, 2012 This week: Rod Liddle We read a lot of stupid attacks on teachers by newspaper columnists, but Rod Liddle’s rant in last week’s Sunday Times was notably idiotic. Liddle argued that teachers were opposing changes to the national curriculum because they hated… read full article »

More than half of secondary school leaders are considering leaving the profession, according to a TES survey out today, with most blaming government policies At the end of next week, Carol Mason will call time on her career as a head. After spending a quarter of a century at Brentwood… read full article »

news | Published in TES magazine on 10 February, 2012 | By: Helen Ward They are designed to switch off redundant reflexes, researchers say Hundreds of five-year-olds are to get a new addition to their timetables in a bid to boost their literacy: exercise. The 10-minute routines of controlled movements,… read full article »

Why independent and state schools might not want to flock together Hidden away in Hackney Wick, a strikingly average corner of east London largely ignored by all except its residents until the capital won the 2012 Olympic Games, is a small derelict sports club called Eton Manor. The modest cluster… read full article »