How Common Is A Long Key Stage 3? (More Common Than Ofsted Would Like)
Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector, is worried that pupils are increasingly beginning their GCSE courses at the start of year…
A Startling Story on SATs Cheating
Teachers who talk publicly about cheating in public exams are sometimes treated as if they've broken an omerta. [If you've…
Teachers who drink together, achieve together ?
Teachers going to the pub on a Friday for a drink is a classic tradition often referenced in films and…
What Teachers Tapped This Week #11 – 27th November
Tappsters! There are now more than 1,300 of you tapping each week. Big thanks to all of you who are spreading the…
The Strange Teacher Habits of Ability Groupings
One of the things we have been patiently waiting to ask about it is ability groupings. Last year, when the…
How often are teachers required to mark work?
We have been gradually learning a lot about marking in schools. For example, last week we found most teachers are…