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Geography and natural hazards – How should you frame them? Explore natural hazards in geography, their human impacts, and how vulnerability, risk, and preparedness shape disasters locally and globally

@stevebracegeog.bsky.social considers the framing at work when geography classes study ‘natural disasters’ – and why even the term itself is up for debate…

Schools and sustainability – How to start making a change What you can do to improve your school's sustainability, and why teachers deserve more support to take those steps…

Practical ways you can help your school reduce its carbon footprint – and why you deserve more support to make it happen… | via Georgina Beard & Elena Longthorn www.teachwire.net/news/schools... @teachthefuture.bsky.social @eco-schools.bsky.social

New Ofsted framework – Lots of change, little progress Ex-inspector Adrian Lyons surveys Ofsted’s new framework and discovers that everything has changed, but little has progressed...

.@adrianlyons.bsky.social surveys #Ofsted’s new framework and discovers that everything has changed, but little has progressed…

White working class – Will new policies make a difference? The government is examining the reasons for lower outcomes among ‘white working class’ pupils. Will new policies actually make a difference?

As the government prepares to examine once more the reasons for lower outcomes among white working class pupils, perhaps this time we’ll finally see some policies that make a difference… | via Melissa Benn

ADHD Awareness Month – 2025 UK education resources With ADHD Awareness Month around the corner, discover valuable resources and strategies to create an inclusive learning environment...

How early identification and support for ADHD can prevent exclusions and reduce the school-to-prison pipeline… | via Sarah Templeton www.teachwire.net/news/adhd-aw... #ADHDAwarenessMonth

Gothic setting description – KS3 English lesson plan This gothic setting description lesson plan will encourage students to take their creative writing to a whole new level...

This Gothic setting description lesson plan encourages students to take their creative writing to a whole new level…

Romeo and Juliet GCSE – Scheme of work (Acts 1-3) This Romeo and Juliet GCSE PowerPoint file is a complete unit of work, including lessons, resources, key themes, characters and context...

This free Romeo and Juliet GCSE PowerPoint file is a complete unit of work, including lessons, resources, key themes, characters and context…

Probability worksheets – KS3 PowerPoint & worksheets Use these probability worksheets and PowerPoint to cover describing probability, the probability scale, how we calculate probability & more

Use these free probability worksheets and PowerPoint to cover describing probability, the probability scale, how we calculate probability and the probability of certain events…

KS3 English lesson plans – Zombie writing, reading & speaking lesson Engage your pupils with KS3 English lesson plans about zombies! This subject is genuinely appealing and will improve oracy, reading & writing

Could a lesson plan featuring zombies help your learners become better writers, readers and speakers?

Backward planning – Lesson planning template This free lesson plan template will help you with backward planning of lessons. Start from the right-hand column – going backwards...

We always start a journey by identifying the destination first and then planning the best route. Why should planning for learning be any different? It shouldn’t. This free lesson plan template will help you with backward lesson planning…

3D shapes KS3 – Design a shape sorter toy in maths Making a child's shape sorter toy can promote careful planning and understanding of 3D shapes in KS3 maths lessons...

In this KS3 maths lesson, students will make a child’s shape sorter toy to help them understand 3D shapes…

GCSE history American West – Historical overview resource These free resources provide GCSE history teachers with a structured way to introduce students to the complexities of the American West...

These free resources give GCSE history teachers an engaging and structured way to introduce students to the complexities of the American West...

GCSE SPaG – Grammar mistakes English lesson plan Using examples of deliberate and accidental SPaG mistakes can improve the accuracy of GCSE students’ writing like no textbook ever could...

Using SPaG inaccuracies that students come across on a daily basis can be wonderful inspiration for developing their explanation skills and, ultimately, their understanding….

Creative writing structure – Analyse how authors use structure Introduce learners to the structures used by authors to create specific effects, and see where it takes their own creative writing...

For exam success, students need to know how to employ structure for effect in their creative writing. This lesson will help you teach just that…

Science and robotics – KS3 lesson plan Are your students more intelligent than a piece of paper? Find out – and get excited about robotics – with these science lesson suggestions...

Are your students more intelligent than a piece of paper? Find out – and get them excited about robotics – with Dr Joanna Rhodes’ brilliant science lesson suggestions…

Debate on vaccines – 'Who decides?' activity for KS3/KS4 By participating in this debate on vaccines, students will develop skills in research, arguing and empathy...

By participating in this debate lesson plan about vaccines, students will develop skills in research, arguing and empathy…

Science of sleep – KS3 lesson plan and resources Inspire students to engage with new research about a topic that’s extremely relevant for teens – the science of sleep...

Inspire students to engage with new research about a topic that’s extremely relevant for teens – the science of sleep – with this free KS3 science lesson plan from Dr Joanna Rhodes…

GCSE English speech – Craft 15-second mini-speeches Get your students perfecting their persuasive powers via 15-second mini-speeches with this free GCSE English speech lesson plan...

Craft 15-second 'mini-speeches' with this free GCSE English speech lesson plan…

Banned Books Week – Best UK teaching resources Banned Books Week is a brilliant way to spark discussions about censorship, freedom of expression, and why some stories get silenced...

Want teens to read? Letting them know which books certain authorities don’t want them to see might be a good place to start. #BannedBooksWeek is a brilliant way to spark discussions with your students about censorship and why some stories get silenced…

World Space Week 2025 – School celebration ideas Explore the galaxy from the comfort of your classroom with these simple ideas for making World Space Week come alive this year...

🚀 Explore the galaxy from the comfort of your classroom with these simple ideas for #WorldSpaceWeek (4-10 Oct)…

Computational thinking – 'Sorting hat' Micro:Bit lesson plan Help students understand that computers are only one part of the problem-solving process with this free computational thinking lesson plan...

Help students understand that computers are only one part of the problem-solving process with this free 'sorting hat' computational thinking lesson plan…

ADHD Awareness Month – 2025 UK education resources With ADHD Awareness Month around the corner, discover valuable resources and strategies to create an inclusive learning environment...

Get ready to embrace #ADHDAwarenessMonth in October by exploring these practical resources and techniques to better understand and support students with ADHD in your classroom…

Macbeth themes – Classroom activities with free resources These classroom activities and exercises from English teacher Meera Chudasama will support students’ study of the themes in Macbeth...

Macbeth themes – Classroom activities with free resources | via @meerachudasama.bsky.social

Appreciative inquiry – Why and how to embed it in school How appreciative inquiry can lead to meaningful school improvement by examining what’s already working well...

Why and how to embed appreciative inquiry in your school | via Professor Geoff Baker and Craig Lomas

Seclusion room – The hidden trauma inside our schools What your school’s seclusion room policy may be inadvertently teaching students about their sense of self-worth...

What your school’s seclusion and restraint policies may be inadvertently teaching students about their sense of self-worth… | via Emily Spring

Dyslexia Awareness Week – Best 2025 teaching resources Use Dyslexia Awareness Week to raise awareness of dyslexia in schools, support students and learn how to spot signs early...

Raise awareness of dyslexia in schools, support students and learn how to spot signs early with these resources, activities and helpful advice articles for #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek in October…

Black History Month activities – Best 2025 resources for KS2 / KS3 Plan Black History Month activities for your school to take part in this October with these lessons, assemblies, resources and more...

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth in October with these lessons, assemblies, recommended movies and more, plus we've got advice for avoiding the 'siloing' effect of BHM…

Year 7 school engagement decline – What the research says We take a closer look at an ambitious survey of pupil attitudes that seeks to pinpoint the Year 7 school engagement decline...

We take a closer look at an ambitious survey of pupil attitudes that seeks to pinpoint when and how pupils start to disengage with school from Y7 onwards…

Staff morale – Why leadership must walk the walk How the morale of school staff can be improved and maintained via the careful application of some authentic leadership...

Why the underlying reasons for low staff morale in schools extend far beyond the restorative powers of pizza and playlists… | via Ed Carlin

Teaching styles – Celebrating difference in the classroom When assessing teacher performance, we’d be better off evaluating the teaching styles that suit them, rather than using a prescribed standard

When assessing teacher performance, are we better off evaluating the practice that suits them, rather than comparing them to a prescribed standard that could be holding them back? | via Aaron Swan