Teach Secondary Issue 13.4

Publishers: Joe Carter, Sam Reubin, Richard Stebbing Editor: Callum Fauser, callum.fauser@artichokehq.com , 01206 505115 Group Advertising Manager: Samantha Law, samantha.law@artichokehq.com , 01206 505499 Advertising Manager: Ria Bentham, ria.bentham@artichokehq.com , 01206 505928 Deputy Advertising Manager: Hannah Jones, hannah.jones@artichokehq.com , 01206 505924 Senior Account Manager: Alfie Bennett, alfie.bennett@artichokehq.com , 01206 505996 Art editors: Richard Allen, Sarah Barajas Customer services: secondary@artichokehq.com Accounts: artichokemedialtd@integral2.com Published by: Artichoke Media, Suites 2 & 4, Global House, Global Park, Eastgates, CO1 2TJ CONTENTS School of thought 19 MELISSA BENN The recent headlines concerning one head’s angry criticisms of his own school’s catering provision are emblematic of the issues that outsourcing continues to cause for the education sector... 25 NATASHA DEVON For too long, developing ‘resilience’ and ‘stiff upper lips’ have been advanced as ways of tackling the mental health crisis that’s taken hold among young people – so let’s try something else Regulars 12 THINK PIECE One might assume there would be broad consensus on what safeguarding in schools should cover and how it ought to be carried out – but that’s actually not the case, posits Dave Clements... 15 INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION Too often, important decisions around classroom learning are made in the absence of evidence that simply doesn’t exist – a gap that the EEF has resolved to address... 17 DICTIONARY DEEP DIVE David Voisin examines the hidden origins and surprising behaviours concealed within our everyday vocabulary 21 MAKING SENSE OF … INEQUALITY SIGNS When does a ‘<’ become a ‘>’? Colin Foster explains all... 44 OFF THE SHELVES Brilliant titles for you and your students to explore 82 BEFORE AND AFTER Sometimes, the best teachers we’ve had won’t have just taught us; they’ll have made us into better people, writes John Lawson... Features 22 WHO ARE YOU CALLING ‘DISADVANTAGED’? Given how often ‘disadvantaged pupils’ are invoked during talk of curriculum and learning interventions, we need to start approaching this group in a more sensitive, informed and nuanced way 34 BETTER BY THE DAY Coaching is all about guiding, as opposed to directing, writes Anthony David – and when approached with the right mindset, its impact on your staff’s professional development can be transformative MAY/JUNE ‘24 The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. We try to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press. However, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted for any consequence or repercussion of responding to information or advice given or inferred. ©Artichoke Media Ltd 37 SETTING A PRECEDENT? PhilipWood weighs up what the High Court’s recent ruling in favour of a ‘prayer ban’ at Michaela Community School might mean for the wider profession 41 GET OUTSIDE In PE and geography, outdoor learning comes with the territory – but there’s also a case to be made for organising al fresco lessons in maths, English and other ‘interior’ subjects 43 NOW HIRING The figures suggest that current recruitment and retention incentives simply aren’t working, says Emma Hollis – so why not look at what else we can do? 47 MIXED MESSAGES Secondary teacher and online comedy creator Shabaz Ali explains why schools’ social media advice for students is in need of an overhaul 50 READING BETWEEN THE LINES Instead of forcing students to respond to literature via narrowly prescibed essays, let’s domore to harness their creativity and existing love of narrative, suggests Carol Atherton 55 THIS WAY! Introducing our new regular coverage specifically for heads and SLTs – beginning with some thoughts on how to lead your teamwhen the going gets rough... 68 WHAT LIES BENEATH? Sometimes it’s worth taking a step back and ensuring that knowledge gaps aren’t creating weak foundations for the content you’re attempting to deliver, advises Colin Foster 70 BALANCING ACT The successful implementation of behaviour management strategies calls for a careful balancing of compassion with consistent discipline, says Ed Carlin 74 COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY Kit Betts-Masters surveys the history of Bloom’s Taxonomy and considers the reasons for its long-lasting staying power TS Special – Health andWellbeing 28 MISSION CREEP It’s easy to let toomuch of your personal time go when working as a teacher, warns AdamRiches – so here’s how to stop that happening 31 CRUNCH TIME Abbey Jones talks us through the wellbeing strategies in place for Y11 students at Stephen Perse Cambridge Senior School 32 BETTER TOGETHER Charlotte Lander highlights some of the ways in which you and your colleagues can provide each other with reciprocal wellbeing support TS Focus – Maths 60 PACK IT IN Sharpen up the mental arithmetic of your Y7s with Rebecca Ginger’s quickfire classroom activities using just a humble deck of cards 63 CALCULATING COLLEAGUES Maths teachers are obviously employed to improve the maths skills of their students – but, wonders Ama Dickson, could they also do the same for their co-workers? 64 FROM COACHING TO CREATIVITY Tom Francome details how a new, freely downloadable maths curriculum reimagines howmaths can be taught at KS3 Learning Lab 77 BE INSPIRED WhyADHD continues to be misunderstood; the case for teaching lessons on misinformation and bias – and the wisdom teachers could learn from sea sponges... 04 teachwire.net/secondary