Teach Secondary Issue 14.2

CONTENTS Regulars 11 DICTIONARY DEEP DIVE David Voisin examines the hidden origins and surprising behaviours concealed within our everyday vocabulary 12 THINK PIECE Given how important history is to our sense of who we are, asks Louise Burton, why do we allow a substantial proportion of students to stop studying the subject completely after Y9? 15 NATASHA DEVON Schools shouldn’t be shielding working class students from supposedly ‘less relevant’ cultural spaces like theatres and art galleries – on the contrary, they should be providing such experiences to as many students as possible 36 OFF THE SHELVES Brilliant titles for you and your students to explore 67 MAKING SENSE OF… PROBABILITY In this issue’s maths topic explainer – how Venn diagrams should be used to calculate the chances of something happening 82 THE BARD’S NOT FOR BUDGING The literary texts studied in class should always be subject to debate and review – but let’s not throw out The Bard with the bathwater, urges John Lawson... Features 18 MATHS FOR LIFE Dr Katie Steckles presents some ideas for explicitly linking the maths in your classroom today, with the financial paperwork your students will be completing in years to come... 21 WHAT I LEARNT AT SCHOOL Tim Peake shares his memories of how joining the Combined Cadets Force at his school was instrumental in kickstarting his journey to the stars 22 SPREAD YOUR WINGS You might have found a teaching approach that works for you, but it’s well worth sometimes venturing out of your comfort zone, advises Colin Foster 25 BEATING BURNOUT Your designated safeguarding lead has one of the toughest roles in school – which makes it all the more vital that they receive the support they need, warns Sarah Cook 35 SHOW YOUR WORKING If you go to the trouble of attending a personal development course, muses Gordon Cairns, there should be more than a hasty assessment based on a poster creation task at the end of it… 38 MISSING MOTHERS Nikki Cunningham-Smith highlights some of challenges and expectations causing capable educators – who happen to be mothers – to leave the profession 41 MEET THE ‘NEW’ BOSS Adrian Lyons shares his initial impressions of Ofsted’s new inspection framework 43 THIS WAY! Hilary Goldsmith offers some advice on how schools can improve their finances by securing those entitlements and getting those fundraising efforts off the ground 49 THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING Elena Lengthorn explains why every educator, regardless of subject, has a duty to acknowledge the incoming climate catastrophe 50 FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD Food education as a GCSE subject may have diminished in recent years, but its lessons remain as valuable as ever, says Maria Dunbar 64 POINT, EVIDENCE, EXPLAIN – ENOUGH? Aaron Swan unpacks his reasons for finding the PEE approach lacking when it comes to teaching students the art of writing a good essay 68 THE USUAL SUSPECTS There are many, many more women whose stories can inform our students’ understanding of history beyond the select few they learn about currently, writes Gemma Hargreaves 71 RENEWED PURPOSE The remote teaching capabilities built up in the wake of COVID can be a boon for alternative provision, says Amy Husband TS Special – Careers 28 BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE Alex Frappell talks us through the far- reaching careers provision offered at St Martin’s School, Brentwood 31 MAKING CONNECTIONS Angela Edwards recounts the planning of a careers event intended to connect schools in Gloucestershire with an array of local employers 32 TECHNICAL AMBITIONS We find out how a hands-on gallery at London’s Science Museum is demystifying and celebrating the vital work that technicians perform across all areas of our daily lives TS Focus – STEM 54 PRACTICALLY MINDED Kit Betts-Masters celebrates the crucial role served by the often complicated, but richly rewarding practical science lesson 57 READING BETWEEN THE LINES Roweena Warnakulasuriya shares some details of the strategies and practice used to teach coding at Wilmington Academy, Dartford 60 REMAKE, REMODEL Tony Ryan considers where D&T teaching has been, where it is currently, and where it’s going next Learning Lab 75 BE INSPIRED Why you should thank students in advance; a cyber security survival guide; the recycling scheme that wants to help your school source a piano; and a visual guide to adaptive teaching MAR/APR ‘25 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: Hayley Rackham, hayley.rackham@artichokehq.com, 01206 505928 Deputy Advertising Manager: Hannah Jones, hannah.jones@artichokehq.com , 01206 505924 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 The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. 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