Teach Secondary Issue 14.7
43 LEARNING FOR LEARNING’S SAKE At the heart of many arguments and conflicts across the profession lies a fundamental disagreement over what the purpose of education should actually be 45 SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLING Georgina Beard and Elena Lengthorn look at how the environmental harms of a school’s daily operations can be minimised 48 LIGHTEN THE MOOD Robin Launder explains how presence and clarity play vital roles in effective behaviour management 50 FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE With schools’ SEND obligations set to change sharply over the coming year, it might be time to consult with some special school experts, suggests Terri Bottriell-Wyse 52 ACTING UP The degree to which students can develop reserves of confidence and resilience in drama lessons shouldn’t be underestimated, insists Martin Matthews 66 WHEN BEING WRONG’S THE WAY TO GO Maths is a subject that demands precision – but if your students are to believe in their own abilities, they also have to be comfortable with making mathematical mistakes… 70 GET WITH THE PROGRAMME In a post-AI age, should we still teach coding? Absolutely, maintains RobWraith – and here’s why... 73 SUFFRAGE THE LITTLE CHILDREN Why lowering the voting age to 16 should prompt calls for a more robust provision of politics education at KS3/4 TS Special – Revision 28 THE CUTTING EDGE OF LOOKING BACK Rebecca Leek shares her experiences of the modern technologies and online platforms today’s teens are using to give themselves the edge on exam day 33 KEEPING IT REAL When helping students devise their revision plans, make sure they don’t optimistically overextend themselves, cautions Katharine Radice 34 WINNING WAYS Jose Sala Diaz serves up a (sort of) CONTENTS Regulars 11 DICTIONARY DEEP DIVE David Voisin examines the hidden origins and surprising behaviours concealed within our everyday vocabulary 12 THINK PIECE Alex Standish asks whether a school can ever be justified in sending a student home for wanting to celebrate their national identity 17 MELISSA BENN Will the third Parliamentary investigation of underachievement among white working class pupils in just over a decade tell us anything that we don’t already know? 19 NATASHA DEVON Some of us can remember the damage done to teenage bodies by the impossible beauty ideals of the 90s – and as we enter the Ozempic era, the same thing’s happening again, only worse... 38 OFF THE SHELVES Brilliant titles for you and your students to explore 69 MAKING SENSE OF… PROPORTIONALITY Help your students understand the notion of moving faster to save time with Colin’s Foster’s podcast-themed lesson activity 82 THE LAST STRAW We can trace a direct line between worsening teacher retention numbers and increasingly hard to manage student behaviours, writes John Lawson Features 21 SAME AS IT EVER WAS? If you’ve been waiting for Ofsted to make some meaningful changes with its new inspection framework, you might be left feeling disappointed, writes Adrian Lyons 22 THAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT Mark and Zoe Enser visited schools across the country to try and identify the common characteristics of the most successful – here’s what they found... 24 OVER AMBITIOUS? The cheerleaders and doomsayers prophesying a future where AI entities teach our students’ lessons shouldn’t get their hopes up, advises Colin Foster 40 ARE YOU A ‘GROUPED’ OR ‘EXAM ROWS’ TEACHER? Aaron Swan suggests paying closer attention to the impact that a classroom’s seating arrangement can have on students’ behaviour and academic outcomes OCT/NOV ‘25 Publishers: Joe Carter, Sam Reubin, Richard Stebbing Editor: Callum Fauser, callum.fauser@artichokehq.com , 01206 505115 Group Advertising Managers: Samantha Law, samantha.law@artichokehq.com , 01206 505499 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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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 26-point plan for helping your students cultivate revision habits that will stand them in good stead TS Focus – English 56 RESPECT NATURE Steve Brace explains why earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and the like are best described as ‘natural hazards’, rather than ‘natural disasters’... 61 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Nikki McGee talks us through the gains to be had from linking your RE teaching to local centres of worship 62 A MATTER OF RECORD Philip Arkinstall considers the challenges of balancing historical fact with the need for students to recognise the ever-evolving terrain of historical scholarship Learning Lab 75 BE INSPIRED How one trust gave its students a grounding in civic responsibility; the shocking, yet vital lessons to be learnt from the Child Q case; why high expectations are the key to great classoom behaviour; and why ADHD interventions should happen much sooner... 04 teachwire.net/secondary
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