Teach Secondary Issue 14.8

42 ESCAPE THE VAPES Dr Marc Picot shares some advice on how to tackle instances of illicit vaping on school premises 44 ON THE BALL Discover the nationwide programme looking to parlay teens’ love of football into better attendance and improved academic outcomes 49 CRITICAL CONSENSUS The recent reforms to Ofsted’s accountability practices were hailed as a bold reinvention – so why are we still watching the same old production? 51 COMMON CAUSE Mubina Asaria gives her advice on how schools can bolster their online safeguarding capacity by enlisting the help of parents 52 AN EMOTIONAL PALETTE Alice Guile looks back on her experiences of delivering art lessons inspired by the practice of art therapy 55 AND THE WINNERS ARE… A full breakdown of the resource providers, publishers and platforms that impressed our judges the most in this year’s Teach Secondary Awards 75 END THE BELL The vast majority of workplaces don’t punctuate their operating hours with invasive beeps or clangs – so why should schools? 76 NATURAL EVOLUTION Steve Brace takes us on a whistlestop tour of geography teaching since the early 90s to explore how the subject’s demands and requirements have changed over time TS Special – Outdoor learning 28 KEEPING IT ARBOREAL Meera Chudasama highlights the rich learning possibilities to be had by exploring woodland areas 30 NO EXCEPTIONS Every school should have the capacity to give its students experience of the natural world, says Cat Hickey 32 “WHEN DO WE LEAVE?” Whisking students off to a residential far from school can involve some level of risk, so make sure you’re suitably prepared, advises Daniel Harvey CONTENTS Regulars 11 DICTIONARY DEEP DIVE David Voisin examines the hidden origins and surprising behaviours concealed within our everyday vocabulary 17 MELISSA BENN Given the recent electoral successes and media profile of Reform UK, we should perhaps scrutinise its education policies more closely – so what actually are they? 19 NATASHA DEVON The teaching of critical thinking skills has become an emblematic goal in the age of online disinformation – but we mustn’t lose sight of the groups pushing that disinformation, and what makes people fall under its spell 46 OFF THE SHELVES Brilliant titles for you and your students to explore 87 MAKING SENSE OF… LINEAR SEQUENCES It’s not easy to find the formula for a linear sequence – but it’s possible to grasp the processes involved by imagining a stack of paper cups, suggests Colin Foster... 98 THE SCOUNDRELS’ LAST REFUGE…? John Lawson on the ever-more pressing need to teach students the difference between patriotism and nationalism Features 12 KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON Your school may have been lucky enough to avoid a full-on publicity crisis, reasons Jody Cooksley – but you should still have a plan in place should the worst happen 21 WHAT I LEARNT AT SCHOOL LucyWorsley tells us why she’s glad to not be at school any more… 22 DRAMATIC TURNAROUND We find out how leadership, staff and students contributed to the renewal and reopening of an East London school in a somewhat unusual location... 38 AGAINST PERFECTIONISM Sometimes, the smart move for teachers is to reign things in and carefully prioritise – because going full tilt at all times helps no one, says Colin Foster 40 WELCOME ABOARD! Hannah Carter picks apart the combination of generosity and diplomacy that heads need if they want to put together an effective senior leadership team NOV/DEC ‘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 Senior Account Manager: Matt Gilley, matt.gilley@artichokehq.com , 01206 505992 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. 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 TS Focus – SEND 68 INCLUSIVE FOR WHOM? Ofsted has told us how it now plans to inspect schools’ SEND provision – but there may be a better approach that we can take instead, suggests Meena Wood 71 MAKING A DIFFERENCE Why online learning can and must form a core part of schools’ SEND provision in the years ahead 72 LINES OF COMMUNICATION Joe Fautley shares his insights into what neurodivergent students need from their teachers and school environments in order to thrive Learning Lab 89 BE INSPIRED The powerful lessons that students can draw from the experiences of refugees; why maths teachers should watch what they say; unpacking Ofsted’s new ‘belonging’ criterion – and do we need a new ‘digital creativity’ GCSE? 04 teachwire.net/secondary