Verbs and tenses

A mother shares her story of her teenage son's diagnosis and the challenges of parenting a teenager with Tourette (also known as Tourette's) Syndrome.

Find resources to support schools and students with Tourettes Syndrome here. 

Emma Granton and Simon Briggs, Lead English Experts for AQA, share their ideas about how to enrich students' cultural capital in preparation for teaching literature texts at GCSE.

Deborah Smith, a highly experienced paediatric occupational therapist, offers her advice on how to support students who have difficulties with their handwriting.

Phil Bridges is a Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor and journalist. Here he discusses how you can recognise and help to address mental health issues in your students.

Francis Gilbert is Head of the MA in Creative Writing and Education and course leader for PGCE English at Goldsmiths. He shares his tips on how to introduce students to Shakespeare.

Educational research suggests that one of the keys to a successful transition from primary to secondary is to create a sense of belonging. Here are some ideas to help to warmly welcome new students and create communities of learners. 

Pre-1900 literary texts can be challenging for KS3-4 English students. Here are some ideas and classroom resources to engage students and build important comprehension and GCSE exam skills. 

Kathrine Mortimore, author of Disciplinary Literacy and Explicit Vocabulary Teaching and lead practitioner in English, shares her expert advice on how to embed explicit vocabulary teaching into a primary or secondary curriculum. 

The coronation of King Charles III has necessitated a change to the KS2 SATs schedule this year, as the planned first day of the tests is now a national bank holiday. Therefore, the government has announced that the tests will take place as follows:

• Tuesday 9 May: English grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) papers 1 (questions) and 2 (spelling)
• Wednesday 10 May: English reading paper
• Thursday 11 May: mathematics papers 1 (arithmetic) and 2 (reasoning)
• Friday 12 May: mathematics paper 3 (reasoning)

Sadly, any SATs celebrations planned for that Friday may have to be changed. Where most schools are likely to be able to move events to the afternoon, the government has acknowledged that some schools may have trips or residentials planned. In these circumstances, schools can apply for TTVs (Timetable variations.) You can find more on this here.

Increasing numbers of history departments are teaching migration at KS3 and KS4. Head of History Emily Folorunsho explains why her department chose to switch and the strategies they use to teach the topic.

Introducing more pronunciation doesn’t need a radically new way of teaching modern foreign languages. Here are some tips and resources to help you increase your focus on pronunciation.

The draft French specifications for the new curriculum are now published, and here at Teachit we already have resources to support you in your teaching of the 2024 curriculum content.

Head of Science, ResearchEd presenter and founder member of CogSciSci, Adam Boxer, shares his ideas for helping students to build up the knowledge required in the GCSE curriculum.

Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol, shares her advice for how to develop a more reflective approach during your training year.

Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol, shares her ideas for making lesson observations meaningful.