Stories and experiences

Get prepared and feel confident in your next teaching interview with our comprehensive guide to common interview questions complete with expert sample answers.

Learn how to write a compelling teacher cover letter that showcases your qualifications, experience, and passion for education to help you secure that all-important teaching interview.

Get ready for the 2025 phonics screening check with this comprehensive guide covering key dates, administration requirements, and preparation strategies for this standardised Year 1 assessment.

From playful picture book characters to literary classics, these creative World Book Day costume ideas for adults and teachers across early years, primary and secondary settings include practical tips and real examples to inspire your character transformation.

Discover 10 expert-approved SATs preparation tips that help year 6 teachers create a positive, stress-free testing environment while maintaining pupils' confidence and wellbeing.

This guide to the BIDMAS rule is packed with practical examples, teaching strategies and ready-to-use BIDMAS resources to help students master this fundamental mathematical concept.

Master teaching split digraphs in Year 1 with this useful guide covering the five key patterns, practical teaching tips, and engaging classroom activities.

This guide to teaching fronted adverbials provides practical strategies, clear explanations and engaging activities to develop KS2 children’s understanding of this crucial grammar concept.

Discover practical strategies and resources for teaching common exception words, including year-group-specific word lists to help children master these frequently used but phonetically irregular words.

Discover 15 practical, time-efficient community-building initiatives for primary, secondary and teaching staff to boost school mental health, perfect for Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 (12-15 May).

Use these practical classroom strategies and ready-to-use resources to help children master the essential concepts of active and passive voice in KS2.

Discover everything you need for teaching the past tense, including practical activities, ready-to-use resources, and expert tips for making grammar lessons engaging and effective.

Through clear explanations, examples and practical classroom activities, discover effective strategies and resources for teaching main and subordinate clauses in both primary and secondary English lessons.

Find out how the humble chatterbox (paper fortune teller) can be transformed into an effective learning resource for primary and secondary classrooms.

Discover practical, evidence-based strategies for fostering creativity in primary classrooms, from setting up engaging learning spaces to implementing daily creative routines that nurture children's cognitive development and future success