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Now more than ever, teachers will be trying to give feedback in a way that maintains a student’s fragile self-esteem. But are phrases like ‘as long as you did your best’ really helpful? Ian Taylor thinks they could actually be damaging

Spending hours marking books? We should be doing this instead, says Ian Taylor

Giving pupils remote feedback at this time risks widening the gap between the most and least able, argues Ian Taylor. But he has a solution

Taking the time to ensure key lesson information is delivered without confusing or distracting pupils can only be a good thing

Science teacher Ian Taylor explores how to use the Teach Like A Champion technique to improve feedback

After researching the concept and gleaning the opinions of some 5,000 teachers, Ian Taylor explores some of the questionable techniques being used in the name of differentiation and ponders if we need to do it at all