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The power of song to lift pupils’ spirits
Many schools have been harnessing the power of song to reach out to their communities and maintain emotional connections in uncertain times. Could this translate into a new focus on music education and its benefits when schools reopen, asks Lucy Edkins
15 May 2020
How to ‘poverty proof’ your school
Do your school policies unintentionally ‘out’ children from disadvantaged backgrounds? One charity says such occurrences are all too common and have proposed ‘poverty proofing’ as the solution. Lucy Edkins investigates
25 October 2019
Book review: The Silent Guides and My Hidden Chimp
Professor Steve Peters explains childhood emotions and behaviours with his two books – one a guide for children, and the other for adults
1 December 2018
Tes talks to...Hannah Witton
From porn and sexting to LGBT+, school sex education is way behind what kids are openly discussing online, the vlogger tells Lucy Edkins
5 May 2017
I don’t act, I teach. Grow up and focus
Teachers dedicate too much time to grabbing pupils’ attention, argues Lucy Edkins
24 February 2012