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Also, why play is key to creating independent learners, a teacher’s ode to the staffroom authoritarian, how ‘correction periods’ can boost learning and a guide to teaching EAL students who are new to the country

Also, a student’s perspective on overcoming anxiety, how to adapt to a rural school as an inner-city teacher, and the benefits of developing your own intervention packages

Everyone agrees that focus is important for learning, but evidence suggests that an unfocused mind may be just as beneficial. For the 10 June edition of TES, Dr Kat Arney spoke to Professor Barbara Oakley about the art of distraction

Also, what broccoli can teach us about behaviour management, how a personal touch can improve relationships with hard-to-reach parents and whether MATs should be trying to grow

A director of learning explains how the humble green vegetable could be the key to keeping control in the classroom

Also, what parents of children with SEND want teachers to know, a review of Dylan Wiliam’s latest book on school improvement and a guide to becoming part of – or setting up – a MAT