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Winner of Tes Headteacher of the Year in 2020, Evelyn Forde reflects on what she has learned turning around a school rated ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted

Narrative stories can help pupils to commit information to memory, says Alex Quigley, but teachers need to carefully plan the ‘how’, ‘what’ and ‘when’ of using them

Communication is key to successful middle management, so how can you ensure you get it right? Here’s a one-stop guide

With schools around the world grappling with the problem of persistent absence, attendance expert Carolyn Gentle-Genitty tells Tes how we can help pupils back into school

In the second part of the Leading and Learning Webinar series, Stephen Frost explains why schools should put diversity and inclusion at the heart of what they do

The director of the British School of New Delhi talks to Tes about how she led a major overhaul of the school’s professional development offering – and explains why it had to happen

Education secretary refuses to be drawn on how the Centre of Teaching Excellence will be run or what it will cost, saying teachers must be consulted on the proposal

In part four of our Middle Leadership Essentials series, we look at how to manage change – whether it’s instigated by you or imposed from above

The proposed centre could make Scotland’s “patches” of high-quality professional development more consistent, says Bruce Robertson

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their leadership philosophy and their experience of leading. This month, we talk to Leora Cruddas, founding CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts

Asking for anonymous feedback from your school colleagues can be scary, but it can yield valuable insights to improve your leadership, says this assistant head

In part three of our Middle Leadership Essentials series, we look at how to run an impactful meeting that makes good use of your teachers’ valuable time