Teaching and learning

French, Spanish and history teacher Maud Waret discusses the damaging legacy of colonialisation, outlines the principles behind decolonising education and offers advice on what a decolonised MFL lesson might include.

Classroom management is crucial to learning. We can plan a brilliant curriculum, utilise evidence-informed teaching strategies and have the most in-depth subject knowledge, but if pupil behaviour is poor, learning is unlikely to occur. Here we discuss aspects of classroom management that can help teachers ensure effective learning in their classrooms.

Head of EAL Anna Czebiolko shares tips on providing help with English as an additional language in the mainstream classroom.

Language teachers and students love games, but what exactly are the benefits of using them – other than injecting a bit of fun into the MFL classroom – and what types of games does Teachit have to offer?

Writing isn't always students' favourite activity. At one end of the scaffolding spectrum, a blank page can be very daunting, but at the other end, copying from a sentence builder doesn't require much creative input on the learners' part. To achieve a happy medium – and hopefully happy, motivated students – I've selected some activities that provide a medium level of support and include a collaborative or competitive element.

In this article, experienced teacher and author Megan Mansworth offers her 10 tips on one of the more effective classroom management strategies: teaching to the top.