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Learning disability 3

Lesley Lanir summarises some of the problems learners face.

Scrapbook: quotes for votes, votes for dogs and more

Teachers share their gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits and pieces, quotations ... Quotes for votes: ‘Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.’ (George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright) ...

Learning disability 2

Lesley Lanir examines how learning works.

The numbers game

Charles Mercer gets to grips with graphs and numerical terms.

A note from the editor

I spent an evening last week as a judge at the regional final of a public speaking contest organised here in the UK for secondary school students. After our issue in January, I was keen to see how normal British teenagers handled communicating to an audience...

Book review – Classroom Games and Activities

A review of a user-friendly book that offers any teacher a lot of choice.

Helbling Readers

Brian Brennan reviews a clutch of new titles published by Helbling Language.

Over the wall: dealing with being tongue tied

Alan Maley recommends books that give a voice to the ‘tongue-tide’.

Collaboration for professional development: video

Lucas Kohnke suggests that using video in teacher observation can lead to greater collaboration between colleagues and makes observation less stressful and threatening.

Spontaneous story-making

David Heathfield and his students improvise together.

Issue 85: continuing professional development and more

Most people recognise that learning is a life-long endeavour – and, certainly, one that doesn’t stop when you become a teacher.

A note from the editor – July 2017

Robert McLarty introduces the Professional Development issue of our magazine.

Five things you always wanted to know about computer viruses (but were afraid to ask)

In this series, Nicky Hockly explains aspects of technology which some people may be embarrassed to confess that they don’t really understand. In this article, she explores threats to our computers.  

50 Tips for Teacher Development

Catherine Thorpe reviews 50 Tips for Teacher Development.

November 2021 issue is out now…

This is my last issue of the magazine as editor, and in it I have taken the opportunity to look at some of the more challenging issues that are facing our profession.
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