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Behaviour | Optimus Education Blog
Playing the fool, acting up... or indicating an unmet need? Joanna Grace explains how teachers can get to the root of poor behaviour. As a teacher, you may have heard inappropriate classroom behaviour – loud noises, jokes, foot tapping – dismissed as 'just attention seeking'. But is it? 'Just'...
How to protect NQT wellbeing
John Dabell explains how teacher retention can be improved by focusing on the wellbeing of new teachers to help them feel supported, valued and motivated to stay. Newly qualified teachers (NQTs) are the lifeblood of the system. They are vibrant, dynamic and a breath of fresh air to any school. But NQTs are also some of the most vulnerable teachers and like all precious resources they need protecting and safeguarding.
Homework: how beneficial is it?
How effective is homework in improving pupil attainment? According to research, less is more. Homework – love it or hate it, one thing is indisputable: it's one of the hottest topics amongst parents across the country. Browse any corners of social media where parents hang out and you will see debates about homework raging at just about any time. They hold strong views on it, whether for or against, and the homework policies of schools in question receive extensive critical appraisal.
The sums don't add up: recruitment, funding and teacher quality
A new academic year looms, and school leaders will again be trying to balance the books while hunting for high quality teaching staff. What can schools do to meet the recruitment challenge? John Viner shares options for 'growing your own'. It cannot have been the best news to welcome the newly incoming education secretary, but the most recent teacher recruitment figures show that the crisis in teacher numbers is showing no sign of abating.
Quiz: how sexist is your school?
Why are boys falling behind in school? Emily Colyer interviews Matt Pinkett about boys' underperformance in his new book Boys Don’t Try? Rethinking Masculinity in Schools. What prompted you to write a book about boys’ underachievement in education? Ever since I started teaching, the debate about...
Ensuring successful transition from primary to secondary
Charlie Roden looks at ways in which schools can prepare and support their pupils through relationship building and becoming familiar with the new school layout. The first few weeks of secondary school are crucial. A lack of support and poor preparation throughout transition can have negative consequences that can last throughout the rest of a child's school life.
Boyz II Men: how worried should we be about boys' educational outcomes?
How much does gender impact pupil performance? According to Will Millard, other characteristics exert a far more powerful influence over academic outcomes. The media is full of stories about boys’ relative underperformance at school in comparison to girls. This seems warranted. Boys don’t do as well as girls on average in the early years, in SATs or GCSEs. Girls also do better overall at A-level. To what extent should we worry about this gender divide?
Boys' underachievement: rethinking masculinity in schools
Why are boys falling behind in school? Emily Colyer interviews Matt Pinkett about boys' underperformance in his new book Boys Don’t Try? Rethinking Masculinity in Schools. What prompted you to write a book about boys’ underachievement in education? Ever since I started teaching, the debate about why boys generally don’t do as well as girls has rumbled on. Stories from the media regularly provide a backdrop of dreadful and depressing statistics about male underperformance.
DfE recognises the importance of mental health in schools
The DfE is now recognising the link between mental health and behaviour in schools. John Viner looks at how useful their recent reports are. The Department for Education (DfE) has recently published two informative and helpful papers. The first, released in October, is Mental health and wellbeing provision in schools: a review of published policies and information. The second, Mental health and behaviour in schools, was published in November.
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