The problem with the term ‘school ready’

On this week’s Tes podagogy, literacy expert Alex Quigley highlights the importance of reading comprehension, and how secondary teachers can foster it in their classrooms

This week, we revisit a podagogy episode from 2018 to explore what we really mean by ‘school ready’ with Dr Louise Kay.

In this week’s Tes podagogy, SEND expert Rob Webster explains his research into the educational experiences of children with SEND in mainstream schools, and what can be done to improve them

In this week’s podagogy, Professor Patrick Leman and Dr Harriet Tenanbaum explain the research behind peer learning, and offer advice on how to embed it in your classroom

In this episode of Tes podagogy, Professor Sara Baker explains why self-regulation needs specific attention in Reception and Year 1, and which activity is best for supporting these skills

In this week's Tes Podagogy podcast, two experts explore the problems schools face when it comes to transition, and what they can do to overcome them.

For children to really become mathematicians, teachers need to be proactive about fostering curiosity and resilience in the classroom, says Dr Ems Lord in this week's episode of Tes podagogy

Given the rise in young people playing video games as a consequence of the pandemic, this week's Tes podagogy is an episode from 2019 with Dr Peter Etchells, the professor of psychology and science communication at Bath Spa University. He explains what the research tells us about the impact of video games, and why they can be of benefit to pupils.

On this week's Tes podagogy, Professor Sam Wass explains why city-born children are more likely to struggle to concentrate for long periods of time and to get upset quickly than those born in the country, and what that means for the classroom

In this week's Tes Podagogy, Professor Daniel Ansari explains what research says is the best way to teach children to count