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Te s 12 FEBRUARY 2021
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Case closed? The danger of thinking ‘schools are closed’, how Covid could affect pupils’ future earnings and other top articles from tes.com
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Listen to the teachers Tackling Te s’ 10 questions, NEU president Robin Bevan talks about disadvantage and the need for ministers to listen to the profession
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Time to reboot Asking pupils to remain in the same year group for another year would help us to tackle lost learning, says Judith Boyd
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Not worth the effort Simply urging students to put in ‘more effort’ is pointless – we need to show them where to focus their energy, writes Amy Forrester
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No man’s land? Men in the female-dominated primary sector have often fallen victim to stereotyping – but this could now be a thing of the past
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Strong right hook Hooks at the start of lessons can help learning, but they must give pupils background information and context, explains Stella Jones
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Friend or foe? Stepping up to leadership could test your friendship with your old staffroom buddies – so Adam Woodward offers some advice
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Health checks With a spike in applications for health and social care courses and study restricted by Covid, Te s looks at how colleges are coping
Next week Reading between the lines How can teachers address the literacy problem in secondary schools?