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Teachers are often only exposed to the ‘blockbuster’ studies from education research, writes Mark Roberts, who shares seven lesser-known papers to inform your practice

Despite much rhetoric about flexible working, there is not enough flexibility for teachers in schools – and that’s down to a number of core challenges, argues Mark Roberts, who details how to fix them

Planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time was meant to cut teacher workload and raise standards, but it has done neither, argues Mark Roberts. He sets out how we could begin to put that right

Behaviour management can be complex, but subtle communication changes in common classroom scenarios can take away anxiety and create successful learning environments, argues Mark Roberts

Teachers tend to see fidgeting as a problem, says Mark Roberts. But there’s evidence that, managed carefully, it can bring important cognitive benefits

Grammar knowledge can be a big issue in key stage 3 and is often blamed on challenges owing to transition – here, Mark Roberts argues there are multiple barriers to address and gives some possible solutions