Nick Gibb says no reason why children from ethnic minorities should not study work of a ‘dead white man’ The Schools minister, Nick Gibb, has pushed back against calls to decolonise the curriculum in England and has warned that what pupils learn in the classroom should not be tailored to Read more…
What is the single most effective way of teaching times tables? Efficiency in relation to learning the times tables is not a topic that is often discussed. And yet as with all education, some ways of learning times tables are a lot more efficient than others. Of course, with learning, efficiency Read more…
Do you have any room in your bookcase for some bargains? Personally, I hate the thought of any book having to be thrown away. I’m still trying to find a home for some very old Biggles stories. They are too well read to go to a charity shop but I Read more…
We need to save space – please help! We have to reduce our warehouse space so are having a half-price sale to help you start the new school year with fresh, new resources. I know term hasn’t quite finished yet for many of you, but September will also be in Read more…
Analysing chemical reactions was less of a challenge than learning to budget when I started as a student When I started university in September, I found it very overwhelming. Not just because I was settling into a new city during a pandemic while trying to meet the demands of my Read more…
After 545 years we have decided to cut the prices of our printed editions: dramatically Which is not to say that we have been in business for 545 years. I mean, it may seem that way sometimes, but I am sure that’s not right. 545 years in fact takes us Read more…
Recently the CEO of a major UK publishing house said in a radio interview that his company published a broad selection of views and it wasn’t their role to espouse a particular view. The same can’t be said for Brilliant Publications, at least when it comes to education. We have Read more…
Is it really possible to make English grammar exciting, fun, enjoyable, and varied? By and large, English grammar tends to get a bad press. For a lot of everyday speech, and indeed a fair amount of contemporary literature, tends to play fast and loose with correct grammar which can make Read more…
What is the most effective way of allowing lower ability students the chance to fully appreciate Jekyll and Hyde? Jekyll and Hyde is a story that appeals to vast numbers of teenagers, not least because so many of them find the notion of becoming someone else an incredibly exciting idea. Read more…
This year, that IS the question as schools are given the option whether to administer the multiplication tables check (MTC) or not. Whatever your school’s decision, you know how important a pupil’s understanding of times tables is for future success in maths. Even if pupils are spared the test in Read more…