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Practical ideas and guidelines for teachers and schools

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Helping gifted and talented pupils to cultivate their abilities

Gifted pupils have high intelligence and academic ability, while talented children have extraordinary skills in a specific area. This tutorial highlights strategies to help these pupils meet their potential in school and beyond.
Inclusion
Learning space
Learning to learn
Pedagogy
Support to learners
Well-being
Parents taking children to school

Making parents schools’ allies

According to research by John Hattie, the effect of parental engagement over a child’s school career is equivalent to adding 2-3 years to that child’s education. This tutorial offers advice and highlights strategies to improve parental engagement in schools.
Learning to learn
Parental involvement
Parents
Support to learners
children experimenting in the classroom

How to bring innovative IT tools into the classroom

Educators have access to a plethora of innovative digital tools online. In this article, we will take a look at some tools that can help transform the school education sector.
Blended Learning
Digital tools
Non-formal learning
Young pupils sitting in a group

Encouraging social and emotional learning in the classroom

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an educational approach that aims to foster students’ social and emotional competences so they can succeed academically, socially, and professionally.
Inclusion
Social skills
Children studying together during a science lesson

How to introduce the ‘A’ in STEAM

STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) is an innovative approach to learning that promotes creativity and increases student engagement by integrating arts into scientific subjects. This article will provide educators with ideas and resources for introducing STEAM in the classroom.
Arts
Young people joining hands in the middle

How can school education encourage youth participation?

School education plays a fundamental role in promoting youth participation and helping students build confidence in their impact on the world in which they live. This tutorial will explore some helpful resources on how to facilitate active citizenship in the classroom.

A whole-school approach to learning for sustainability: how to get started

The EU’s ambitious goal of Europe becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 requires action from the education and training sector. Whole-school approaches to sustainability lie at the heart of effective learning for sustainability. This article will examine useful resources and practical ideas for embracing whole-school sustainability.
Miniatures of traditional cannons

Lessons learnt on history teaching from past wars in Europe

During periods of conflict, such as the war in Ukraine, the question of historical narratives and how they are taught comes under fresh scrutiny. This tutorial will examine how history teachers can negotiate strife and difference to make the subject meaningful for all pupils.
Cultural diversity
Cultural heritage
A person using tablet

Implementing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in your classroom

As technology becomes more and more prevalent in the classroom, the idea of ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) offers teachers and pupils alike new ways to explore learning. Finding cost-effective ways to use technology to engage their students in lessons is an ongoing concern. This tutorial highlights some resources and practical tips to get your school started on the BYOD journey.
Digital tools