Associate and Restorative Practice guru Mark Finnis recently asked people on social media for education-related words beginning with C. This is the impressive list that came back.

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How can I get my class to think for themselves? We asked Independent Thinking founder and award-winning writer Ian Gilbert what he thought and here are his three suggestions.

How do I get children about bothered about their learning? We asked Mr Botheredness, Hywel Roberts, and this is what he had to say.

What simple change can I make to my teaching environment to improve learning? We asked Independent Thinking Associate and author Claire Gadsby and this is what she had to say

How can I help young people become interested in poetry? We asked Associate and performance poet Rhythmical Mike and this is what he (and Chrissie and Ella) had to say.

How can I best support a child with ADHD in my classroom? We asked Associate Director, author and SEND expert Nina Jackson and this is what she had to say.

How can I engage a difficult group of students and keep them engaged? We asked Independent Thinking Associate, author and funny man Dave Keeling and this is what he suggested.

How can I make homework more worthwhile? We asked Associate Mark Creasy, author of Unhomework and Independent Thinking on Primary Teaching, for our CPD Jukebox

Why should I introduce more laughter into my classroom? We asked Associate and founder of Laughology, Stephanie Davies and this is what she had to say.

How can I bring a bit of awe and wonder into my class? We asked our resident wonder expert Dr Matthew McFall and this is what he said

As a secondary teacher, what can I learn from Early Years practice? We asked Associate and award-winning EYFS expert Ruth Swailes and this is what she had to say.

How can I make learning really real for my primary class? We asked Independent Thinking Associate, author of the Guerrilla Curriculum and primary school deputy and teacher Jonathan Lear. This is what he had to say.