Associate Nina Jackson with part two of her blog all about doing catch-up right by focussing on belonging, relationships and connection.

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Travelling teacher and Independent Thinking Associate Hywel Roberts on the secret of moving from engagement to investment in teaching and learning

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Associate and author of Independent Thinking on Primary Teaching, Mark Creasy, with Part Two of his KWL approach to involving children in lesson planning.

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Associate and author of Independent Thinking on Primary Teaching, Mark Creasy, with Part One of an approach to improve learning and engagement by involving children in your lesson planning.

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How can I motivate a reluctant child to learn a language? We asked Associate, author and MFL specialist Crista Hazell and this is what she had to say.

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.

How can I get the positive behaviour for learning right and reduce conflict in my classroom? We asked Associate, author and international trainer Roy Leighton for his views and this is what he said

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.