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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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.

A child just swore at me in front of the class - what should I do now? We asked Associate and behaviour expert and author Adele Bates and this is what she suggested for our CPD Jukebox.

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

I am a TA – how can I really help learning? We asked Independent Thinking Associate Director, international leadership guru and author Dave Harris 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

What three things can I borrow from the best teachers in the world? We asked Independent Thinking Associate and author David Hodgson and this is what he suggested.

As a new Head of Department, how can I make a difference across my whole team? We asked Independent Thinking Associate and man who knows about such things, Ian Taylor and this was what he had to say.