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Editorial • When teaching remotely again, a little freewheeling is required

The spotlight’s glare lands on ‘live’ lessons

For successful video lessons and calls, you need to go back to basics

Are gaming consoles the answer to laptop poverty?

Reduce the risks for staff and students still in school

Tuesday: moved school online. Saturday: beat Derby in the FA Cup

10 questions with… Kate Green

We are Zooming towards a dystopia • The rush towards digital learning during lockdown was invigorating, but Fiona Birkbeck fears the social consequences of setting in motion an unstoppable edtech train that devalues human interaction

Change your mind about the brain • Much of the research around how we learn now centres on what happens in the brain. But should we be just as preoccupied with what happens in the mind? Jared Cooney Horvath argues that, contrary to what some believe, the mind is a separate entity to the brain and should be of much more interest to teachers

Tes focus on… Behaviour, speech and language needs • When children’s communication problems persist into later years, they can become harder to spot and are often labelled as behavioural difficulties. Jarlath O’Brien sets out how small pedagogical changes can prevent those needs from going unmet

Supporting pupils with SLCN

Weighed down by comments • Concerned that female colleagues are constantly being judged on how ‘skinny’ they are, Shabnam Ahmed wants staffroom chat to move away from its focus on appearance

How I… Lead whole-class guided reading • A move away from reading groups organised around ability to one in which all children in a class access the same text has dramatically cut lesson preparation time and is beginning to close the attainment gap for disadvantaged readers, says Catherine Sargent

A unique space where every day is independence day • At a quirky, doughnut-shaped primary and preschool in Japan, children study in moveable classrooms, play on the roof and learn to stand on their own two feet from the outset, finds Molly Bolding

In times like these, we must focus on what matters most • Schools can gain insights into how best to navigate the coronavirus pandemic by looking at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Sars outbreak and other crises, says Megan Dixon

Room at the top • Changes brought on by the pandemic spurred Dave McPartlin to rethink the inefficient offices occupied by his SLT and to reconfigure their small, separate rooms into one larger team space that provides a more collaborative working environment

How FE can help students reduce revenge porn risks • Students can be perpetrators or victims in the non-consensual sharing of sexually explicit photos and videos. So, how can colleges ensure that young people understand the law and know what to do when private material ends up online? Grainne Hallahan reports

The rise of the ‘deepfake’ image

Revenge porn resources and contacts for colleges

Cryptic crossword and Quiz