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Teaching tips, oracy resources, and updates from the team building voice-powered learning.

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Teaching Tips 18 May 2026 11 min read

Retrieval Practice in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Secondary Teachers

A practical guide to retrieval practice in the classroom, the four conditions that make it work, and the formats that genuinely improve pupil memory.

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Teaching Tips 5 May 2026 10 min read

How to Get Students to Do Their Homework: 6 Research-Backed Strategies

Six research-backed strategies to boost homework engagement and completion, with practical classroom examples from a teacher with 10+ years' experience.

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Teaching Tips 20 April 2026 12 min read

Teaching Strategies for SEND: An Experienced Teacher's Guide to Inclusive Practice

Practical SEND teaching strategies for experienced UK teachers — the graduated approach, scaffolding, TA deployment and what actually shifts outcomes.

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Oracy & Curriculum 19 April 2026 6 min read

What Is the 2025 Oracy Curriculum and How to Prepare

The UK government has announced oracy will become a mandatory part of the national curriculum by 2028. Here's what that means for your school and how to start preparing now.

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