Brighter Thinking Blog

Teaching a Poem, with Elizabeth Whittome

English blog about teaching a poem

Despite challenges, teachers would do it all again!

Earlier this year, we set out to hear exactly what it’s like to work in the education sector today, from...

An Introduction to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

Ruth Evans, Professor of English and Executive Director of the New Chaucer Society gives an insight into Chaucer's life and...

Practical work: The benefits, challenges and solutions

How can we overcome the challenges presented by science practicals?

Our gift to you - download our free primary poster packs!

Download our free Primary poster packs covering Cambridge Global English, Primary English, Primary Mathematics and Primary Science

Teaching permutations - advice and activities for your class

A topic that students generally find quite challenging at AS Level is permutations and combinations. A reason sometimes given for...

CLIL in action across the curriculum

Discover how to take a whole school approach to CLIL

Teaching circles – which method is most efficient?

One of the new topics in the Pure 1 module of Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics is the...

Dedicated Teacher Awards 2019

All around the world teachers do fantastic work, and to say thank you we are launching our Dedicated Teacher Awards.

Teaching critical thinking in science – the key to students’ future success