So this is Christmas…what secondary resources have you done? None? Well, seeing as you’ve been such good teachers this year, don’t sweat it. Sit down, crank up the Christmas tunes, and let Beyond take the reins for Christmas 2019… Continue reading Seasonal Secondary Resources: Christmas 2019 with Beyond
Beyond pay tribute to Remembrance Day 2019 with our range of themed English and Maths lessons. Create your own war propaganda, analyse KS3 poetry, explore the context behind the Normandy Landings, and explore the symbolism behind the poppy with Beyond. Continue reading Remembrance Day 2019: 101 Years Later
This year, Beyond and our sister-site Twinkl are the Official Education Partner for BBC Children in Need 2019 – which means we have a secondary resource or two specifically geared to getting KS3 and GCSE students involved. It’s time to embrace the polka-dots, get stuck into fundraising, and raise the roof for Children in Need 2019! Continue reading BBC Children in Need 2019 with Beyond Secondary
Trick or treat? It’s that time of year again when things go bump in the night! Whatever happens by jack-o-lantern light this Halloween, make sure to prize open our crypt-full of Halloween secondary resources and add a terrifying twist to your Maths, English, and Science lessons… Continue reading Halloween Secondary Resources from Beyond the Grave
This Friday hails the start of World Space Week. To mark the occasion, Beyond Secondary unearths some space-themed resources that you can use throughout the week to get your class involved. Continue reading World Space Week with Beyond Secondary
Stories of overstretched schools relying on goodwill from the public are becoming the norm but has it always been this way? Have schools always been counting the pennies or were they flush with cash back in the good old days? As a Teacher… My HOD kept the supplies under lock-and-key, protected them from the geography team upstairs and maths team just down the way. At the beginning of every half term, my colleagues and I would approach her classroom sheepishly and ask for the meagre rations of equipment we’d need to see us through the next few weeks. When essential … Continue reading Have Schools Always Been Broke?
What’s happening on Friday? Thousands of UK schoolchildren are preparing to walk out of lessons on Friday as part of a nationwide strike to protest global inaction on climate change. Following the example of Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old activist who held a three-week protest outside the Swedish parliament, students across the globe have been holding ‘Fridays for the Future’ strikes to raise awareness of escalating climate change and demand immediate action from politicians. The growing movement will make its way to the UK for the first time on 15 February, ahead of a planned global strike on 15 March. Greta’s … Continue reading Would You Hand Pupils the Power?
Paul Brand wonders whether fraternising with juveniles helps us remain young or propels us to an early grave. Continue reading Teaching: The Elixir of Youth?
In light of the recent Brexit turmoil, Beyond explores the role of politics in the classroom and makes the case for the inclusion of KS3 Politics on the national syllabus. Continue reading A Vote for Political Engagement: Brexit 2019
