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Tes Teaching Essentials brings you the latest research, pedagogy and practical classroom advice in one handy newsletter, delivered direct to your inbox every Thursday.

With contributions from research leads, sector experts and teachers from all school phases, the newsletter gathers the best of Tes magazine’s weekly teaching and learning content into one bitesize CPD companion.

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15 February
Tes investigates the impact of the controversial Reception Baseline Assessment. Plus, the importance of situational judgement in teaching, and tips on trauma-informed practice.
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22 February
Why education research needs to reconnect to the classroom, how the lack of EYFS funding is affecting learning, and the economic argument for more inclusion.
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29 February
The idea of learning styles has been debunked but the theory still raises important questions for teachers, says neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath. Also, marking maths problems like English essays and “in the moment” planning.
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7 March
What works to get pupils reading for pleasure, AI tools that can speed up your lesson planning, and one school’s innovative approach to supporting inclusion.
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14 March 
Ofsted says schools should focus on “developing spoken language” - here’s expert advice on how to do this. Plus, tips on teaching place value from EYFS up to key stage 2 Sats, and tackling the problem of Reception pupils not being school-ready.
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21 March
Could a four-day week work in schools in the UK? And bestselling children’s author Michael Morpurgo looks at the barriers to building a reading culture in schools.
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