Play is one of the most misunderstood topics in education, says developmental cognitive psychologist and early years specialist David Whitebread. In this week’s episode, he talks to Helen Amass to set the record straight.

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Join the Tes team as we discuss the week’s biggest talking points in the world of education. We start with the launch of Ofsted's new inspection framework, and what this means for teachers. Will the inspectorate be descending on schools with little warning? And will Ofsted cap the proportion of schools which can be rated "good"? We also discuss a Tes investigation which revealed the human cost of our overstretched children and adolescent mental health services.

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What is ‘spatial thinking’ and how important is it in the classroom? In this week’s Tes Podagogy Helen Amass talks to cognitive developmental psychologist Emily Farran about the need for teachers to “spatialise” their teaching.

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Join the Tes team as we discuss the implications of the latest research on the state of school funding.

We also ask whether school leaders need an ethical code to help them do the right thing, and look for causes of optimism in modern foreign languages in our schools.

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Mentors provide crucial support for new teachers, but without proper recognition the role can become a workload ‘burden’ says Rachel Lofthouse, professor of teacher education at Leeds Beckett University. In this episode she discusses what makes a good mentor and what can be done to raise the profile of mentoring.

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In this week's episode of the Tes FE Podcast Catherine Sezen, senior policy manager at the Association of Colleges, talks to Sarah Simons about maths teaching, GCSE maths resits and maths teacher recruitment.

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