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Te s 2 JULY 2021

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Sorry ’bout it Why teachers need to be comfortable with apologising, all the winners from the Te s Schools Awards, plus more from tes.com

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Wei to go Tes’ 10 questions: Li Wei, new dean of the UCL Institute of Education, talks about how his unconventional schooling shaped his career

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Stuck in neural Teachers are so busy obsessing over neuroscience that they’ve missed the key to learning is simple: it’s them, argues Kester Brewin

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Getting engaged Student engagement is a complex business, explain two researchers who examine three myths about getting pupils interested in a topic

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Diversify your reading list With students overwhelmingly studying white writers in English literature, Christina Quaine looks at ways to improve diversity

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Jobs for the boys? One primary head reveals how his school’s careers teaching is crushing stereotypes and broadening young pupils’ horizons

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Sixth sense After finding little guidance to help her when she became a head of sixth form, Claire Green shares five key pieces of advice for the role

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Digital foundations Tech such as drones and 3D printing is transforming the construction industry – and college training is going digital to keep pace

Next week One of the family What power can the ‘sibling effect’ have on learning – for good or bad?