If you want to improve the quality of the thinking in your classroom, then first improve the quality of the questioning. Here are 34 questions starters that can help. We hope Paulo Freire would approve.

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Our Man with the Thunks, Ian Gilbert was asked by a school to come up with some of these tricky little questions to get staff thinking about the point and purpose of what they do. Here is what he came up with to get them thinking.

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Fancy shaking things up a bit when it comes to those weekly spelling tests? Here are 32 ideas with the help of Associate and innovative primary practitioner Mark Creasy.

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As a leader, how can I manage my own well-being as well as the well-being of my staff? We asked Independent Thinking Associate and our go-to well-being guru Nina Jackson, and this is what she had to say.

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How can I get my class to think for themselves? We asked Independent Thinking founder and award-winning writer Ian Gilbert what he thought and here are his three suggestions.

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A child just swore at me in front of the class - what should I do now? We asked Associate and behaviour expert and author Adele Bates and this is what she suggested for our CPD Jukebox.

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How do I get children about bothered about their learning? We asked Mr Botheredness, Hywel Roberts, and this is what he had to say.

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From the man who brought you Brave Heads, here is Dave Harris' view on what he calls Brave Governance with 13 pointers to help governors get the best from their head and their school.

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Associate Andrew 'Bernie' Andrews relives his narrow escape with testicular cancer with lessons for what all males - teens upwards - should be doing. Think of it a heads up on what could be down there.

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If you think you have the next great education bestseller inside your brain just bursting to come out, then check out our ten tips for writing a great education book. But beware - it's a difficult market out there and there is a lot of competition.

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What happened when Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert was asked to talk about entrepreneurship, creativity and Thunks to an audience that included the King of Spain? Find out here.

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Having once described charity as 'icing a rotten cake', Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert suggests we look beyond the bake sale with the help of one simple three-letter word.

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