New research evidence has bolstered the case for the use of setting in schools after revealing that high prior attainers make more progress in the maths classroom when grouped by ability. The Student ...

The latest workforce figures from the Department for Education (DfE, 2024a) show that the retention crisis is not abating. The most recent figures covering 2022/23 show that 39,971 teachers left state ...

Continuing his series on the potential of retrieval practice, spaced learning, successive relearning, and metacognitive approaches in the classroom, this time Kristian Still focuses on the ‘spaced’ ...

The government has published its reforms to the SEN system. Margaret Mulholland explains why the next six months are crucial, outlines what schools can do now to prepare, and advises on how to create ...

A two-week October half-term isn't only good for wellbeing, it makes financial sense – and parental concerns should not be a barrier. Sam Strickland explains why he has made the change A two-week ...

Educational disadvantage is complex. Researcher and educator Sean Harris explores why tackling the impact of poverty in schools requires assessment – not assumption. He examines flaws in how we ...

If a football-style player heatmap was produced for your movement and engagement in the classroom what would it look like and what lessons could you learn? Jon Tait explains Classroom coverage: In ...

Recruitment into initial teacher training is up and fewer teachers are quitting the chalkface – but shortages still persist in some subjects and cuts to bursaries are taking their toll... Forecast: ...

Critical pedagogy promotes active participation and dialogue, allowing students to become co-creators of knowledge as they critically examine society. However, the technique has its critics. Andrew ...

The 2026 update to KCSIE is expected to mandate that all schools should be mobile phone-free by default, while non-statutory mobile phone guidance is to become statutory. Elizabeth Rose considers what ...

The PISA research says that ‘adaptive instruction’ is one of the approaches most positively correlated with student performance. Matt Bromley looks at what adaptive teaching entails and how to deliver ...

Twelve barriers that prevent young people from disclosing sexual abuse and four factors that help them have been identified by researchers. Image: Adobe Stock An NSPCC-commissioned study (Allnock & ...