Part 1: Before we write the obituary, it’s worth checking the patient was ever alive.

"Each Culture has its own new possibilities of self-expression which arise, ripen, decay and never return… each limited in duration and self-contained, just as each species of plant has its peculiar b...

A field guide for the perplexed

In the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review, Element 2.3 suggests that students who feel motivated to study, learn, engage and succeed are more likely to do so. Motivation plays a crucial role in…

What if the brave new world of AI and assistive technology means that we stop learning by hand? Would we lose any learning it the translating from handwriting screen tapping, or from note-taking by ha...

Vocational education at age 14 is not the answer

Check out our guides to Disciplinary Literacy in the classroom – an Introduction; Maths; History; & English Literature – Poetry edition.

Why dialogue, enquiry and cognitive science aren’t competing answers

Using 30 months of panel data on 26,811 Chinese students in grades 7-12, we study how generative AI affects homework productivity and learning. The data combine

In an exclusive extract from his new book, bestselling author David Epstein explains how he discovered that constraints often have surprising benefits, including for teaching and learning

Why we're thinking about inequality the wrong way

Everything you need to know about education right now

The Government’s consultation on their proposed reforms to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, or SEND, system closed on May 18th.Yet among the 39 consultation questions spread over 136…

What happens when effective teachers transfer into tougher schools

As a parent and a SENCo/SLT member working full time, Saturdays are precious. They are usually reserved for time with my family, which might include a sing-along, time spent in a park or other activit...

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How evolution and culture explain how school have been shaped over time

Pupils with SEND are being ‘clustered’ in a small number of schools that are strong on inclusion, creating unsustainable pressure and limiting others’ ability to build stronger practice, warns NFER research

We have long called for action to close the attainment gap, but what is it?

A long-serving educator reflects on the guilt he felt having to take 12 weeks off school to have an operation, how he overcame this feeling and the lesson his situation offers for all teachers

Most leadership teams spend their time reacting, not improving. Learn how shifting just 5–10% into protected I-Mode can drive meaningful school improvement.

How episodic memory can deepen learning, boost recall and enrich curriculum understanding.

The Confusion About a Knowledge-Rich Curriculum