China: the rise of TikTok sister app Douyin as a powerful consumer tool
Chinese shoppers find a TikTok-style app is helpful for complaining.
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Shakespeare plays key role in teaching children to take creative leaps
Somewhere, in the depths of your memory, you can probably still recall a quote or two from Shakespeare. Everybody in the UK studies the Bard at school – whether they go on to love him or hate him. As leading…
How school grades can affect mental health – particularly for girls
Performance-driven school environments shape young people’s wellbeing.
First job for the next education minister: avoid a teacher strike over school budgets
The next government may have a teachers’ strike on its hands within months if it fails to address what unions have called a schools funding crisis. The National Union of Teachers has backed a motion to…
We don’t need digital detox, but there is a need to rethink our relationship with technology
Many believe we should take time out from our digital obsessions. Here’s why we’re better off changing them instead.
Myanmar: weak leadership is prompting grassroots activists to make a difference
Our project carried out interviews and produced animated films of brave people seeking to bring about real change.
How perfectionism became a hidden epidemic among young people
There is enormous pressure on young people to strive, perform and achieve. And the data indicate that many are struggling to cope.
Threats of failure motivate some students – but it’s not a technique to use on the whole class
Messages from teachers like ‘if you do not work hard, you will fail your GCSEs and you will not get into college’ are known as fear appeals.
Why provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities is broken in England – and how to fix it
The current school curriculum and assessment system is extremely difficult for pupils with special educational needs to navigate.
How to help with school at home: don’t talk like a teacher
One-to-one talk is a great tool for learning.