New Welsh curriculum may make education more holistic but students might miss out on subject knowledge
It’s taken more than 30 years for Welsh education to be overhauled – but will these changes benefit pupils?
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Don’t worry about cancelled exams – research shows we should switch to teacher assessment permanently
Our research found that teacher assessments and exam scores match closely for maths, English and science.
Teachers need more support to tackle bad behaviour
We are often told that behaviour is not really a problem in the vast majority of English schools. In 2012, the government reported that classroom behaviour was “at least satisfactory” in 99.7% of schools…
Teachers can use drama to bring writing to life for children
A prescriptive English curriculum is in danger of making writing boring for primary school children.
What politicians could actually do about the issues raised in Adolescence
Improving digital literacy is key to helping young men resist the siren call of manosphere influences.
Phonics teaching in England needs to change – our new research points to a better approach
The government’s focus on synthetic phonics is too narrow.
Benefit cuts for parents will fail if we ignore the reasons why young people skip class
David Cameron’s plans to deduct child benefit from parents of truants will not fix a complex problem.
Explainer: what makes Chinese maths lessons so good?
Chinese students begin learning their maths facts at a very early age: maths textbooks begin with multiplication in the first semester of second grade, when children are seven years old. In order to understand…
England’s synthetic phonics approach is not working for children who struggle to read
The proportion of children in England who struggle to read has remained at a similar level for many years.
How to solve the teacher shortage
Bring back collective bargaining to help fix the developing teacher crisis.