We’ve tested seven‑year‑olds in schools before – here’s why we stopped
A decade after they were phased out, the government could reintroduce national tests for seven-year-olds.
Primary Results
Sats results and why the numbers don’t add up
Do they really matter?
Learning music the informal way some popular musicians do could inspire more school students
Informal learning is linked with increased numbers of students choosing music at GCSE.
Resilience doesn’t always mean persevering – it can be found in inaction and silence, too
Actions that might ordinarily be dismissed as failures can actually be hidden, unconventional forms of strength.
Locked down again: the ‘invisible’ children in need of protection from abuse
It’s not just children designated as being ‘at risk’ who are vulnerable. There are thousands of others who have not been assessed and who need the ‘safe haven’ of school.
Why listening to stories and talking about them is so important for young children
Reading stories with young children lays the foundation for language and literacy development.
Teacher recruitment and retention are separate issues – they need tackling in different ways
The reasons why people do not become teachers are not the same reasons why people leave the classroom.
School closures had positive effects on some teenagers’ mental health, our new research suggests
Being away from school may have had benefits for some teenagers.
Would you admit to being a teacher today?
Are you a teacher? When you are at a party, a wedding or in the pub, and asked: “What do you do for a living?” – what do you say? Why might you lie? Is it too boring? Too complicated? Much too likely to…
Ofsted inspections cause teachers stress and aren’t backed up by strong evidence – things could be done differently
Research found that inspectorates in Sweden, Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland did not make inspection reports public.