There have been minor updates to Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory safeguarding guidance for schools ...

As such, it advises secondary schools to focus, in particular, on arriving year 7 pupils who had a year 6 absence rate of “at least 13%”. This is because the analysis finds that the chances of being ...

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 ...

In this series, I am attempting to elaborate and share what the recipe of test-enhanced learning (more commonly known as retrieval practice), spaced learning, interleaving, feedback, metacognition, ...

There has been a backlash at the Department for Education’s attempt to put a positive spin on the latest school workforce figures – ignoring the fact that a record 40,000 teachers quit last year.

Triumph or disaster, students often fixate only on their mock exam marks. Paul Jenkins looks at four common reasons students lose marks in exams and considers how teachers can use the data they have ...

Twelve barriers that prevent young people from disclosing sexual abuse and four factors that help them have been identified by researchers.

How can schools (and therefore teaching staff) effectively engage with research to inform practice in meaningful ways? As both an education leader and doctoral researcher, I often ponder this question ...

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 ...

What are the links between poverty and the attendance crisis in secondary schools and what best practice approaches can we employ to address these issues and support students?

Great teaching is, of course, central to better pupil engagement. Drawing in your pupils by using a range of teaching techniques and tricks will ensure that they remain connected with their learning.

How can schools avoid exacerbating inequity and disadvantage? In this five-part series, Matt Bromley takes a practical look at what we can do to teach and support disadvantaged students, including ...