Opinion

While the study reports that most English 15-year-olds are happy, Dr Angela Donkin says the figures indicate some concerning trends for children’s welfare The OECD’s PISA 2018 results for England were published this week by the Department for Education and NFER. While the study reports that 93 per cent of English 15-year-olds are happy some […]

The development of the Department for Education’s work on “character” doesn’t always fit with the experiences of the most vulnerable children, says Lynsey Burridge Our heroes in popular culture are often children in care. Harry Potter, Batman and Lyra Belacqua all grew up outside their birth families and epitomise what we might imagine “character” to […]

Educators love to talk about role models, but that seldom extends to employing neuro-diverse staff, says Thomas Keaney. To make education truly inclusive, this has to change

Today’s publication of the OECD’s international education league tables are likely to generate excited headlines, but the reality is that the results reveal some worrying trends, writes Joshua Fullard Published today, figures from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that, for the first time, students in the United Kingdom are performing significantly better […]

Investing in developing young people’s resilience is investing in their future and ours. Scouts has been working at it for over a hundred years, and it’s never been more important to shout about it, writes Ann Limb New YouGov research shows that a majority of parents are worried. They say life is harder for young […]

Figures published today show the Department for Education (DfE) has missed its secondary teacher training target for a seventh year running. Jack Worth looks at what the three main political parties are proposing to solve it… Despite the number of secondary trainees increasing again this year compared to last, the latest teacher training data shows […]

The mistaken belief that money doesn’t matter to teachers has consequences. For too long, policymakers have relied on the altruism of the profession, and retention has suffered, writes Dr Sam Sims Next month, around 30 remarkable individuals will be recognised in the New Year’s Honours list for the contributions they have they made to schools […]

There is still a gap between talk and the education sector’s response to our changing climate, writes Felicity Liggins. But the Met Office’s new resources could help build STEM knowledge and global citizenship Globally, we are already seeing unprecedented shifts in the education landscape to support educators to engage young people with climate science, including […]

Until such time as politicians put the environment at the heart of policy, school climate strikes will continue to grow, writes Fiona Carnie. But schools, like their students, don’t have to wait to take action How should schools respond to the climate crisis? It is crucial that this issue is confronted, yet teachers lag far behind […]