A2015 report from the think tank Demos concluded that some pupils feel school is just preparing them for exam success, reporting that only…

TS: What inspired you to get into the field of education? John Hattie: The only way to leave my country town was to enrol to be a teacher…

Politics is a funny old business isn’t it? A month or so ago the Department for Education was telling anyone who would listen that…

I have quite mixed memories of school. I did always enjoy it, but it was the extracurricular stuff that I really loved, like gym, netball…

In 2010, The Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) showed that an achievement gap between rich and poor pupils existed in all…

We use narratives every day in the way we communicate. When we share an experience or reminisce about the past and also when we plan the…

MATHEMATICAL MINDSETS (Jo Boaler, Wiley, £13.74) The idea that people are born to be good at maths, or not, is a misconception, and one…

At the beginning of February, more than 400 schools up and down the country welcomed back hundreds of former students. Caterers, doctors,…

According to Feinstein and Symons in their study Attainment in Secondary School, “parenting is much more important than schooling” and…

Education is rarely out of the news, with changes to the way children and young people are taught and tested announced regularly. Alongside…

With reading and literacy being so fundamental in terms of accessing learning, let alone as skills for life, it is clear that this must be…

‘‘Elf ‘n’ Safety’ is often perceived to be the nemesis of those working in learning outside the classroom (LOtC). Health and…

I am fortunate enough to have an educational role with the unique backdrop of the rollercoasters and rides of THORPE PARK Resort. As you…