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The teaching of Fundamental British Values is a controversial political policy – and new research looks into its ​impact

Putting names to the sea of faces sitting in front of you at the start of the new term can be tricky but research suggests that the sooner you master them, the sooner your students will begin to learn, finds Irena Barker

Teachers’ unconscious bias against black pupils – in terms of having lower expectations for them and putting their behaviour under added scrutiny – is a key factor in lower attainment and a higher rate of exclusions, researchers tell Irena Barker

Much of the research shows that getting a child to redo the previous 12 months can be detrimental to their academic achievement and wellbeing. But, in certain circumstances, might the practice be beneficial? Irena Barker finds out

A government catch-up scheme aims to give tutoring to hundreds of thousands of pupils who otherwise might never have experienced it. But how successful will the programme be in helping children to make up for lost time? Irena Barker looks at the evidence on the impact of different kinds of tutoring

Unsettling feelings can trigger a fight-or-flight stress response that can impact on teaching and learning, researchers warn. Irena Barker ponders what schools can do to make pupils and staff feel more secure in these unpredictable times