Research

The latest from the world of education research including pedagogical studies, national school survey data and classroom case studies

Wednesday

7th May 2025

How we dumbed down teaching - and what we must do to fix it
Over the past decade, teaching has been pushed towards a prescriptive model that reduces intellectual curiosity and overlooks essential classroom engagement, argues Sam Gibbs
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Friday

2nd May 2025

‘Distributed leadership’ is good for schools - and democracy
Even in education, ‘attitudes that validate authoritarian leaders are a threat to the democratic ideal’, says new report looking at school leadership in Latin America
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5 research papers to help you ace a teaching interview
Teaching interview panels are increasingly asking candidates about the research they’ve been influenced by. Mark Enser helps you to plan your answer
5 research papers to help you ace a teaching interview

Wednesday

30th Apr 2025

The teen reading crisis - and the plan to start fixing it
Too many teenagers don’t have the reading skills to access the curriculum, but Professor Jessie Ricketts is on a mission to change that
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Tuesday

29th Apr 2025

Disadvantaged schools have ‘substantial’ staff experience gap
Secondary schools in deprived areas also see notably higher teacher turnover, says Education Policy Institute research
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Thursday

24th Apr 2025

Secondary school job adverts fall by almost a third
Teacher recruitment activity slowed ‘markedly’ in the spring term, with schools’ squeezed budgets a factor, warns new report
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Wednesday

23rd Apr 2025

Why subjects need their own take on the ‘cogsci revolution’
While the use of cognitive science research can aid teaching, it needs to be filtered and combined with the unique demands of individual subjects, argue Mike Hobbiss and Paul Cline
Why subjects need their own take on the ‘cog-sci’ revolution

Monday

21st Apr 2025

Centre for Teaching Excellence will be ‘shaped by teachers’
The centre is an opportunity for ‘step change’ in teacher professional learning, says its director, Professor Margery McMahon, in an exclusive interview
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Wednesday

16th Apr 2025

6 ways to improve interventions for specific learning difficulties
There is plenty of research around SLD – such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia – but teachers and schools need to be involved in the development of new approaches, says Gillian Stirton
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Saturday

12th Apr 2025

1 in 3 primary teachers have ‘little or no influence’ on lesson content
Standardised curriculum packages are ‘imposed’, have ‘no meaningful workload gains’ and can lead teachers to quit, NEU report finds
A new report shows the impact of standardised curriculum packages on teachers.

Wednesday

9th Apr 2025

Dyslexia debate: definitions, interventions and ‘woke’ worries
Researchers have come up with a new definition of the learning difficulty, with implications for schools and policymakers. Tes reports from the launch event
Dyslexia debate: definitions, interventions and ‘woke’ worries

Tuesday

8th Apr 2025

State-private school partnerships ‘can struggle to reach pupils’
Research into the impact of partnerships between state and private schools recommends outreach activities to get children and families engaged
A new report has found that private and state school partnerships can sometimes struggle to reach the students who would most benefit.