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Jasmine Norden ÌÇÐÄVlog magazine
Jasmine Norden

Jasmine Norden is a senior writer at ÌÇÐÄVlog magazine, working on features and analysis covering teaching and learning, the latest education research and more.

Jasmine started in local news in Yorkshire, where she was highly commended by the Regional Press Awards for Young Journalist of the Year. She spent two years as a news reporter for ÌÇÐÄVlog specialising in school funding and exams, and also had stories published across national newspapers and outlets while doing maternity cover as education correspondent for the Press Association.

All articles by Jasmine Norden
The film driving a campaign for a fairer approach to attendance
Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin and the creators of Unauthorised Absence talk to ÌÇÐÄVlog about getting teachers’ input into the film, which shows how fines pit parents and schools against each other
General
29 October 2026
Jo Clayton, Anna Maxwell Martin and Natalie Lauren at the premiere
How Shakespeare is being used for vocational lessons
The Royal Shakespeare Company is taking Julius Caesar to thousands of students this autumn. Jasmine Norden finds out how some schools are going beyond the traditional drama workshops
Secondary
24 October 2026
Julius Caesar
What’s happening with the SEND reforms?
We’ve had a change in government since sweeping reforms to the SEND system were set out earlier this year. Where does that leave the plans?
General
19 October 2026
Road opening road sign
Could ‘mathematical reasoning’ improve primary maths teaching?
An intervention found that explicit teaching of mathematical reasoning leads to progress in the subject – but how does it work? Jasmine Norden asks the experts
Primary
17 October 2026
Girl counting fingers
Is ‘gentle parenting’ driving a behaviour crisis in schools?
The parenting style favoured by some millennials has been blamed for worsening behaviour in schools, but is this assessment fair? Jasmine Norden investigates
General
14 October 2026
No Parking sign
Why toilets and isolation are key barriers to Year 7 belonging
Feeling overwhelmed and high levels of distrust have also been identified as core challenges in a new study into primary to secondary transition, finds Jasmine Norden
Secondary
8 October 2026
Students walking on stepping stones