Research
The latest from the world of education research including pedagogical studies, national school survey data and classroom case studies
Monday
1st Sep 2025
Can ‘short reading’ boost reading for pleasure at secondary?
Research suggests that regular reading sessions of just five minutes can make a big difference for young children, so one English teacher decided to trial the same approach with her key stage 3 classes
Early years recruitment could hamper childcare expansion
Pay and recruitment issues persist in early years workforce despite funding boosts, warns a new NFER report
Wednesday
27th Aug 2025
Teachers fear looking like ‘cheats’ by using AI
Almost half of teachers have had no support from their school in using artificial intelligence in the classroom, research shows
What the writing framework gets wrong about writing
Following the release of the DfE’s primary writing framework, writing researcher Debra Myhill shares her thoughts on its use of evidence and how it positions the skills involved in learning to write
Wednesday
20th Aug 2025
Fixing teacher recruitment and retention - lessons from other countries
Three academics outline key insights from their research looking at how Australia, Sweden, the US and the UK are trying to tackle a teacher shortages
Girls and boys ‘should learn about periods together’
School pupils are not being given enough information about menstruation, warns University College London study