Research

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

Tuesday

27th May 2025

How far should we trust ‘edubooks’?
Reading a slew of educational books may not be the best way to make your teaching truly evidence-informed, suggests Christian Bokhove
Edubooks printing press

Wednesday

21st May 2025

Has the ‘cogsci revolution’ forgotten about emotion?
Emotions such as joy, anger and boredom have a bigger effect on academic performance than many people realise, explains leading researcher Reinhard Pekrun
Missing link jigsaw happy

Tuesday

20th May 2025

Female school leaders benefit the whole education system
There are significant gender gaps in school leadership across the world – and new Unesco research highlights the positive impact of female headteachers, writes Manos Antoninis
Women at top
School engagement plummets in Year 7, research finds
Separate studies warn that students’ enjoyment of lessons drops, and stress levels rise, after moving to secondary school
Pupil enjoyment and engagement bored stressed

Tuesday

13th May 2025

Sats: Call to increase marks needed to hit expected standard in maths
Report calls for reform of maths Sats and GCSE and warns pupils are being rushed through a crowded curriculum
A new report has warned that the current maths curriculum is too crowded.

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
Job vacancy sign in the desert

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