Research
The latest from the world of education research including pedagogical studies, national school survey data and classroom case studies
Thursday
5th Jun 2025
Five key challenges for schools on international teacher recruitment
The DfE has commissioned research into international teachers and trainees to understand barriers to recruitment and retention
Academies now outnumber LA schools
The DfE has published its latest census data on schools and pupil characteristics. Here is everything you need to know
Tuesday
3rd Jun 2025
Why phonics hasn鈥檛 won the reading wars - yet
While phonics is now universal in England鈥檚 schools, in other English-speaking countries the battle over the best way to teach reading is far from won. Holly Korbey investigates why
EIS: Teachers 鈥榓t all stages鈥� hit with excessive workload
Almost half of Scottish teachers report working at least seven hours of unpaid overtime per week, according to new research
Wednesday
28th May 2025
Over 250 new international schools in the pipeline
Most new international schools will be in Asia 鈥� but in some areas, rapid growth is leading to 鈥榚nrolment pressures鈥�, according to one research paper
Neil Mercer: 鈥極racy is still not properly understood鈥�
The Cambridge academic talks about the 鈥榗onspiracy theory鈥� of why, despite all the evidence, oracy is yet to be introduced into the curriculum, and whether the Labour government will make the change