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Five years since pandemic social distancing measures came to an end in England, a new book looks back at the impact of Covid-19 on education and the lessons we can learn from school closures

The delayed national key stage 2 assessment results show attainment has improved or remained stable in all subjects compared with last year

Rising summer temperatures don’t just make classrooms uncomfortable – they bring higher levels of pollution, which affect not only children’s health but also their capacity to learn, finds Katie Scott

NFER research finds all pupils benefit from language teaching in the early years – and it could have a real impact on their later education

Researchers at the BrainWaves conference last week summarised a range of studies that tell us more about adolescent wellbeing, and how schools might be able to support young people’s mental health

Suspensions and permanent exclusions have reduced nationally for the first time since the pandemic, but suspensions are up in primary and for pupils with education, health and care plans

The idea that our brains can only process so much information at once has become central to evidence-informed teaching, but cognitive load theory should only ever be a ‘rule of thumb’, says Christian Bokhove

SEND is an area where rising demand for services is leading to tribunal appeals opening at a faster rate than cases are being resolved, report says

The EEF has produced a new research-backed toolkit to support inclusive teaching, which highlights the risk of approaches that ‘lower expectations’

Once considered one of the top education systems in the world, Finland’s performance in international league tables has recently taken a nosedive. But is this decline all that it seems? Ellen Peirson-Hagger investigates

Campaign group’s survey of schools finds ‘overwhelmingly negative’ reactions to new inspection system

In an exclusive extract from his new book, bestselling author David Epstein explains how he discovered that constraints often have surprising benefits, including for teaching and learning