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A new study looks at the link between behaviour and vocabulary in two cohorts of children 30 years apart – the findings are striking and surprising

Covid widened a reading gap between rich and poor, says teacher and researcher Jennifer Milne

For students with special educational needs, film can be a valuable classroom tool. Here one teacher explains why

Teaching should instil ‘ethos and ability’ to care for natural environment, former schools minister tells peers

A new report from the Education Endowment Foundation on cognitive science makes welcome reading – Mark Enser explains why

A new study has taken the smorgasbord of reading research and converted it into bitesize chunks, making the topic easier for time-poor teachers to digest, says Alex Quigley

The Conservative MSP for Dumfriesshire tells ÌÇÐÄVlog about the teachers he remembers who made a difference in his life, and opens up about how his time at school was affected by dyslexia and dyspraxia

The co-founder of the charity Now Teach talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about her memories of school and why she switched from journalism to teaching, inspired by her mum and daughter, who both work in education

The statistics suggest that boys consistently underperform when compared with girls, and schools’ efforts to overcome that deficit are failing. So, what next? Mark Roberts uncovers the key areas teachers can focus on to get boys back on track

Many fairy stories reinforce gender stereotypes, cover disturbing themes and have horrific endings. However, research shows that, when approached in a thoughtful way, introducing them in the classroom can help children to develop life skills and cope with problems – as well as being a useful resource for teaching foreign languages, finds Christina Quaine

When Charlotte Noon experimented with language by challenging students whenever they used the word ‘difficult’ to describe new work, the results almost made her fall off her chair

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