Curriculum

New findings reveal just how drastically language changes between school phases – something that could help schools rethink transition approaches, say researchers

Increase in cases of alleged maladministration has been fuelled by concerns over transcripts for pupils with illegible handwriting and test administrators ‘over-aiding’

Mark McCourt has led professional development in maths teaching and has had a wide-ranging career in education

Secondary students’ socioemotional skills lag behind those of their international peers but could be strengthened at school, finds research

Just one ‘misaligned’ component – be it inspection, teacher education or qualifications – could ‘disrupt the balance of the entire system’, warns a new Education Scotland paper

Both national and classroom assessments can become meaningless with the wrong approaches or context, argues leading expert Therese Hopfenbeck

Oak National Academy says new financial education lesson aids will help children to understand online spending, budgeting and borrowing

Leaders need to champion ‘learning for sustainability’ so that it becomes a central part of the culture of a school, says this teacher

While many international schools in China use the International Baccalaureate, parents often question its ethos compared with local teaching methods. Victoria Quercia explains how her school wins their support

Too little time is currently being given to learning languages in primary schools – so we need a different approach, writes John Claughton

A mix of necessity, ideology and circumstance is driving a widespread adoption of scripting in US classrooms, finds Holly Korbey

There remains a compelling case for schools to take pupils to the theatre, despite tight budgets and competing priorities, says Edinburgh International Children’s Festival director