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From something essential to our moral character to a quasi-medical condition, views on the role of fear in childhood are ever evolving, writes Frank Furedi

English teachers spend more time working than their peers abroad, not because they give more teaching time pupils but because they are compelled to devote too many hours to administrative duties, writes one leading sociologist

In the current climate the promotion of selective education will have none of the benefits that were associated with the 11-plus system of the 1960s, writes one leading sociologist

Parents need to understand that open criticism of their child’s teacher is likely to incite their youngster to adopt forms of behaviour that will distract them from taking their education seriously, writes one leading sociologist

Students who regard higher education as a sophisticated version of school are not being prepared properly for a life of independent learning. Schools need to urge them to take risks, says this renowned sociologist

Surveys are clumsy at best and at worst, they socially engineer answers