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He’s known as the man behind the ‘10,000-hour rule’, the argument that anyone can become an expert at something simply by clocking up enough practice. But Anders Ericsson warns the theory has been misunderstood – and says those hoping to be the best need to think again.

Meet the FE course director who is feared and respected by the advertising industry

He’s known as the man behind the ‘10,000-hour rule’ – the idea that anyone can become an expert at something simply by clocking up enough practice. However, as Joseph Lee discovers, this tantalising possibility is, in fact, a misrepresentation of a far more nuanced theory

TES visits the nursery where only gale-force winds would keep the children inside during lesson time

Most people in education believe that we can improve attainment by comparing students to the ‘average’. But Harvard professor Todd Rose argues that recognising individuality is the only way to support learning

We are conditioned to believe that comparing students to the ‘average’ is the best way to improve their attainment. But this Harvard professor tells Joseph Lee that only by recognising individuality can we truly support learning