Research

The latest from the world of education research including pedagogical studies, national school survey data and classroom case studies

Friday

4th Oct 2024

Scale of attendance issue requires a sector-wide approach
The chair of a new cross-sector commission on attendance explains why actionable insights will be at the heart of its work
Scale of attendance issue requires a sector-wide approach

Thursday

3rd Oct 2024

New AI project gives school librarians critical role
School librarians are ‘the guardians of information integrity’ – now they are to play a major role in a new digital literacy project focused on responsible use of generative AI
New AI project gives school librarians critical role

Wednesday

2nd Oct 2024

Speech and language is in crisis - what can schools do next?
Speech and language challenges in schools are at a critical point, but causation and solutions are complex, finds Zofia Niemtus. So, what should schools be doing?
Speech and language is in crisis - what can schools do next?

Monday

30th Sep 2024

Most primary teachers would not consider secondary
The perceived barriers to teachers making the move from primary to secondary, including an ‘us and them’ mentality, have been revealed by DfE research
switching tracks

Thursday

26th Sep 2024

Do we really need to ‘fix’ the primary maths curriculum?
Talks about reforming maths learning for the youngest students may be overlooking some important points, argues Christian Bokhove
Broken abacus

Wednesday

25th Sep 2024

David Geary: Why learning is hard - and how to make it easier
David Geary developed the theory of primary and secondary knowledge that underpins popular ‘science of learning’ ideas such as cognitive load theory, but is there any evidence for it? Could it become just another fad?
Sand learning to walk
Schools with lower Ofsted ratings hit harder by falling rolls
The problem of falling pupil rolls is not being felt equally across the primary school sector, according to new NFER analysis
Schools with lower Ofsted ratings hit harder by falling rolls

Sunday

15th Sep 2024

School-college partnerships’ value to be explored in Scottish study
Research will raise questions about the structure of the senior phase in Scottish schools and how students are prepared to enter the workplace
School-college partnerships' value to be explored in Scottish study

Wednesday

11th Sep 2024

Can a nine-day fortnight help solve teacher retention crisis?
The EEF launches three new research projects to ‘find solutions to the recruitment and retention crisis’
Can a 9 day fortnight help solve teacher retention crisis?

Tuesday

10th Sep 2024

What do we know about the state of Scotland’s school buildings?
In 2007, under two-thirds of schools were in a ‘good’ or ‘satisfactory’ condition – this year that figure is 92%, although the number receiving the government’s top rating peaked in 2021
What do we know about the state of Scotland’s school buildings?

Friday

6th Sep 2024

Higher absence ‘will remain until Covid generation leaves school’
The ‘shock’ caused by restrictions introduced during the pandemic in 2020 could take ‘seven years to erode’, researchers warn
Covid generation attendance

Thursday

5th Sep 2024

Absence during school transition ‘is especially harmful’
New research warns against focusing only on chronic or persistent pupil absence, saying that moderate absences ‘accumulate over time and significantly impact achievement’
Absence during transition to secondary ‘especially harmful’, finds new research