Research
The latest from the world of education research including pedagogical studies, national school survey data and classroom case studies
Tuesday
14th May 2024
Daily worship in schools opposed by most leaders
The law requiring schools in England to hold daily acts of collective worship is ‘divisive’ and ‘deeply unpopular’, according to a survey for the National Secular Society
![Daily worship in schools opposed by most leaders, survey finds](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-05/collective-worship.jpg?itok=IkdospAD)
Teachers spend increasing time on mental health support, finds research
Teach First polling highlights workload pressure on teachers due to worsening pupil mental health, as well as potential impact on the recruitment and retention crisis
![A teacher holding a child's hands](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-05/Teacher-comforting.jpg?itok=_hiL_wXo)
Wednesday
1st May 2024
‘Alternative Big Listen’ to probe single-word Ofsted ratings
Former senior inspectors launch their own consultation on Ofsted, amid concerns that the watchdog is failing to ask important questions
![‘Alternative Big Listen’ to probe single-word Ofsted ratings](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Ofsted-ratings.jpg?itok=22uEn0oo)
Exclusive
Why you’re probably wrong about the science of learning
The science of learning has become embroiled in an ideological argument that has little to do with the reality of what it can and cannot do for teaching, argues Jared Cooney Horvath
![Why you’re probably wrong about the science of learning](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Conflation1.jpg?itok=csXhjIl9)
Monday
29th Apr 2024
Why education research needs to be more open
An open-access approach to sharing data makes studies more useful for everyone, argues Christian Bokhove
![Why education research needs to be more open](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Open.jpg?itok=wvB9AL0f)
How we give teachers time and space to innovate
From dual coding to reading for pleasure, a trust leader outlines the benefits that can come from giving teachers time to test out their own educational research-informed ideas
![Hammock reading](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Reading-pleasure.jpg?itok=ObGW48Z6)
Wednesday
17th Apr 2024
How to get feedback right to create better learners
Getting feedback can be tough, and acting on it even tougher – so we must ensure our classes are taught to respond to feedback in a purposeful way, says Michael Hobbiss
![Feedback](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Using-feedback01.jpg?itok=pmN2c7oL)
Schools now ‘biggest source of food aid’ for families
One in five schools is now running a food bank, says report warning that policymakers are unaware of the scale of child hunger
![food bank](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/School-food-bank.jpg?itok=iH8yZnnR)
Monday
15th Apr 2024
In the battle of books vs videos, there is a clear winner for literacy
New research compares the vocabulary in books and programmes aimed at young people – and we should heed its findings, says Alex Quigley
![Reading battle fairytale woods](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Magical-reading.jpg?itok=of_BUsKj)
1 in 10 pupils excluded at primary ‘pass’ GCSE English and maths
Research by children’s charity Chance UK found primary school exclusions to be almost exclusively pupils with SEND
![Nine in ten pupils who are excluded in primary school do not achieve a grade 4 in English and maths at GCSE](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Grade-4%20%281%29.jpg?itok=ivyHm-Kh)