Research

Students in secondary school ‘never quite regain the happiness levels of their primary school days’, warns Children’s Society wellbeing report

With teachers, students and policymakers across the country questioning the viability of the current assessment system, assessment expert Dylan Wiliam talks to Tes about what he thinks the alternative should be

Teachers tend to see fidgeting as a problem, says Mark Roberts. But there’s evidence that, managed carefully, it can bring important cognitive benefits

A change in approach to parenting and rising distrust are shifting relationships between parents and schools, finds Holly Korbey

‘Quality teaching for a more equitable world’ will be theme for 2025 International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching conference, in Glasgow

Teaching strategies for problem-solving is one of five approaches recommended by the Education Endowment Foundation to support young children’s maths development – and here’s how to do it

Politicians have suggested we should make early maths more like phonics, but what would that look like in practice? Tes spoke to maths researcher Daniel Ansari to find out

The strongest predictor of a pupil’s attitude towards maths is their friendship group, says David Thomas

With general agreement now about how to teach reading, attention is shifting to improving writing instruction – but can the research provide a clear solution?

Reading ages are a staple of reading assessment in many schools, says Megan Dixon. But how much faith should we put in the results of these tests?

A report by the Centre for Young Lives and Children of the North has also highlighted a ‘postcode lottery’ in the wait for EHCPs

A study testing vapes confiscated from schools in England found 16.6 per cent contained spice