Research

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

Wednesday

9th Apr 2025

Dyslexia debate: definitions, interventions and ‘woke’ worries
Researchers have come up with a new definition of the learning difficulty, with implications for schools and policymakers. 91¶¶Òõ reports from the launch event
Dyslexia debate: definitions, interventions and ‘woke’ worries

Tuesday

8th Apr 2025

State-private school partnerships ‘can struggle to reach pupils’
Research into the impact of partnerships between state and private schools recommends outreach activities to get children and families engaged
A new report has found that private and state school partnerships can sometimes struggle to reach the students who would most benefit.

Monday

7th Apr 2025

Are these the 20 essentials to ‘unlocking’ high-quality teaching?
An OECD report, based on feedback from schools in 40 countries, has broken down what needs to happen to ensure teachers are operating at their best
Are these the 20 essentials to 'unlocking' high-quality teaching?

Friday

4th Apr 2025

It’s only words? How the language pupils hear changes at transition
New findings reveal just how drastically language changes between school phases – something that could help schools rethink transition approaches, say researchers
It’s only words? How the language pupils hear changes at transition

Monday

31st Mar 2025

How trusts can play their part in creating a ‘civic dividend’
The success of a project to improve student outcomes shows what can come from trusts collaborating with other bodies, writes one trust CEO
Stacking coloured blocks

Sunday

30th Mar 2025

3 research-backed tips to improve concentration in primary
The concept of building a ‘mental muscle’ in pupils has been challenged by recent research – so what are the best approaches for improving focus in the classroom?
Child concentrating while writing

Wednesday

26th Mar 2025

Why US schools have fallen in love with scripted lessons
A mix of necessity, ideology and circumstance is driving a widespread adoption of scripting in US classrooms, finds Holly Korbey
Why US schools fell in love with scripting lessons

Tuesday

25th Mar 2025

Can metacognition be effective in the early years?
Helping children as young as 3 to ‘reflect on their thinking’ and ‘make intentional choices about their learning’ is the aim of Nord Anglia’s ongoing research project
Metacognition in the early years drives research by international schools group

Wednesday

19th Mar 2025

International schools advised to ditch ‘traditional’ EAL support models
Six EAL priorities have been identified in a paper that calls for languages to be ‘celebrated’
EAL: International schools told to ditch ‘deficit’ models of support

Tuesday

18th Mar 2025

Monitor ‘invisible’ pupil moves, government told
It is ‘not possible to assess which schools are inclusive’ using official data, report warns

Monday

17th Mar 2025

School absence a key driver of widening disadvantage gap, finds report
EPI research suggests that higher absence among disadvantaged 16-year-old students accounts for entire post-Covid increase in the gap
School absence a key driver of widening disadvantage gap, finds report

Friday

14th Mar 2025

Evolving our understanding of the attendance challenge
ImpactEd’s Owen Carter explains how new research will help form a deeper understanding of the attendance challenge to help schools tackle this ‘sticky’ issue
Child being erased