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As new research reveals a link between early language difficulties and poor mental health, the experts explain what teachers need to know

For more than 40 years, Robert Plomin has conducted research into what makes us different from one another. In 2019, Jon Severs spoke to the behavioural geneticist about what that research can tell us about how we view learning

In May 2017, Kat Arney found that AI has the potential to transform the way we view education, how teachers teach and how everyone in schools behaves – for better and for worse

Three years ago, more young people than ever were turning to charities for help with anxiety – and school stress was blamed as one of the root causes. In May 2018, Kat Arney set out to get to the bottom of the problem – and find out how worried we should be

Incorporating research and evidence in initial teacher education can help trainees to develop inclusive and critical views, but how much of a focus should it be? Christian Bokhove considers the options

The recent targeting of teachers on social media shows that schools need help to tackle the problem of young people sharing sexual images, says Margaret Mulholland

How can we foster a culture of kindness in schools? And why does it matter? Christina Quaine speaks to ‘professor of kindness’ Robin Banerjee, head of psychology at University of Sussex, to find out

Aerobic exercise can boost energy levels, improve mental health and even increase your efficiency – so why aren’t teachers doing more of it, asks Sean Smith

For years, policymakers have been talking about improving outcomes for disadvantaged white boys – a large proportion of the ‘forgotten third’ who fail maths and English – but so far little has changed. Based on her extensive experience of working with pupils in poverty, education psychologist and author Jean Gross offers her insight into what we need to do to raise attainment in the group

If we handled research like medicine – issuing it with a prescription including detailed safety instructions – we would overcome barriers to successful implementation in the classroom, says Christian Bokhove

Epistemic insight can spark students’ thirst for knowledge, says this academic – but what is it? And how can you embed it in your classroom?

New research reveals a student’s socio-economic disadvantage is less of a determiner for university study than we originally thought – here’s what teachers need to know