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Too little time is currently being given to learning languages in primary schools – so we need a different approach, writes John Claughton

Giving each teacher just one performance objective – an action research project – means staff can focus on interventions that drive attainment, explains this headteacher

A mix of necessity, ideology and circumstance is driving a widespread adoption of scripting in US classrooms, finds Holly Korbey

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

International schools group says the fresh leadership expertise will ‘strengthen our safeguarding culture’

There remains a compelling case for schools to take pupils to the theatre, despite tight budgets and competing priorities, says Edinburgh International Children’s Festival director

IB director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen explains why, with young people having increasing access to powerful computing tools, the ability to understand numbers, data and patterns will matter more than ever

As exam time hurtles nearer, Zoe Enser offers her favourite quick and effective approaches to help students feel ready

A principal in Kenya explains how a pupil-led school magazine has numerous benefits to engage parents, alumni and prospective parents

The leader of an IB school in Japan discusses his approach to ensuring that staff workload remains manageable, including efforts to reduce last-minute demands on teachers’ time

When his staff were subjected to online abuse from pupils, head of school Robert Pepper found himself up against frustrating social media reporting systems

Despite recognising the importance of exam grades, the review’s interim report fails to acknowledge concerns about the accuracy of marking and the appeals process, warns Dennis Sherwood