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There is an ‘urgent need’ to find out why the gender gap in maths has re-emerged, says DfE report analysing findings from Timss international research

Why have these fundamental competencies got such a wishy-washy label, asks Clare Jarmy – and how far has this impacted their development in schools?

A leader in China offers guidance on how to tackle the tricky topic of neglect with parents who, on the surface, provide their children with everything they could need

Mark Enser explores the three key processes you and your students need to understand to make knowledge stick ahead of exams

The general secretary of the HMC explains how a new inspection framework for private schools has gone down – and why no change can avoid unforeseen impacts

Generating a feeling of belonging in schools has been repeatedly cited as the key to solving multiple challenges, but is that claim supported by evidence? David Robson investigates

Legal expert Emma Thompson outlines the steps private schools need to take if they are forced to make redundancies as a result of the introduction of VAT on fees

A head explains why one-to-one sessions with students in the run-up to exams can help sharpen minds and boost outcomes, as its school’s Progress 8 scores show

We should be wary of the increasing popularity of a ‘complexity reduction’ approach to school life, argues Jarlath O’Brien

Safeguarding oversights and superficial assessments listed in report as causes for concern – but two other British schools overseas inspectorates do meet standards, Ofsted says

Working in a different specialism means tackling significant unknowns, says Mark Enser, so we should do what we can to demystify these

The IB’s director of assessment questions whether maths teaching is really preparing students for how they will use the subject in the real world