Hitting children (often referred to as smacking) by parents or caregivers as a form of punishment is linked to behavioral problems and worse exam results and should be prohibited in England and Northern Ireland as soon as ...
Women are largely absent from the questions, sources, and mark schemes that shape how history is taught and assessed in schools in England.
The decline of language education in England is a familiar and depressing story. Take-up of French at GCSE is down from 25% in 2009–10 to 18% in 2024–25. German has halved in the same period from 10% to 5%.
Australia and England are both multicultural countries where hundreds of languages are spoken. However, in both, levels of language learning at school are worryingly low.
As over 5 million students await their GCSE results, researchers have conducted the most robust research to date on how periods impact exam results.
A team of psychologists led by the University of Cambridge have found that it takes parents about a year, on average, to attune to their child's attitudes towards school once they start education.
The problem of the disadvantage gap—also known as the attainment gap—is a persistent one in education in England. It refers to how children from certain groups, such as those from poorer backgrounds, ethnic minorities or ...
Pupils in the UK are struggling to afford menstrual products. In a 2022 UK survey, charity WaterAid found that one in five girls were missing school as a result. Limited access to period products can also have a negative ...
Britain's first teacherless AI classroom may be an "outlier", but it underlines the potential benefits and risks of a UK government drive to rollout artificial intelligence in education, experts say.
Even moderate levels of school absence, not just extreme absences, can have a negative impact on exam results and career prospects, but they are frequently overlooked, according to a University of Strathclyde report.
