Research

Suspensions and permanent exclusions have reduced nationally for the first time since the pandemic, but suspensions are up in primary and for pupils with education, health and care plans

The idea that our brains can only process so much information at once has become central to evidence-informed teaching, but cognitive load theory should only ever be a ‘rule of thumb’, says Christian Bokhove

SEND is an area where rising demand for services is leading to tribunal appeals opening at a faster rate than cases are being resolved, report says

The EEF has produced a new research-backed toolkit to support inclusive teaching, which highlights the risk of approaches that ‘lower expectations’

Once considered one of the top education systems in the world, Finland’s performance in international league tables has recently taken a nosedive. But is this decline all that it seems? Ellen Peirson-Hagger investigates

Campaign group’s survey of schools finds ‘overwhelmingly negative’ reactions to new inspection system

In an exclusive extract from his new book, bestselling author David Epstein explains how he discovered that constraints often have surprising benefits, including for teaching and learning

The curriculum review has sparked debate about which texts we should make space for in our classrooms, but how far does text choice really matter for improving reading? Tes speaks to US literacy researcher Timothy Shanahan to find out

Provisional entries data for this summer has been released by Ofqual – with sharp drops in computing and French among the standout trends

Government publishes the research behind its plans to curb one-day absences, alongside a new parental communications guide for schools to help keep messaging ‘useful’

Improving life satisfaction is ‘likely to yield the greatest benefits’ for school attendance, NFER researchers find

FFT Education Datalab analysis also finds that students from poorer backgrounds are less drawn to languages A levels, and identifies large gaps in entries between different ethnic groups