Research

Too often, teachers’ action research projects fail to have the whole-school impact that they should, argues Sally Franklin. Here are five key questions to ask to put that right

Reading for pleasure has become central to school literacy strategies, but there are increasing calls to ditch it, with research suggesting it has done little to turn pupils into avid readers

Number of investigations into ‘maladministration’ reaches highest level since Covid, despite the Reception baseline assessment no longer being monitored

Tes’ Teacher Wellbeing Report 2026 also reveals what teachers really think about pupil behaviour, career progression, flexible-working opportunities and more

Don’t dismiss the female presentation in the rethinking of the autistic spectrum, argues Dr Sue Franklin

Annual rate of support staff leaving is now the highest since current records began in 2011-12, according to the NFER research

The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass

Just 6 per cent of respondents view teaching as a ‘very appealing’ job, YouGov survey suggests

Students feel most connected to school when they take part in activities outside the classroom, such as sports days and school trips, suggests University of Oxford research

Julie McCulloch, currently senior director of strategy at ASCL, replaces Natalie Perera, who stepped down at the end of January

Research tells us that young people are unlikely to take an academic risk if we haven’t set the conditions to make them feel safe enough to do so, says Chris Wynn

Surge in pupil sick days prompts health experts to call for the government to roll out flu vaccination to all schools before October break