Research

The latest from the world of education research including pedagogical studies, national school survey data and classroom case studies

Today

18th Mar 2026

Teachers worried about impact of screen time on reading
School staff are also concerned about a lack of parent support on reading, research shows, while heads warn reading for pleasure has been ‘squeezed out of the curriculum’
One in three teachers doubt that a children’s reading crisis can be solved, survey finds.

Monday

16th Mar 2026

Wealthier pupils benefited most from ‘gifted and talented’ scheme
A now-defunct government programme for ‘gifted and talented’ students could have ‘inadvertently reinforced educational inequalities’, say researchers – but they still want to see the idea revived
Disadvantaged students negatively impacted

Thursday

12th Mar 2026

How to make your action research matter
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
F1 car with toy key

Wednesday

11th Mar 2026

Why schools should stop pushing reading for pleasure
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
Coke vs water

Tuesday

10th Mar 2026

Allegations of cheating in primary tests up by a fifth in 2 years
Number of investigations into ‘maladministration’ reaches highest level since Covid, despite the Reception baseline assessment no longer being monitored
End of KS2 exams
Tes Wellbeing Report: Teachers warn of SEND and workload pressures
Tes’ Teacher Wellbeing Report 2026 also reveals what teachers really think about pupil behaviour, career progression, flexible-working opportunities and more
Teachers wellbeing survey finds workload is biggest source of stress
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Why Uta Frith is wrong about girls and autism
Don’t dismiss the female presentation in the rethinking of the autistic spectrum, argues Dr Sue Franklin
Snapshot of Uta article

Thursday

5th Mar 2026

School support staff leaving in record numbers
Annual rate of support staff leaving is now the highest since current records began in 2011-12, according to the NFER research
Record numbers of school support staff leave the sector

Wednesday

4th Mar 2026

Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum
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
Uta Frith

Wednesday

25th Feb 2026

3 in 5 people see teaching as ‘unappealing’
Just 6 per cent of respondents view teaching as a ‘very appealing’ job, YouGov survey suggests
Teaching not appealing

Friday

20th Feb 2026

School trips give pupils ‘strongest sense of belonging’
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
School trips
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Wednesday

18th Feb 2026

EPI think tank appoints new chief executive
Julie McCulloch, currently senior director of strategy at ASCL, replaces Natalie Perera, who stepped down at the end of January
Julie McCulloch