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Boys are far more likely than girls to gamble regularly, according to research that has sparked a call for schools to help combat the risk posed by new forms of gambling encroaching on children’s lives

We’ve had plenty of past attempts to build an education system that works for every pupil – and all have failed because they’ve been based on a two-tier model, warns Roy Blatchford

Students will inevitably give wrong answers during questioning, but what teachers say in response really matters, writes Mark Roberts, who looks to research for advice

The UAE-based principal talks to Emma Seith about what led her into international teaching, the importance of being ‘agile’ as a leader and her school’s determination to welcome all students

Nearly a third of girls also heard language that made them worry about their safety in the previous week, DfE research shows

The education secretary commits to further reforms to the schools watchdog, and defends Labour’s planned expansion of technical education

Department for Education cites lack of regulatory oversight in these countries and the use of Gmail and Hotmail addresses in applications as reasons for change

As the DfE introduces new vocational GCSEs, the sector needs to reject assumptions that pupils who struggle academically must instead be ‘good with their hands’, write two sector leaders

A recent OECD study ranked England’s early years system as one of the most effective internationally, writes Julian Grenier, but there are still challenges to address

A coalition from schools sector urges the education secretary to provide ‘meaningful external accountability’ to Ofsted amid fears about teachers’ and leaders’ wellbeing

Rob Ford explains what led him to take on a job in a country at war – and how teachers’ professionalism and pupils’ sense of fun remain central to delivering education, whatever the circumstances

The teacher training charity also cuts costs for schools and plans to send trainees to schools in groups to make working in isolated communities more appealing