General

As we head into the summer holidays, Paul Bacon speaks to teachers and school leaders about how they have adapted their practice for the better in the past academic year

The concept of ‘mattering’ isn’t talked about enough in schools, say two educators, who offer advice on creating a culture in which every child can see that they matter

Brightly coloured displays are said to overstimulate pupils, so should you choose neutrals when refreshing your classroom walls? Clare Cook looks at the evidence

Oracy is not a ‘new-fangled fad’, say researchers Arlene Holmes-Henderson and Tom Wright, who share evidence-informed approaches to improving oracy in schools

New Zealand schools are shunning traditional classrooms in favour of flexible learning spaces – which means multiple classes and teachers working together. How does it all work? Christina Quaine finds out

Research shows a dip in the amount of reading children do outside of school as they move into Year 7, but Megan Dixon suggests a way to tackle this

Reading over the phone to older people in the community as part of a free paired reading scheme is helping children to build confidence and develop a love of books, finds Clare Cook

Writing off a classroom approach on the basis of conclusions drawn from research is not as straightforward as it seems, says Christian Bokhove

The idea that it’s OK to be bad at maths is widespread among pupils, but schools can do a lot to change their minds, say researchers Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair, who set out five myths about the subject that need to be busted

It isn’t always easy to translate cognitive science principles to the classroom, says Alex Quigley, but a framework drawn from research could provide a helpful model

The role that early language skills play in social-emotional regulation is often overlooked, says the chief executive of Speech and Language UK

A single interpretation of ‘knowledge’ has come to dominate the curriculum, with ‘destructive’ effects for the humanities, says Robert Eaglestone, who tells Helen Amass how we can redress the balance