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What does it mean to be popular? And how does it influence young people’s behaviour and learning? Researcher Brett Laursen shares his findings

Powerful knowledge can’t be reduced to a list – it’s a way of seeing knowledge in terms of its creation and purpose, writes Mark Enser

In response to the SNP government’s plan for a Centre of Teaching Excellence, secondary heads warn ‘excellence’ is ‘a tarnished word’ in Scottish education

The renowned researcher’s 10 principles of instruction have come to be seen as the definitive framework for ‘good teaching’, but their context and evidence base are poorly understood, argues Jessica Powell

Tes speaks to NEU members to find out the big issues teachers will want to see prioritised by a future government in a likely general election year

Dame Christine Gilbert, a former chief inspector, will start the independent review this month

Increasing pressure on teachers’ time and resources makes it more crucial than ever to get the preparation right as pupils in Scotland move from P7 to S1, say Kirsten Colquhoun and Jane Tulloch

Every year, hundreds of disillusioned teachers leave the profession. But trying another type of school, role or setting can be the spark that reignites the passion for teaching – as these teachers testify

Daniel Kebede used his first major speech to warn Sir Keir Starmer the union was putting ‘any incoming Labour government on notice’

Victims of bullying may be reluctant to seek help because they fear the social isolation of being seen as a ‘telltale’ – and zero-tolerance approaches can make things worse, argues Luke Roberts

Two-thirds of respondents to an NEU survey also said their schools had leaks

Ofsted has updated its guidance on how schools can complain about an inspection, with two key changes that schools and other settings should be aware of