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Students often struggle to adapt what they have learned and apply it to different subjects or to activities outside of the classroom. Jared Cooney Horvath looks at impediments to the successful transference of competency from one domain to another and what teachers can do to help

International analysis finds secondary teachers in Scotland spend far more time teaching than those in other countries

There is no scientific proof that overlays support dyslexic learners, argues Jeremy Law

The term ‘school readiness’ comes with a lot of baggage and means different things to different people, Louise Kay argues. The researcher tells Jon Severs and Zofia Niemtus we should move away from high-pressure accountability and towards an individualised approach to early learning

Being awkward about asking for what you’re worth could be costing you dearly – especially if you’re a woman, writes Vivienne Porritt of #WomenEd

Teaching might be a female-dominated profession but it is only just starting to confront one of the biggest challenges for women in the workplace: the menopause. Schools are now, at long last, beginning to tackle this great taboo, write Emma Seith and Dave Speck – and talking openly about the subject is providing enormous relief to teachers who have been suffering in silence

Watch out, warns Christian Bokhove – challenging misconceptions about research could blow up in your face by reinforcing the very views you’re trying to correct

We need to rethink ‘creativity’ and consider the factors that best promote it, writes Christian Bokhove

The lunch ‘hour’ is fast becoming a thing of the past, consumed by competing pressures and demands on schools. Why is this happening, and what impact do shorter breaks have on students’ mental and physical health? How is the culture of a school affected – and should the government step in? Emma Seith and Dave Speck investigate

A visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina with the charity Remembering Srebrenica Scotland reminds Henry Hepburn that education must, fundamentally, be about humanity

A child’s ability to self-regulate – their awareness of their own mental processes and how they control their actions – is a good predictor of future success, research shows. Here, cognitive psychologist David Whitebread tells Chris Parr how teachers can develop these skills in early years and primary

Mindfulness has slowly become the go-to intervention for schools looking to support teacher wellbeing, with meditation Insets and whole-staff yoga now common. But Grainne Hallahan finds that not only are these sessions unlikely to work, they may actually cause more harm than good