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September 3, 2019

Schools could teach children how to be happy – but they foster competition instead

Angel Urbina-Garcia, University of Hull

In Nordic and Latin American countries, education systems promote well-being and resilience. The UK still has a lot to learn.

When faced with a class full of learners, student teachers must adapt theory to practice. Sunshine Seeds/Shutterstock/Editorial use only

August 26, 2019

What student teachers learn when putting theory into classroom practice

Nhlanhla Mpofu, University of the Free State

Student teachers saw certain incidents in their classrooms as a learning process that caused them to act, respond and reflect so they could maintain quality teaching.

Children across the Gauteng often walk long distances to school and back. Sarah Wiseman/Flickr

July 1, 2018

The long and short of South African school commutes: a case study

Alexandra Parker, Gauteng City-Region Observatory and Julia de Kadt, University of the Witwatersrand

Over a third of pupils in the Gauteng province still travel more than five kilometres to school.

England’s top performing maths pupils achieve a very high standard but the bottom performers lag far behind. shutterstock

December 15, 2017

Maths challenge: England has one of the biggest gaps between high and low performing pupils in the developed world

Mark Boylan, Sheffield Hallam University

But could the influences of Shanghai and Singapore help?

The government has been criticised for a lack of accountability for academies. shutterstock

December 13, 2017

Research finds academies still too tied up by exams and inspections to adopt best practices

Mel Ainscow, University of Manchester and Maija Salokangas, Trinity College Dublin

More bad news for academies as new findings show deepening divisions within English education system.

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