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Job satisfaction amongst secondary teachers in England is declining. Now we have some of the least satisfied teachers in the world
John Jerrim. Today, new results have been released from the TALIS 2018 survey – a study of the teaching profession conducted within more than 40 countries across the world. Along with Sam Sims, I co-authored the national report for England.…
The Tories are now clambering to increase education spending. Here’s where teachers think they should spend their money
John Jerrim. In case you hadn’t noticed, there seems to be a fairly important leadership race taking place. This is, of course, being dominated by Brexit. But many of the candidates have also announced grand education spending plans. Michael Gove…
When it comes to Ofsted’s judgments about school inclusion, context is everything
Rob Webster. Last week, Schools Week reported on an academy in Dorset that had controversially retained its ‘outstanding’ grade despite Ofsted inspectors’ notes revealing that ‘dozens of pupils leave each year’. The inspection was triggered by concerns over ‘exceptional levels…
Evolution: as a religious professor of science education, I believe we should rethink how we teach it
Max4e Photo/Shutterstock Michael Reiss. Evolution is near universally regarded by the scientific community as a cornerstone of modern biology. Treating it as anything other than incontrovertible fact can therefore incur the wrath of scientists, who highlight the extensive depth and…
The UK’s unique scientific versions of the 7-Up series
Alissa Goodman. I first encountered the brilliant Michael Apted 7-Up TV series as a 9 year old (pictured) in primary school, back in 1981, not long after 21-Up had been made. Instead of lessons, our teacher Miss Price let us watch…
How an apprenticeship in the arts helps bridge the move from care into further education and fulfilling work
Katie Hollingworth. Young people who have been in care face significant obstacles as they make the transition into adulthood. Statistics on the outcomes for this group are troubling. Almost 40% of care experienced young people are not in education, training…
Shrinking breaktimes: is pupil well-being diminishing too?
Ed Baines and Peter Blatchford. School breaktimes and play have been exercising policy-makers of late. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood has called on the Government to mandate a minimum amount of time for break and…
Fair access: are comprehensive universities the answer?
IOE Events. For our latest debate we moved further down the education pipeline, to higher education. We wanted to look at why the pace of progress in widening access across our universities has felt so slow. We were inspired by…
Cash may be going out of fashion, but children still need to understand how money works
Jennie Golding. At present I am leading a fascinating set of research studies that take me into mathematics classrooms of the full range of 5 to 18-year-olds. We are asking how the current mathematics curriculum is being experienced by teachers and…
Banning porn won’t work. So how can we best support young people’s digital intimacies?
Jessica Ringrose, Amelia Jenkinson and Sophie Whitehead. In recent weeks, conversation has been reignited around the UK’s porn block for under 18s. The plan to prevent teens from accessing porn has been long delayed, but the government recently reiterated that…
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