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The election of a Labour government in the UK in July 2024 heralded optimism that some serious problems with England’s national curriculum and assessment system, evident since 2014, ...

If teachers are to continue developing their classroom practice, we need them to take risks. Very little research has considered teachers’ attitudes to voluntary risk-taking; which ...

Scotland’s ‘1+2 languages’ policy, introduced in 2012, reflects the growing global need for multilingualism. It introduced learning a second language (L2) from age five and a third ...

A crucial yet often overlooked aspect of educational equity is the need to address hair-based discrimination in UK educational institutions. While racial inequality in education is ...

Dr Karen Foster is a science teacher and leads on initial teacher training at Pittville School in Cheltenham. She has previously held senior leadership roles in secondary education and at ...

Dr David Roxburgh is a Principal Teaching Fellow and the current Deputy Head for Innovation and Impact in the Strathclyde Institute of Education at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He ...

Dr. Vlad Glăveanu is a Full Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychology at Dublin City University, where he also serves as the Director of the DCU Centre for Possibility Studies. Additionally, ...

Rannveig Björk Thorkelsdóttir is a professor in Drama and Theatre Education at the University of Iceland School of Education. She completed her PhD from the Faculty of Education, Norwegian University ...