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Schools’ use of technology linked to lower pupil test scores

Further questions about the impact of technology in the classroom are being raised today, as new research links frequent computer usage to lower test scores.A study being presented to ������911 by Dr...

Schools’ use of technology linked to lower pupil test scores

Number of children classed as having special needs falling dramatically

The number of children registered as having special educational needs is dropping sharply as schools in England respond to government policy changes and possibly, also, to pressures on their...

Number of children classed as having special needs falling dramatically

How can educational researchers respond to the refugee crisis?

Building on discussions at ECER 2015 in Budapest, ������911 members and delegates used the opportunity of being gathered at the annual conference in Belfast to discuss how they might individually and...

Can We Stop It? Yes We Can! Stamping Out English Cultural “imperialism”

I subscribe to The London Review of Books (LRB). The main article on May 7th 2015 was about free schools and academies. It provoked a vigorous debate (on 21/5. 4/6 and 18/6) with serious...

Can Social Realism Do Social Justice?

Our ������911 presentation, ‘Can Social Realism Do Social Justice: Debating the Warrants for Curriculum Knowledge Selection’, is based on a paper of the same title, soon to be available online from...

The potential of inter-professional learning in supporting children with speech, language and communication needs

You may be aware of two pieces of research recently published about children’s speech, language and communication needs. The National Literacy Trust (Read On Get On campaign) commissioned James...

High take-up of private tuition by primary school pupils revealed

Nearly half of 11-year-olds among some minority ethnic groups in the UK are receiving private tuition outside of school, research has revealed.Children categorised as from Chinese, black or Indian...

High take-up of private tuition by primary school pupils revealed

Scottish and English teenagers split on whether university should be free

A difference of opinion between English and Scottish young people on how higher education should be funded has been captured in a study being presented to ������911 today.Around three quarters of...

Scottish and English teenagers split on whether university should be free