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Where does he work? Heckman is an American economist currently working at the University of Chicago as the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, professor of law at the Law Schoo...

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Facilitating subjects are more important than ever – but what are they?

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"I want Britain to be a place where advantage is based on merit, not privilege. Where it's your talent and hard work that matter, not where you were born, who your parents are or what your accent soun...

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Do smaller class sizes really improve student outcomes?

Research Matters

While it might feel like having fewer pupils in your class would help you make more progress, there is strangely little hard evidence that reducing class sizes consistently improves student attainment...

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A guide to optimism and how to develop it among your students (hint: it's got nothing to do with how full your glass is)

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Optimism: it's all about whether the glass half full or half empty, right? Wrong. It turns out that most people have the wrong idea of optimism. So what exactly is it? How important is it? And, most c...

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#NQTsurgery: advice for the summer – Twitter chat round-up

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The holidays are here! While this should be a time for recuperation and relaxation, NQTs be tempted to get ahead of the game, only to find their precious break swallowed up by work. Our latest Twitter...

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