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How do you know which educational research to trust? Here are the questions to ask

I have previously drawn attention to differences in expert opinion over the usefulness of statistical significance testing, particularly in regard to randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Now it's time...

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Being a teaching assistant has made me feel more alive than ever – and even more determined to become a teacher

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"Frankly, I question your sanity going into teaching," a former boss said, in response to my request for a reference for my part-time PGCE application. I can't say I blame him. On my first day as teac...

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What grade would you give to OCR’s recent report on the curriculum and assessment?

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I was horrified by Donald Trump's claim that pets are being eaten in Ohio. And mighty relieved when this was shown to be untrue. Yes, fact-checking is of great value in identifying statements that are...

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The impact of E.D. Hirsch on the UK education curriculum

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Whilst relatively few in the education world are aware of it, the impact of the American educator and academic Professor Eric Donald Hirsch Jr on the UK government's education reforms since 2010, has ...

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Are we really raising aspirations?

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In schools we assume a lot we probably shouldn't. One of the most damaging of these assumptions is that disadvantaged children want the sort of lives their teachers have but just don't know how to get...

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