With the UK Labour government commissioning Professor Becky Francis to review England’s national curriculum, we have an opportunity to reconsider not just what children should learn but how.

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Parental engagement significantly boosts children’s academic success, with evidence from around the world demonstrating an average of four months of additional progress over a single ...

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A research-informed pedagogy Case-based learning (CBL) bridges the gap between theory and practice by immersing students in real-world scenarios that are grounded ...

Luke Jackson is a part-time EdD student at the University of Warwick and a full-time Appropriate Body Lead for the Star Teaching School Hub (Birmingham South). Luke is a qualified secondary ...

Fiona Patrick is a senior lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. She is a member of the Cultures, Literacy, Inclusion and Pedagogy research and teaching group (CLIP) ...

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Several months ago, I went to see Wicked, the Broadway musical recently adapted for film. While I initially expected a form of escapist entertainment, I instead found myself engaged with ...

There is plenty of literature examining the challenges that people from working-class backgrounds face in UK higher education ...

Stacey Mottershaw is an associate professor (Teaching and Scholarship) at Leeds University Business School and trustee of the National Educational Opportunities Network (NEON). Her ...