Research
The latest from the world of education research including pedagogical studies, national school survey data and classroom case studies
Thursday
12th Jun 2025
EHCPs up 11% as DfE mulls their future
The number of education, health and care plans has more than doubled since 2016. Here are five key points from today’s DfE data

Why you could be getting whole-class feedback wrong
Whole-class feedback has the potential to be a workload saviour, says Alex Quigley, but does it always help learning?

DfE ‘should auto-enrol’ pupils for free school meals
Call for all eligible children to be automatically enrolled for FSM follows the government announcement that it is expanding the entitlement from next year

Thursday
5th Jun 2025
Five key challenges for schools on international teacher recruitment
The DfE has commissioned research into international teachers and trainees to understand barriers to recruitment and retention

Academies now outnumber LA schools
The DfE has published its latest census data on schools and pupil characteristics. Here is everything you need to know

Tuesday
3rd Jun 2025
Why phonics hasn’t won the reading wars - yet
While phonics is now universal in England’s schools, in other English-speaking countries the battle over the best way to teach reading is far from won. Holly Korbey investigates why

EIS: Teachers ‘at all stages’ hit with excessive workload
Almost half of Scottish teachers report working at least seven hours of unpaid overtime per week, according to new research
