The gap between the most and least advantaged areas in Australia is reflected in educational inequality.
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Education outcomes of young people can be improved with targeted interventions. At the centre lies the participation of partners – community, family and schools.
Researchers find striking results from a large study of secondary school students.
The gap between boys and girls starts early and grows quickly.
Three reasons why the new progress measures may be a misleading indicator of school performance.
Do we really need to focus on things like spelling or memorising dates if technology can do that for us? Perhaps education should focus on other things instead.
Theresa May might believe ‘poorer children do better’ at grammar schools, but she still has a lot to learn about how social inequality impacts education.
School expulsions are on the rise in Australia. But research shows individual punishment as a deterrent rarely works.
We need all schools and young people to thrive, not just the select few.
The right is celebrating the potential return of selective schools, but there are major political obstacles to overcome first.
The high-school prom has been assimilated into British culture – but how far do ours deviate from the iconic American tradition?
The start of a new school year is the time when shy teenagers are least likely to be excluded from new friendship groups.
Can schools in the North and Midlands replicate the success of those in the South of England?
Data from the National Benchmark Test can be used by universities to support students who lag behind in academic literacy.
Critics of Ghana’s education system suggest that making local cultural values a fundamental part of the education system will create a happier, more harmonious society.
If we want students to be well prepared for the 21st century, then we should be teaching coding in school.
Countries have a lot to gain by making sure all people leave school with functional literacy.
Schools are complying with the letter of the law when it comes to admissions. But is the system working?
The domination of top British universities by people who have attended private schools remains controversial. Defenders of the status quo would argue that successful applicants to Russell Group universities…
Pupils in London do better at school than the rest of the country, but why? Sam Freedman, a former adviser to Michael Gove and now head of an education charity has called this “the biggest question in…
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