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2026 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Educational Research Book of the Year

Closes 22 Jul 2026

This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.

What does the proposed social media ban mean for student voice in educational assessment?

The UK government’s proposal to follow Australia and restrict social media access for under-16s has reignited debates about young people’s wellbeing, online safety and mental health. Much of...

From loss to learning: What national tragedies ask of the curriculum

When should a society’s most painful events enter the classroom, and on whose terms? These questions framed an event at Westminster in March that brought together bereaved families, survivors,...

Knowledge is never neutral: Hegelian reflections on contemporary education

A stalemate is how we understand knowledge Education faces a philosophical stalemate. On one side is an ‘objective obsession’ with standardised metrics. For example, English education polices...

The predictive value of standardised test scores for future attainment: The impact of achievement level

In many countries, school evaluations take into account the average progress their students make on standardised tests relative to their peers. This is sometimes expressed as the value-added or...

Right, what are we doing to help the children?

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Summer 2026

Research Intelligence issue 167: Equity & curriculum reform in the four UK nations

Understanding Arabic diglossia: On literacy reporting transparency in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

Internationally validated literacy assessments, like the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), are widely administered around the world for their flexibility to be translated...

Is creative writing an art form? The curriculum doesn’t think so

Over the past decade, English (as a curriculum subject) has been stripped of its soul and creativity. What was once a subject that celebrated imagination and voice has been reduced to a sterile...

Five realignments for curriculum design

As upcoming curriculum reform unfolds across England and Northern Ireland, schools are being invited to reconsider how their curriculum visions relate to profound and unprecedented societal...

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Bites, issue 14: Rethinking primary education through pedagogical innovation & wellbeing

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The educational imperatives of our time have led to major curriculum reviews in all four nations of the UK. Common themes across these curriculum reforms include a shift in focus from knowledge to...

Teaching for tomorrow: Why virtual internships belong in the curriculum

The current economic downturn has created an increasingly competitive global jobs market which demands graduates with enhanced transferable skills as outlined in the World Economic Forum’s...