Linguistics could make language learning more relevant – and attractive – for school pupils: BearFotos/Shutterstock A 2023 YouGov poll found that only 21% of UK adults can hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue. About half of the other 79% regretted not engaging more with languages at school, and more than …
Sexual predators at school: why South African law is failing to protect children from teachers: Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children can develop their potential. In South Africa, many public schools aren’t like this. Instead they are hothouses for teachers’ poor performance, financial mismanagement, assault and sexual misconduct. When …
Kenya’s decision to make maths optional in high school is a bad idea – what should happen instead: Kenya’s education ministry announced in March 2025 that mathematics would be an optional subject in senior secondary school, which begins in grade 10. Most students in this grade are aged 15 years. The education minister said the …
9 million Ethiopian children have been forced out of school: what the government must do: More than nine million Ethiopian children are currently out of school. They are caught in the crossfire of armed conflicts, natural disasters, tribal tensions and economic hardships. In 2023, Ethiopia had a total school-aged population of 35,444,482 children, about 52% …
Early years funding boost: why the UK government is prioritising getting children school ready: Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock The UK government is putting money into early years education in England. A funding boost of £75 million is intended to increase the number of staff and places for children in nurseries. The pupil premium for early years is …
How to help your child as they start at primary school: Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock Starting primary school is a momentous and exciting time for children. A positive start to school has been linked to children’s social and academic success in their first year at school. Children generally adjust well to new environments, routines and structure. However, …
Why school suspensions and exclusions have risen dramatically in England – and what could be done: BearFotos/Shutterstock The government looks set to implement a shift in how behaviour is managed in English schools. This would focus on keeping pupils in attendance. It comes after figures show that in the last academic year, school exclusions and …
Grade 11 School Boys Event in Qgeberha: The annual Grade 11 Male learners event for boys from various high schools in Gqeberha took place in the Hellenic Hall, Gqeberha on Tuesday 14 May 2024. Title sponsor, Vodacom, ensured that the learners with Vodacom phones all received 1 Gig of data to make their participation in …
Malawi’s school kids are using tablets to improve their reading and maths skills: Malawi introduced free primary education in 1994. This has significantly improved access to schooling. However, the country – which is one of the poorest in the world – still faces a high learning poverty rate of 87%. Learning poverty is a measure …
School results, smoking rates, shop closures? New statistics tool helps you compare local areas in the UK: Stephen Plaster|Shutterstock If you’re not a die-hard numbers person, government statistics can often go right over your head. That is, unless the data is easy to access and directly speaks to your everyday life. A new online service …
Nigerian bandits strategically target school children for kidnappings – here’s why: It is every parent’s worst nightmare: armed criminals attacking their child’s school, kidnapping students and teachers. In some parts of Nigeria, this scenario is not just the stuff of nightmares – it has become all too common in the past 10 years. The most …
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Matric results: South Africa’s record school pass rates aren’t what they seem – what’s really happening in the education system: South Africa's minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga. Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images South Africa’s matric (grade 12) class of 2023, which wrote final school-leaving exams late last year, has been hailed by the …
School uniforms may trigger sensory overload in kids who are sensitive to fabrics – our research can help: Children who experience sensory overload struggle with many items of clothing, including school shirts. macniak Many people live with what’s known as sensory over-reactivity or over-responsiveness. Those with this condition experience an over-reaction to sensory stimuli, such …
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Time to choose a career? A psychologist offers tips on the journey after high school: Pivotal decisions loom large for high school graduates and those with responsibility over them. The trajectory has been a fairly straightforward line until now – learning and more learning. Having completed high school, will the journey now lead directly to …
Rishi Sunak wants more maths at school – but finding the teachers will be hard when university departments are closing: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Oxford Brookes University recently announced it will no longer be offering mathematics degrees. This follows reported reductions or proposed cuts at other universities. This is a problem for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s vision …
Wales’s Pisa school test results have declined – but it’s not a true reflection of an education system: Every three years, an early Christmas gift arrives for the global education community from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Programme for International Student Assessments (Pisa) is an international test in which 15 year …