Perspectives
'Perspectives' are comment and opinion pieces from those across the education, research and policy sector. Those invited to write are encouraged to express their own views; the opinions shared here are therefore those of the individual authors, not the Centre for Education Research and Practice.
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Creative classrooms for all
29 April 2014Injecting a little creativity can help pupils really engage with a subject, says Loughborough University's Sarah Turner
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Early pointer to school success
22 April 2014Alyssa Sawyer considers the link between self-regulation in early childhood and later academic achievement.
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The missing middle
16 April 2014A life more ordinary: a UK collaboration turns the microscope on the under-examined majority in educational attainment.
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Throwing out the rule book
8 April 2014Abolish regulations about children’s play at school, says Grant Schofield. They’ll get more exercise, and sort out the details for themselves.
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Valuing teacher judgement
1 April 2014The public needs a better understanding of the role teachers play in assessment practice, says Val Klenowski.
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How to succeed in PISA
25 March 2014Vietnam outperformed many nations of comparable economic status in the latest PISA assessment. Zoe James says that a focus on basic skills has been one vital element of its success.
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Are academies innovative?
17 March 2014Academies are less adventurous than policy-makers might wish, according to new research reported here by Amy Finch.
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FSM – past their eat-by date?
11 March 2014Everyone uses free school meals as a gauge of school pupil disadvantage. Is it time to rethink this generally accepted metric? asks Stephen Gorard.
