The Educators

The most important educator in most children's lives is their parents, and the first five years is deemed to be critical... Read more

Studies have shown that the most important thing in a child's education is the quality of their teacher. A child at a ba... Read more

Schools in England have been warned that if they coast, rather than improve, they risk being closed down.Sarah Montague ... Read more

Since the first international comparisons in 2000, Finland has been at or near the top of league tables for the abilitie... Read more

The KIPP school movement began 20 years ago in the US. It stands for Knowledge Is Power Program, and the schools focus o... Read more

Sal Khan worked as a hedge-fund analyst before he set up the Khan Academy, almost by accident, when his cousin in anothe... Read more

Is our attitude towards maths killing the subject for children? Professor Jo Boaler believes a widespread belief in the ... Read more

Professor Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University, imagines a future where children te... Read more

Most parents will have witnessed the magnetic effect of computer games on children. The combination of skill, memory and... Read more

It's a relatively new dilemma for teachers. If the answer to almost anything is available with a search, should children... Read more