A primary school in the UK is introducing desks that allow students to stand while they work - following schools that have made similar moves in Australia, New Zealand and the US. Officials say the desks are intended to help improve students' health and their concentration.

“Education is about preparing kids for life, and public education is about helping people have equal opportunity, helping those who don’t have as much money have a more level playing field,” said Ali Partovi, co-founder of Code.org, in an interview at the Big Ideas Fest a few months ago.uter programming classes -- not just as…

While differentiation isn't essential for primary students, teachers need a more holistic approach for secondary pupils, who learn as much about culture as language.

Internet-based education offers everything from a free maths lecture to a full course on ancient Roman history. But it has its critics.

Veckans tema är samtal eller muntlig interaktion som det står i läroplanen. För att träna på detta åker eleverna till Vaxholm för att söka jobb. Slottskocken Andreas Lindell serverar en riktig utmaning. Deltagarna ska lära sig laga ett delikat svenskt smörgåsbord! Daniela berättar hur hon fann kärleken i Sverige. Del 4 av 8 (webb-tv).

Helen Timperley betonar att precis som lärare behöver ha elevernas lärande i fokus, måste varje rektor ha lärarnas lärande i centrum.

Sverige är ett avlångt land. Åtminstone i de södra delarna börjar det märkas att våren är på väg. Det börjar bli dags att tillverka sälg- eller rönnpipor.

Advertisement feature: Technology and software has enabled Harrogate Grammar School to integrate language learning in their school community and achieve their best ever results.

Forest schools helps students develop confidence and creativity by teaching practical, outdoor skills and teachers don't need a woodland on their doorstep to incorporate the ideas.

A survey of data shows a marked drop in teenagers reading for pleasure. Researchers are trying to figure out whether the explosion of e-reading and digital diversions is behind the decline.

School districts across the country have embraced different strategies for introducing classroom technology to teachers, but administrators interviewed for this article all agree they need to be tech-savvy models.

Here's what's behind the claim that education is the panacea to inequality - and why it has the answer all wrong.