A new Project Maths curriculum in Ireland includes a focus on practical problem-solving, rather than rote learning. However, its implementation has been difficult with the syllabus drawing criticism for a drop in student achievement as well as what two teachers say is too great of a focus on literacy skills.

Pupils in England could be taught in bigger classes and by unqualified staff, as schools will need an extra 15,000 teachers, Labour claims.

Fra på tirsdag er landets folkeskolelærere lockoutede. Men 8.241 lærere drager på arbejde, som om intet var hændt, og giver børnene fragmenter af den normale undervisning.

Most countries have more rigorous training requirements for high-school teachers than is the standard in the US, according to data collected by Jody Heymann and the World Policy Analysis Center and published in "Children's Chances: How Countries Can Move from Surviving to Thriving." This map shows that a bachelor's degree is required in the US,…

Canada looks to take larger share of international student market.

Teachers in England and Wales are calling on the government to reconsider plans to link pay to their performance in the classroom.

Foreløbig vil ingen andre faggrupper nedlægge deres arbejde i sympati med lærerne i folkeskolen og på de statslige skoler.

Schools in England will no longer be rated as "outstanding" if they fail to close the attainment gap between poor and rich children, a minister says.

Schools and colleges are developing some promising initiatives to encourage social mobility, but there's always more to be done, writes Brian Lightman.

Teachers will call for the resignation of the Education Secretary as Britain's major classroom unions prepare to stage their annual conferences amid a backdrop of unprecedented hostility towards the Government.

Teachers should spend no more than 20 hours a week with children in the classroom to ease excessive workload, unions will argue.

Education Secretary Michael Gove is set to be accused of damaging children's schooling by pushing through "wrong-headed" reforms.