The link between school belonging and GCSE outcomes
Pupils who feel they belong at school tend to get better GCSE grades, but much of that link disappears once otherwise similar pupils are compared.
The jingle-jangle problem of measuring “school belonging”
A look at how three international surveys measure school belonging, and why a single score may tell schools less than it seems.
Why one word can break your research – and why AI won’t help. A cautionary tale from PISA
We look at how one small change in wording to just one PISA survey question has big implications for anyone using PISA to understand unexcused absences from school.
Were PISA reading scores in Wales as bad as they first seemed?
When the PISA results came out on Tuesday, Wales got a bit of a hammering. But it might not quite be as bad as it first seems.
Four things to look out for when the PISA results are released
Our round-up of what to expect when PISA results come out next week
How many 15-year-olds are gullible enough to get scammed by a spam email?
April Fools' Day is traditionally a day for (mostly) harmless pranks. But we look at a serious issue: how vulnerable are young people to being duped by online scams?
Has peak PISA passed? A look at the attention results from international assessments receive
Once upon a time PISA was all the rage. But is it receiving less attention now than it used to?
How is school accountability linked to teacher stress?
England’s school system has a high level of accountability – and a high level of accountability-related stress
Has a GCSE grade C/4 lost its value?
Can PISA tell us anything about grade inflation at GCSE?