Professional capital involves a long-term investment in committed high-quality teachers who can work together to maximize improvement and make effective decisions, write teacher-educators Michael Fullan and Andy Hargreaves in this commentary about reviving the teaching profession.

Recently, a story has been making the news cycle about an girl who felt humiliated when she received the “Catastrophe Award” for giving the most homework excuses. Her mother complained to the school. The principal defended the teacher’s behavior suggesting she was just trying to end the year on a playful, light note.

Skrappere adgangskrav til læreruddannelsen vil føre til flere dygtige lærere, mener Skoleledernes formand.

High-school English teacher Paul Barnwell describes his unsuccessful attempts to integrate technology, including social media and smartphones, into classroom lessons.

Jeevan Vasagar looks at the battle between the education secretary and the unions and why Gove might just relish the fight.

Barren bliver fremover hævet for, hvem der kan blive optaget på læreruddannelsen.

Barneombud Reidar Hjermann fastslår at norske skoler ikke har lykkes med å stanse mobbing, og mener skoler må kunne stenges og verstingene bøtelegges.

As the Swedish experiment has shown, when free schools operate for profit it's always the children who pick up the bill. The secretary of state for education, Michael Gove, used his appearance at yesterday's Leveson inquiry to fly a kite for free schools to be allowed to make a profit if the Conservatives win a…

Det finns stort norskt intresse för den utomhuspedagogik Frödinge skola i Vimmerby kommun bedriver i skolskogen. Igår kom norska gäster för att hämta idéer och inspiration.

The root of all problems in today's schools is the country's failure to properly train its teachers, writes Tom Allon, a former high-school English teacher running for mayor of New York City.

De obligatoriske pædagogiske læreplaner har givet langt større fokus på læring og faglighed i daginstitutionerne, viser evaluering. Men børnene er blevet mindre skoleparate.

All school children should have to take part in compulsory body image and self-esteem lessons, MPs recommend in a major report on British body image.