Recent research suggests that school connectedness is every bit as important for students on the autism spectrum as for other students.

Teacher speaks to Dr Mary Kimani about school support for refugee students from Sub-Saharan Africa.

‘[Ruby] has been working on this project for many months and comes to each day with a new idea to try, or a new way to achieve something already attempted.'

At the start of a new year teachers are looking at the big picture priorities for their students. What does this year hold in terms of experiences, challenges and learning?

‘By adding pockets of change that link firmly to our vision into the timetabled curriculum, assessment reform can become more widespread ...’

Teacher editor Jo Earp explores a project helping schools use evidence-informed approaches to support staff wellbeing.

Stealth assessment, interactive learning environments and assessing literacy and numeracy. In a special podcast, Teacher provides a snapshot of the keynote speeches from Research Conference 2015.

Melissa Hughes discusses the development of critical thinking skills in a changing landscape.

Schools must work with parents to ensure they receive useful, meaningful information about their child's learning, says Professor Dylan Wiliam.

Setting high expectations, putting faces on the data and making student growth visible to the whole community has helped accelerate literacy learning at this school.