Women who changed science missing from GCSE and A-level courses – new studyStephanie Buttigieg, University of Cambridge; Gregory Cooke, University of Cambridge, and Skyla White, University of Bern
Young people need more than qualifications to prepare them for workBerry Billingsley, Swansea University
Experienced teachers are quitting or reducing their hours – they’re struggling to copeMoira Hulme, University of the West of Scotland
Ireland proposes language testing for citizenship: more demands on already stretched English teachingChelsea Whittaker, Trinity College Dublin
French school protests: a rite of passage – and the result of genuine concernsJoseph Downing, Aston University
Millions of new skilled workers are needed – vocational GCSEs could help prepare themFabian Stephany, University of Oxford
Does increased childcare funding help mothers into work?Eva Lloyd, University of East London and Sung-Hee Lee, University of Derby
Neet with a disability: what’s holding back visually impaired young people who want to workRachel Hewett, University of Birmingham
Children’s sport is great at keeping them busy – but are they learning?Jose Castro, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Inclusion is central to England’s education policy – but what it means is changingJulie Wharton, University of Winchester
Children from armed forces families have extra educational challenges – especially those with SendMichael Hall, University of Winchester
Proposed curriculum in Northern Ireland would restrict children’s language learningIan Collen, Queen's University Belfast
Pisa results: England bucks global decline in reading and Wales falls behindMark Boylan, Sheffield Hallam University
Pisa results: what they tell us about reading standards in Welsh schools – and what they don’tManon Jones, Bangor University and Cameron Downing, University of York
What children worry about when they start secondary school – and how to support themRhiannon Packer, Cardiff Metropolitan University; Adam Pierce, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Kieran Hodgkin, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Compulsory grammar tests in England’s schools aren’t improving children’s writingAngela Jayne Kilpatrick, University of Lancashire
What protects teachers from burnout: relationships, good leadership and a system that supports themSabrina Fitzsimons, Dublin City University and Catherine Furlong, Dublin City University
A-level results: why politics is the fastest growing subjectRose Gann, Nottingham Trent University and Ana Isabel Nunes, Nottingham Trent University
Falling birth rates mean schools are closing – affecting whole communitiesAlice Bradbury, UCL and Eleanor Fagan, UCL
Social media provides valued community spaces for autistic young peopleNelya Koteyko, Queen Mary University of London; Flo Bremner, Queen Mary University of London, and Jessica Aiston, Queen Mary University of London
Social media bans are an attempt to manage harm – but young people can flourish onlineChloe S. Gordon, Australian Catholic University and Simon P Hammond, University of East Anglia
Why turning off screens is so hard for children – and four tips to make it easierSteven Howard, University of Oxford
Australia has already banned social media for under 16s – here’s what the UK can learn from the experienceLisa M. Given, RMIT University
Why making friends at university feels harder than it really isRobert Dempsey, Manchester Metropolitan University
AI means there’s no better time to study maths – but degrees are becoming less accessibleNeil Saunders, City St George's, University of London
Jason Arday’s death: Black academics need to feel they belong in higher educationIfedapo Francis Awolowo, Sheffield Hallam University
Why university resits are harder for some students than othersKaren Lander, University of Manchester and Andrew Mawdsley, University of Manchester
Digital poverty is holding university students backMatthew Hinton, The Open University and Jacqueline Baxter, The Open University
Growing up socially isolated linked to young people becoming NeetBridget Bryan, King's College London and Louise Arseneault, King's College London
Mentoring based on young peoples’ strengths can alleviate the crisis in education, training and employmentCatherine Comfort, The Open University
When a teenager makes the ‘stupid choice’, their brain is working exactly as designedEvelyn Svingen, University of Birmingham
Ten fathers took extended leave to care for their babies – how their family life changedEmma Banister, University of Manchester; Ben Kerrane, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Joanna Wilson, Manchester Metropolitan University