The “zero tolerance” in the face of school bullying, brandished by the new Minister of Education, following the decree of August 16, 2023 on the exclusion of the harassing student, shows both the seriousness of this phenomenon which affects the school and the need for strong actions to address this threat which weighs on many children, adolescents […] … learn more→

Until recently, it was common to recommend that a person with an intellectual disability not be exposed to a second language . Likewise, it was not common to carry out linguistic policies that encouraged the maintenance of heritage languages ​​(foreign family language) among migrant families. However, some people with intellectual disabilities who grew up in families with this […] … learn more→

Academic challenges and difficulties are inevitable parts of school – this is how students learn. So researchers have long been interested in the ways students navigate these challenges and how to help them cope better. Recent research has focused on the concept of “academic buoyancy” or everyday resilience at school. This is about students’ capacity […] … learn more→

Since yesterday’s pandemic, we have often heard the term learning loss or a decline in students’ academic knowledge and skills. Our previous article discussed the potential for recovery from learning loss . Interestingly, some schools and students can recover from learning loss more quickly than others . What factors accelerated the recovery? 1. Curriculum adjustments The literature shows that curricula in developing countries tend […] … learn more→

If it wins the election, the National Party has vowed to shake up how children are taught to read and write. Part of this education overhaul includes a pledge to require the teaching of “structured literacy” in all year 0-6 classrooms. For many in education, the announcement is welcome. It signals a move to an explicit and […] … learn more→

The National School Reform Agreement is made about once every five years in Australia. This is the main way the federal government can steer changes in how Australian schools are run. The current reform agreement ends in December 2024, and the new one is starting to be developed. One of the early priorities is to improve outcomes […] … learn more→

The government is placing the start of the school year under the sign of Olympism and Paralympism . This year 2022-2023 would be “an opportunity to strengthen all the measures promoting the physical and sporting activities of students”, including the “30 minutes of daily physical activity” tested at the start of the 2020 school year and then generalized […] … learn more→

The Ministers of National Education follow one another, but the national assessments in mathematics and French carried out at the start of the year at different levels of schooling (CP, CE1, sixth, second, 1st year of CAP) continue . In 2023, they take place from September 11 to 22 and are even extended, for this start of the […] … learn more→

When students are afraid and lack confidence in their performance in front of their teachers and classmates, not only does their academic performance decline, but they also suffer from stress and anxiety or depression, because they fear failing or because they compare themselves to others. Although these feelings may be part of immaturity and lack of experience with many […] … learn more→

In this 2023 school year, as at the start of the previous year, the question is once again raised of the attacks on secularism that would constitute the wearing of abayas for girls (traditional loose dresses covering the entire body), and of their male equivalent, qamis – attacks whose figure is increasing: from 2167 to 4710 […] … learn more→