What happens if children aren’t making progress with language and literacy, and what sort of learning impairments might be the cause? How can the study of children’s thinking help us to understand these learning difficulties? This album offers insights into some of the problems faced by children with the developmental disorders dyslexia, poor comprehension and specific language impairment. In the main audio tracks, educators, therapists and researchers explore why children might have language and literacy difficulties, and how schools can work with psychologists to help these children develop key language and literacy skills. The interviews are introduced and contextualised by Professor David Messer of The Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning.

Research from Australia suggests there are many reasons why children subjected to bullying don't ask their teachers to get involved. Kenneth Rigby shares some of the findings.

The 2016 Budget included an announcement that all local authority schools in England would be forced to become academies. It's the end of a local tradition in education, says James Williams.

Everyone has a right to education. But how do you manage to deliver that when pupils have been excluded?

The heat is on for Indian school students as exam time arrives.

Billy Khokhar blogs about the effect of the Indian caste system on pupils' educational achievement.

Billy Khokar compares differing attitudes to school in South Asian and British cultures.

There's any number of different types of school, and working out the difference between, say, a Middle School and a Junior School isn't always easy. We've prepared a simple guide to the various species of school currently active in the UK

Jean Kane describes the procedures for school exclusions in Scotland and looks at some of the issues raised