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Music Education in Government Schools: The Case for a Subject That Was Never Fully Given a Chance

Music Education in Government Schools: The Case for

Music has been on the school curriculum in India for decades. It has rarely been staffed, funded, or taken seriously.
The Teacher Who Has Given Up: Recognising and Responding to Burnout in Indian School Staff

The Teacher Who Has Given Up: Recognising and

Teacher burnout is common, consequential, and rarely discussed openly. The research on what causes it and what alleviates it has
Parents as Partners, Not Problems: Rethinking the School-Community Relationship

Parents as Partners, Not Problems: Rethinking the School-Community

Most Indian schools manage their relationships with parents rather than building them. The research on what happens when schools genuinely
The Headmaster Who Teaches: Instructional Leadership and Why Administrative Management Is Not Enough

The Headmaster Who Teaches: Instructional Leadership and Why

The evidence on school leadership is specific: headmasters who act as instructional leaders produce better outcomes than headmasters who manage
Belonging as a Learning Condition: Why School Climate Matters More Than Most People Think

Belonging as a Learning Condition: Why School Climate

Children who feel they belong in their school — who feel known, safe, and valued — learn more, stay longer,
The Weight of Examinations: Academic Pressure, Student Wellbeing, and the Schools That Are Finding a Better Balance

The Weight of Examinations: Academic Pressure, Student Wellbeing,

India’s board examinations are among the most high-stakes in the world. The pressure they generate is real, documented, and consequential
Bullying in Indian Schools: What the Research Shows and What Schools Can Do

Bullying in Indian Schools: What the Research Shows

Bullying in Indian schools is underreported, underdiscussed, and often addressed through the wrong interventions. The evidence on what actually reduces
The Child Who Will Not Come In: School Refusal, Anxiety, and What Schools Actually Need to Know

The Child Who Will Not Come In: School

For some children, the anxiety of attending school is not a phase or a tactic. It is a clinical reality
The Question That Does Not Wait for an Answer: Rethinking Classroom Talk in Indian Schools

The Question That Does Not Wait for an

In most Indian classrooms, teachers talk for the vast majority of the lesson and children talk very little. The evidence
The Lesson Plan That Never Gets Written: Why Planning Matters and How to Make It Practical

The Lesson Plan That Never Gets Written: Why

Most teachers in India do not write lesson plans in any useful form. The evidence is clear that planned lessons