labour, regardless of their circumstances at birth. However, as this report shows, far too many children, students and adults … students at opposite ends of the socio-economic scale, and these differences tend to increase in the transition into adulthood …-based support and programmes for children from families that have not attained a high level of education and skills. In the schools …

With most students around the world having experienced remote learning over the past year because of the COVID-19 … richly students benefit from being in school with their teachers and classmates. Positive, High-achieving Students? What …

among students are associated with student absenteeism. Schools that promote participation of students, teachers and parents … (TALIS) reports having more than 10% of potentially disruptive students with behaviour problems in their classes. Teachers … with more than one in ten students with behaviour problems spend almost twice as much time keeping order in the classroom …

to both teachers and students. A vast majority of teachers also use student-oriented practices and enhanced learning …, more often than students, that they use a given teaching practice. The gap between teacher and student reports about the …

experiences of special needs students. This is important to ensure equal learning opportunities for all children and to create the …The teacher workforce could be better prepared to cater to the learning needs of special needs students. The low … conditions necessary for students with special needs to succeed. …

One of the goals of education systems is to equip all students, irrespective of their individual characteristics, with …. Family background, disabilities and gender all influence students’ trajectory toward fulfilling their potential. Boys, for …, Positive, High-achieving Students? What Schools and Teachers Can Do, explores some of the teacher and school factors that could …

. Moreover, schools with high proportion of socio-economically disadvantaged students face greater shortages in terms of key … resources in many countries. This further exacerbates the already-challenging circumstances for teachers and students. …

not only play a critical role in the integration of students from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, but should also … aim to have all students value diversity and contribute to the building of a diverse yet inclusive society as global … citizens. TALIS 2018 survey questions on diversity are centred on the context of students’ experiences at both the school and …