Parents and young people needed to take part in new research into neurodivergence self-diagnosis
Parents and carers and young people are needed to take part in a new study to understand why some children...
Children and Young People’s Wellbeing @ Exeter
Heavy and painful periods linked to lower GCSE grades and attendance, new study finds
As over 5 million students await their GCSE results, researchers have conducted the most robust research to date on how...
Growing influence of neuroscience training risks leaving the teaching profession devalued, study warns
The growing trend of encouraging educators to learn about how children’s brains work can offer reassurance, but it risks teachers’...
Tackling social exclusion among young people requires a greater focus on group dynamics in schools, study shows
Efforts to reduce social exclusion in schools, such as being left out of a peer group or an activity, need...
Nursery staff should prioritise improving children’s communication skills to boost their quality of life, experts urge
Early years staff should prioritise improvements in children’s communication skills because of the huge impact this will have on their...
Lebanon crisis driving parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education, study shows
Political and social crisis in Lebanon has forced parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education for their children, a new study...
Children under special guardianship need greater support at school, experts urge
Children being looked after via special guardianship arrangements should get greater support at school due to the legacy of trauma,...
Educational psychologists experiencing high levels of stress and burnout, survey shows
Many educational psychologists are experiencing high levels of occupational stress and burnout, a new survey shows. Poor levels of wellbeing...
Exeter researcher awarded as part of £7.6m Academy of Medical Sciences programme
Our researcher Dr Rosie Walker has been recognised as an emerging scientific leader as part of a £7.6 million funding...