Digital technology can play a key role in helping children learn about the importance of the ocean, study shows
Digital technology such as Extended Reality help to make the mysteries and importance of the ocean more accessible to children,...
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Expert to examine if young people are more anxious about the climate emergency
Major new research will examine whether younger people are more anxious about the climate emergency than older generations. The study...
Increasing pressures for conformity de-skilling and demotivating teachers, study warns
The increasing pressure for teachers to obey school curriculum policies is “profoundly demotivating” and is leading directly to people leaving...
Covid inquiry report highlights impact on children and young people’s mental health
An Exeter professor presented her new report on the impact of the pandemic on children and young people’s mental health...
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...
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...