Family & Education

Experts join forces with parents and educators to find solutions for the SEND childcare crisis in daycare

Experts have joined forces with parents and educators to find solutions to tackle the crisis facing families trying to find...

Sign language plays key role in d/Deaf children’s education, study shows

https://vimeo.com/1029576804/4ce06ebe89?share=copy Ensuring d/Deaf children become bilingual in sign language and English should be a key priority for policymakers and teachers...

Creative curricular reforms needed to improve opportunities for young people

Educators and industry leaders from across the South West have called for a more creative school curriculum that engages students...

Educational psychologists can play a part in fighting TikTok mental health and neurodiversity misinformation

Educational psychologists could help to fight mental health and neurodiversity misinformation on TikTok as more young people self-diagnose based on...

Use of the term “postcode lottery” has changed dramatically over time – and means different things to different people, study shows

Experts tracing how the phrase ‘postcode lottery’ became a cliché in British politics have found its meaning has changed dramatically...

School “social structures” perpetuate inequalities for children with disabilities, study says

Social structures in schools perpetuate inequalities against children with developmental disabilities, a new study says. Ways of defining age-level expectations...

Fixing education’s “rigged race” requires a fundamental reset of the school system, social mobility expert tells leaders

School systems need a fundamental reset because children are facing a “rigged race” amid a widening opportunity divide across the...

Citizens’ panels help young people with SEND to make their voices heard on the policies that affect their lives, study shows

A new study shows participating in a citizens’ panel can help young people with special educational needs/disabilities to produce new...

Boosting children’s voices could help to relieve significant backlogs in the family court, study says

Giving children a right to be heard and taken seriously when parents separate could help couples reach sustainable child arrangements...