2023-04-19 A new toolkit promoting a more co-ordinated and consistent approach to supporting the mental health of babies and young children has been released as part of a campaign encouraging guaranteed high-quality services in the earliest years of life.Read the full story |
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2023-04-06 Many academics may be inadvertently conducting literature searches that prioritise the “greatest hits” of white Western male authors despite being aware of the need to diversify their sources a report suggests.Read the full story |
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2023-04-03 What do AI chatbots like ChatGPT mean for education? Researchers Steve Watson and Vaughan Connolly argue it's time to move on from reductive debates about bans or wholesale adoption and focus on using it safely effectively and appropriately.Read the full story |
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2023-03-31 Parents who frequently exercise harsh discipline with young children are putting them at significantly greater risk of developing lasting mental health problems new evidence shows.Read the full story |
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2023-10-09 The idea of reframing Religious Education around the concept of ‘worldviews’ has provoked intense debate in the sector in recent years following a 2018 report which proposed its formal integration into RE. Studies and associated discussions at the Faculty of Education have been trying to understand the proposal the controversy and determine how far it should define the future of RE in schools.Read the full story |
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2023-03-22 Several scientific journals have amended their submission guidelines after an analysis identified numerous research studies that had been published with crucial information missing.Read the full story |
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2023-03-15 A Faculty teacher-educator has been working with schools in Cambridgeshire on a new approach to fostering students’ interest in STEM subjects that focuses on getting them to self-identify as scientists. Read the full story |
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2023-03-14 Who children play with in their earliest years at school could be more important for their early communication than their fundamental social skills new evidence shows.Read the full story |
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2023-03-09 A Cambridgeshire school is creating its own policy on inclusive education after research highlighted multiple representation gaps in the curriculum and the critical role of teachers in addressing them. Read the full story |
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2023-02-23 The renowned sociologist Jason Arday is to become a professor at the University of Cambridge: the latest chapter in a remarkable academic career which began after he overcame illiteracy in his late teens.Read the full story |
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