Quartz | Jenn Choi | 17 September 2015 This summer, Cambridge University announced a search for a “LEGO Professor of Play, Education, and Learning.” With the support of £4 million ($6.1 million) from...
Read MoreBBC News | Business | Andreas Schleicher | OECD education director | 15 Sept 2015 Information and communication technology has revolutionised virtually every aspect of our life and work. Students unable to navigate...
Read MoreBBC News | Health | 18 September 2015 About a third of cancer cases in the UK could be prevented if people ate healthily, exercised more and cut down on alcohol, figures indicate. Data from the World Cancer Research...
Read MoreThe Telegraph | Sarah Knapton, Science Editor | 17 Sep 2015 Type 2 diabetes used to be called ‘mature onset’ diabetes but more and more children are being diagnosed. Abstract: Children first began to be...
Read MoreThe Telegraph | Lauren Davidson | 16 Sep 2015 Giving a child pocket money to buy sweets as a reward for doing household chores is a thing of the past. Doing the dishes has been replaced with iPod duty, according to research...
Read MoreCaloric Intake From Fast Food Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2011–2012 Key findings Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey In 2011–2012, just over one-third of...
Read MoreBBC News | Health | 15 September 2015 Getting children to play outside for 40 minutes a day could be a way to curb growing rates of short-sightedness, according to Chinese researchers. They asked six schools to test the strategy...
Read MoreEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE PEDAGOGY REVIEW: ENGLAND | © OECD 2015 Executive summary This review describes variations in, and evidence for, pedagogical approaches in formal early childhood education and care (ECEC)...
Read MoreBBC News | Sean Coughlan | Education correspondent | 15th September 2015 Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils’ performance, says a global study from the OECD. The think...
Read More14 September 2015 Highlights in this week’s issue include: The ChildLine annual review 2014/15 A report on the sexual exploitation of young people with learning disabilities A DfE research study on the quality of...
Read MoreBBC News | James Gallagher, Health editor | 15 September 2015 Reducing the portion sizes offered in supermarkets, restaurants and at home would help reverse the obesity epidemic, say researchers. They say their review of 61...
Read MoreHome-Start UK | Published 2 September 2015 This is the report of an evaluation of a trial programme which aimed to improve children’s readiness for school. The pilot supported 225 families, including 540 children, in 12...
Read MorePhysical activity should be encouraged from birth, particularly through floor-based play and water-based activities in safe environments. All under 5s should minimise the amount of time spent...
Read MoreBBC News | Magazine | 15 September 2015 New research reveals the extraordinary impact that your mother’s diet at the time of your conception has on the rest of your life, writes Michael Mosley. A couple of months ago, I...
Read MoreThe Times | Rachel Carlyle | September 13 2015 Why do we assume that time in front of a screen is always bad for a child’s brain? Experts believe we need a new approach Are you constantly telling your child to spend...
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