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In Ethiopia, schools still lack basic means to contain COVID-19, as pupils return after months of interrupted learning

07 Dec 2020

Many schools in Ethiopia lack the hygiene facilities and infrastructure to control COVID-19 effectively, as they reopen for the first time after...

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‘Spill-over’ effects show hidden value of prioritising education of poorest children and marginalised girls

20 Nov 2020

Development projects that target the education of the world’s very poorest girls also significantly improve other young people’s attainment...

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Tackling COVID-19: Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

22 Oct 2020

Her plans to study the effects of social isolation on adolescents have become particularly pertinent this year. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is a cognitive...

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School pupils in Oman reading with their teacher. Image: Cambridge Partnership for Education

New partnership to provide expertise on global education reform

06 Oct 2020

A new Cambridge Partnership for Education will help governments and organisations across the world reimagine public education systems for the future...

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Children use make-believe aggression and violence to manage bad-tempered peers

06 Oct 2020

Children are more likely to introduce violent themes into their pretend play, such as imaginary fighting or killing, if they are with playmates whom...

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Cambridge professor appointed Director of the Leverhulme Trust

01 Sep 2020

Anna Vignoles, who is Professor of Education at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥, has been appointed as Director of the Leverhulme Trust: one of the largest, all-...

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Opening schools – and keeping them open – should be prioritised by Government, report says

24 Jul 2020

Keeping schools open from September should be a Government priority as it manages the COVID-19 pandemic, while closures could have severe social and...

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Five lads walk home from school through Myton Fields, Warwick

Socio-economic status predicts UK boys’ development of essential thinking skills

21 Jul 2020

A comparison of children in Hong Kong, mainland China and the UK has found that British boys’ development of key thinking skills, known as ‘executive...

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Mixed early progress highlights need for sustained support for pupils with English as an additional language

16 Jul 2020

Newly-arrived pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) often make ‘mixed’ linguistic and academic progress during their first years...

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Playtime with Dad may improve children’s self-control

30 Jun 2020

Children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very young age may find it easier to control their behaviour and emotions as they grow up...

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School segregation by wealth is creating unequal learning outcomes for children in the Global South

27 May 2020

Millions of the world’s poorest children are leaving school without mastering even basic levels of reading or maths because of an overlooked pattern...

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Surging numbers of first-generation learners at risk of being left behind in education systems worldwide

21 May 2020

‘First-generation learners’ – a substantial number of pupils around the world who represent the first generation in their families to receive an...

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