These relationships are the foundation for self-regulation, learning, and a sense of belonging for young children

More than just fun, play is crucial for children’s learning and wellbeing

Calming down a student during a test may not fix their math anxiety

What promotes human development and equity?

What makes a healthy environment for children’s development?

Difficult conversations help children understand the world

Offloading tasks to technology must be balanced with opportunities for active thinking

Libby and Owen speak with Joanna Cannon, who supports a growing body of research on how teachers and students are using AI.

Using language during sorting tasks could support this developing skill

What promotes human development and equity?

Stable relationships and responsive caregiving are essential

More than just fun, play is crucial for children’s learning and wellbeing

Young people need support based on their individual needs, regardless of diagnosis

Toddlers' imaginative play is linked to fewer emotional and behavioural difficulties later on

BOLD is offering a fellowship for scientists to develop science communication skills and reach caregivers and educators.

Working memory is just one of many factors impacting educational equality

Understanding equality is a crucial part of a child's social world

Children are more likely to read if they feel connected to books and have choices

Help shape the future of BOLD – the global platform for scientific knowledge that is changing children’s lives

The science of psychology, neuroscience, education, economics, and genetics give us a clear picture of what helps children flourish.

10 of our favourite pieces from BOLD’s first decade

Owen Henkel speaks to four experts about educational AI, finding that the community has moved on from asking whether generative AI is good or bad for learning.

What robotics education can teach us about appreciating different forms of youth knowledge

Using language during sorting tasks could support this developing skill

Consistent, warm, and responsive relationships with adults help develop trust

How physical learning experiences support children’s mathematics development

Stable relationships and responsive caregiving are essential

Young people need support based on their individual needs, regardless of diagnosis

Understanding equality is a crucial part of a child's social world

Teenagers want education, not just warnings

How do children navigate emotional responses to learning?

Libby and Owen speak with Rebecca Winthrop about a pre-mortem on generative AI in education, that found that the risks outweigh the benefits.

The science of psychology, neuroscience, education, economics, and genetics give us a clear picture of what helps children flourish.

10 of our favourite pieces from BOLD’s first decade

This neuromyth could be steering teachers away from evidence-based lesson plans

What robotics education can teach us about appreciating different forms of youth knowledge

Michele Giannola looks at the impact of social environments on children’s learning

Children with this trait need extra support

The right amount of catch-up sleep could benefit adolescents’ mental health

Reading develops at different paces for different children

Consistent, warm, and responsive relationships with adults help develop trust

Analog games can help promote children’s learning and development

Ivy Kesewaa Nkrumah is studying how children’s learning outcomes are affected by the language in which they learn

Owen and Hermione speak to MP Olivia Bailey about how the UK government is shaping AI in education through tutoring tools.

Teaching others allows children to take on different social roles and follow different learning paths