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

Libby and Owen speak with Sam Gilbert, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London about ‘cognitive offloading’, the ways people use tools and technologies to support thinking and...

Children’s views of forgiveness depend on how adults respond to wrongdoing

Year 6 reading list for children aged 10-11 including stories by Jasbinder Bilan, Jamila Gavin, David Almond, Lara Williamson and JRR Tolkien.

The solution might lie in improving children’s spatial skills.

New types of intermediary organisations are creating evidence to guide school practices and shape markets around education technologies. This article focuses on the practices through which edtech b...

The bill includes a register of home-schooled children.

Primary teaching needs to heed the messaging from cognitive science that is so prevalent in secondary schools, but adapt it to fit more closely with age and stage, says Emma Turner

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We have pulled together all the 'Maths at Work' related activities from our past Activity Packs, to make it easier for you to access this content which can be reused year after year. The compilation p...

A useful starting point for schools seeking to develop powerful new teacher habits.

1. Motivation doesn't always lead to achievement, but achievement often leads to motivation. While there is a strong correlation between self perception and achievement and we tend to think of it in t...

Chat to your child while they draw, or learn about a new artistic style together.

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Making mathematics relevant to children’s lives helps them grasp key concepts

Edtech educator Danny Nicholson delves into the PRIMM approach to teaching programming in the classroom. He also offers practical ways for primary school teachers to use our coding robots.

Jamie Jirout is reimagining schools as places of curiosity-driven learning

Join us as we explore whether AI will replace the need for kids to develop their coding skills, or whether it will simply change what coding looks like in the future.

How to design your classroom environment and materials to support a wide range of executive function skills, from managing distractions to boosting planning skills.

The V&A has re-opened its museum of childhood as Young V&A plus how kids learn to speak.

Being a science lead is a big task. Here's a list of useful websites for any new or existing primary science leads to help you out!

Exercise classes are made up of one-way instruction – but PE is collaborative and can teach all-round skills.

Freedom to play outdoors may allow children to learn important life skills

Google has announced new updates to Workspace for Education that will be unveiled at the BETT 2024 show. These updates are aimed at making it easier for

Teachers can help children to develop STEM skills by integrating spatial thinking into the curriculum

CLPE's the Power of Pictures project, (which has run since 2014 in primary schools across the UK) reveals today that using picture books in primary schools and...

The Education Hub is a site for parents, pupils, education professionals and the media that captures all you need to know about the education system. You’ll find accessible, straightforward informat...

Explore science with young children (ages 3-5) through play with PSTT's Early Years science resources. Download the Effective Practice Guide and find activities, strategies, and provision examples to ...

Parents, educators, and other primary caregivers might not realize that a small patch of grass, a single tree, and a walk to the store are opportunities to observe nature, generate questions, and cond...

Cognitive science is gaining increasing influence in education. Here are some ways to apply it to primary science teaching.

We host regular online seminars featuring presentations from computing education researchers from around the world. Join the discussion!

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In this lecture Dr James Biddulph and Aimee Durning (University of Cambridge Primary School) discuss play's place in the curriculum, and how they have used play to nurture and promote mental wellness ...

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With the announcement that Google is going to be shuttering Jamboard from October 2024 you may well be looking at Jamboard alternatives. There are a lot of o...