Teaching & Learning

What neuroscience tells us about teaching young children

We know that the youngest pupils’ brains work differently to adult brains, and scientific research has now uncovered some of the secrets to keeping early years children engaged in their learning, argues neuroscientist Sam Wass

Early Years

15 April 2026

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Teaching & Learning

What neuroscience tells us about teaching young children

Why traditional school mental health support fails in high-need areas

How we moved beyond reading for pleasure at secondary

Why we should ditch the most popular GCSE English texts

How to combat the decline of drama in schools

How to help autistic children with EBSA back into school

The subtitles myth: why children don’t learn to read from TV

The benefits of ‘loose parts’ play in the early years

Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum

Secondary

How to support subject leaders with the new Ofsted framework

How our coastal school has stopped leavers becoming Neet

Why students are reluctant to take risks - and what to do about it

Primary

How a new approach to vocabulary has transformed our reading scores

Do banded books make for poorer readers?

How Newsround is helping teachers to combat disinformation

General

How to make your action research matter

Why schools should stop pushing reading for pleasure

How a small change to the English curriculum could cut teacher workload

Early Years

How schools can show parents the value of play

How to get early years specialist provision right

Why we need workforce reform in the early years

Specialist Sector

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4 types of question every teacher must know - and use

‘Happy as Larry’: how idioms and oracy help our EAL learners

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