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Monitoring particle air pollution either side of the tredge installed at St Ambrose primary school, Manchester.

Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution around schools

13 Sep 2023

A new study led by Cambridge University confirms that planting hedges between roadsides and school playgrounds can dramatically reduce children’s...

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Teacher speaking with students

'Reductive' models of wellbeing education risk failing children, researchers warn

21 Jun 2022

An improved vision for wellbeing education should replace the over-simplistic approaches currently employed in many schools, such as happiness...

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A participant at an NRICH event

NRICH: nurturing next-generation problem solvers

30 Mar 2022

NRICH spent the last two years in emergency rescue mode, helping learners in lockdown. Its online resources attracted over a million page views per...

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A container ship

Investment in languages education could return double for UK economy

22 Feb 2022

An increase in secondary school pupils learning Arabic, Mandarin, French or Spanish could boost the UK economy by billions of pounds over 30 years...

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Saying goodbye

Students who self-identify as multilingual perform better at GCSE

11 Nov 2021

Young people who consider themselves ‘multilingual’ tend to perform better across a wide range of subjects at school, regardless of whether they are...

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Children running

Physical activity may help to close the wealth gap in school attainment by improving self-control

20 May 2021

Guaranteeing every child the opportunity to participate in certain types of physical activity could support their academic attainment and help to...

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Research at the chalk face: connecting academia and schools

25 Mar 2019

Researchers in Cambridge’s Faculty of Education are working with teachers to improve the experience of learning in the East of England – and boost...

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Details from artwork commissioned by the University of Cambridge Primary School featuring paintings by the pupils

We are all 'others': teaching children to celebrate differences

23 Nov 2018

As the world around us increasingly divides into ‘us and others’, the University of Cambridge Primary School is taking part in a new research project...

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Releasing the imagination: the University of Cambridge Primary School

02 Nov 2018

More than just an outstanding Ofsted rating sets the University of Cambridge Primary School apart: it places research at its heart, informing...

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Carol

Study of learning and memory problems in OCD helps young people unlock their potential at school

22 Jan 2018

Adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have widespread learning and memory problems, according to research published today. The...

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“A girl without education is nothing in the world”

02 Feb 2017

Half the children in Africa miss out on school and basic learning as a result of poverty, gender or disability. While major efforts are being made to...

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Students and artist create an ‘alternative classroom’ at North Cambridge Academy

15 Jun 2016

An art partnership project between Kettle’s Yard, one of Britain’s best art galleries, and North Cambridge Academy opens its doors to the public on...

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