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Chalk one up to the whiteboard

By: The Guardian - Michael Cross

In the 1960s it was science labs, in the 1980s microcomputers. Today, when government ministers want to talk up their efforts to modernise education, the symbol is the whiteboard. Tony Blair last week repeated the government's...

Tests blamed for decline of reading for pleasure

By: The Independent - Sarah Cassidy

Children are spending less time reading for pleasure because the relentless focus on tests and targets has squeezed storytelling and joy of reading out of schools, a five-year study by the education watchdog Ofsted has shown.

Hidden stress of the nursery age

By: The Guardian - Lucy Ward

Toddlers starting at nursery after being at home since birth experience high levels of stress in the first weeks after separating from their mothers, and are still showing "chronic mild stress" as long as five months after their...

Thinking outside the box to beat obesity

By: The Guardian - Tim Radford

It may not be the chips that make a couch potato, nor even the couch. It may be the box in the corner of the room. New Zealand scientists report today that children who watch more television are more likely to become obese.

Child mental illness 'now stable at one in 10'

By: The Guardian - Lucy Ward

One in 10 children in Britain has a recognised mental disorder, ranging from depression to autism, according to the latest government figures.

Tears before bedtime

By: The Guardian

By the age of two, children have spent 13 months of their lives asleep. Sleep, as every parent knows, is central to kids' wellbeing. But as parents know equally well, bedtime can be the biggest battleground of family life

Too much homework can be counterproductive

Instead of improving educational achievement in countries around the world, increases in homework may actually undercut teaching effectiveness and worsen disparities in student learning, according to two Penn State researchers....