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Citizenship education: primary school children are already able to think politically

Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves, University of Manchester

Helping their friends to read can boost children’s attainment

Emma Vardy, Nottingham Trent University and Helen L Breadmore, University of Birmingham

Gender-neutral pronouns in French exams: how language classrooms respond to linguistic change

Sascha Stollhans, University of Leeds

Is Australia’s social media ban for under 16s working?

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Social media and teenagers: what the evidence says

Eoin Whelan, University of Galway

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Australia has already banned social media for under 16s – here’s what the UK can learn from the experience

Lisa M. Given, RMIT University

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UK under-16 social media ban: what parents need to know

Andy Phippen, Bournemouth University

A mother and daughter sitting together, looking at a phone

UK social media ban: tech restrictions for teens can’t be the only approach

Emily Setty, University of Surrey

Teenagers leaning against wall looking at phones

Girl playing on tablet with traditional toys behind her

Does screen time mean children are missing out on play?

Amy Hughes, Sheffield Hallam University and Liane Beretta de Azevedo, Sheffield Hallam University

Eco-literate children can be stewards of nature – here’s how to boost environmental education

Seirian Sumner, UCL

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Boys want to challenge harmful ideas about manhood – working with them, not lecturing them, is the key

Maria Lohan, Queen's University Belfast

David Hockney’s success is a testament to a Britain that supported working-class artists – the same cannot be said today

Gregory Salter, University of Birmingham

Hockney and a multimedia work of chairs in a gallery.

The graduate job market is grim right now – but the data says university is still worth it

Sean Brophy, Manchester Metropolitan University

Schools

Pizza lovers and savoury snackers: what secondary school pupils choose to eat

Hannah Ensaff, University of Leeds; Mel Holmes, University of Leeds, and Patrice Mwithaga, University of Leeds

We don’t always read comics in the same way as text – and that makes them a good learning tool

Diarmuid Verrier, University of Limerick; Jane Morgan, Sheffield Hallam University, and Paul Aleixo, Sheffield Hallam University

School trips aren’t always accessible for autistic children – but they can bring huge benefits

Jessica Wythe, Birmingham City University

What working-class boys need to succeed at school: respect and open conversations

Jon Rainford, The Open University and Alex Blower, Arts University Bournemouth

How authoritarian regimes use education as a political tool

Samson Maekele Tsegay, Anglia Ruskin University and Zeraslasie Shiker, University of Leeds

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‘A life-and-death matter’: understanding how Ofsted inspections risk suicidal thoughts in teachers

Rachel Harding, Nottingham Trent University and Andrew Clapham, Nottingham Trent University

Additional learning needs present a key challenge for the incoming Senedd

Emily Roberts-Tyler, Bangor University

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Sencos: the government’s plans for Send reform in England hinge on these overworked school staff

Julie Wharton, University of Winchester

Exams: how to use exercise to boost your revision

Simon Cooper, Nottingham Trent University

Screens are part of modern parenting – five tips for healthy use

Liane Beretta de Azevedo, Sheffield Hallam University and Colette Marr, Sheffield Hallam University

Dolls beat screens for building children’s social skills, study finds

Sarah Gerson, Cardiff University; Ross E Vanderwert, Cardiff University, and Salim Hashmi, King's College London

UK parents urged to curb fast-paced screen content for small children – neuroscientist who advised government explains why

Sam Wass, University of East London

Small boy looking at phone at restaurant table

UK government recommends maximum one hour of screen time for younger children: what the evidence says

Olga Fotakopoulou, Birmingham City University

Higher education

People holding placards. One reads 'Taliban fear educated girls'

What happened to Afghanistan’s female academics?

Shahira Shahir, Cardiff Metropolitan University; Shaista Noor, Teesside University, and Xiaoni Ren, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Why students still face a postcode lottery in university wellbeing support

Emma Roberts, University of Salford

Who gets credit for research? How the hidden rules of academic authorship can leave women at a disadvantage

Mary M. Hausfeld, University of Limerick

Outside academia, people aren’t well informed about PhD research – and that’s a problem

Rachel Handforth, Nottingham Trent University

Why business students should spend time connecting with nature

George Ferns, University of Bath

Curious kids: why don’t humans have tails?

Mark Grabowski, Liverpool John Moores University

Curious kids: how old is fire on Earth?

Andrew Scott, Royal Holloway, University of London

Curious Kids: why do we need to do homework?

James Williams, University of Sussex

Curious kids: why do we dream?

Anthony Bloxham, Nottingham Trent University

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Teen self-harm: responses should focus on social context, not just mental health

Faith Martin, University of Bath

Five Paddington books to read with your child, and why the bear on the page is different and worth meeting

Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, University of Glasgow and Aishwarya Subramanian, O.P. Jindal Global University

How adults can help children move from climate anxiety to resilience

Sanae Okamoto, United Nations University; Nidhi Nagabhatla, United Nations University, and Robert Oakes, United Nations University

Young people more open to ditching meat than previously thought – new study

Luke McGuire, University of Exeter and Natalia Lawrence, University of Exeter

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If you think your toddler’s often ill, you’re right – what going to nursery means for catching colds and building immunity

Lucy van Dorp, UCL and Charlotte Houldcroft, University of Cambridge

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