In The Research Files Episode 105, Jo Earp is joined by Dr Alexandra Hennessey from the University of Manchester to talk about a study exploring how schools in the UK have adopted the Well Schools framework. (webbradio)

Teacher Sherisse Kenerson's after-school club is a local example of a nationwide trend — cursive handwriting is back in many classrooms across the country. Teachers and legislators credit the resurgence to nostalgia and some evidence of educational benefits. But surprisingly, the curves and swoops are contentious among experts, and some argue that cursive does not add any…

Langt de fleste elever kan finde noget negativt at sige om deres egen krop. Hos de yngste handler det om, hvad kroppen kan, mens udseendet bliver vigtigst i udskolingen.

Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a day.

Over en firedel av lærere mener at skolen i liten grad jobber forebyggende mot vold, trusler og trakassering, ifølge ny rapport.

191 millioner er satt av til innkjøp av utstyr for å mer praktisk læring og lek fra 1-10. trinn. Dette er skoleforskernes anbefalinger.

I Estland testas en "safe box" som ska hjälpa barn och unga med psykisk ohälsa och självmordstankar. Konceptet ska stävja psykisk ohälsa hos ester under 18 år, där den vanligaste dödsorsaken numera är självmord.

Forsker Tron Vedul Tronstad er bekymret for at en del barn trenger musikk på øret for å sovne.

Stop diskussionen om, hvorvidt der skal være mest fokus på praksis eller teori i de praktisk-musiske fag, siger forsker Mikkel Snorre Wilms Boysen. For vil man ikke investere i faglokaler, materialer og efteruddannelse af lærerne, kan man glemme alt om praksisfaglighed.

Strict phone bans at school are not enough to tackle the harmful effects of children's screen time alone, new research suggests.

Playing along with dolls can help boys and girls develop more sophisticated imaginations and better social skills, compared with children who play on electronic devices, according to research.

This approach helps strengthen understanding and relevance, but teachers should be intentional in teeing up the assignments, education professors say.