New goal to cut Scots child obesity by half by 2030
15 May 2018
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set a new target to cut child obesity…
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Edinburgh kids to reclaim streets for outdoor play
15 May 2018
Residential streets could be closed to traffic to encourage children to play outdoors…
Read more »The Importance of Risky Play in Early Childhood
10 May 2018
Are you hovering? Be honest: how many times in the average playground visit…
Read more »How babies learn – and why robots can’t compete
8 May 2018
If we could understand how the infant mind develops, it might help every…
Read more »What’s Going on Inside the Brain Of A Curious Child?
8 May 2018
How does a sunset work? We love to look at them, but Jolanda…
Read more »Imagine and explore through ‘playful’ learning
7 May 2018
A ‘playful’ approach to learning can hugely benefit children, but the system must…
Read more »The dying art of classroom storytelling
24 April 2018
Storytelling may be as old as the hills but it remains one of…
Read more »Tes talks to…Anthony Pellegrini
9 April 2018
The educational psychologist tells Helen Amass that while play is important for children’s…
Read more »Councils urged to get rid of No Ball Games signs in exercise drive. The Scotsman
5 April 2018
MSP Ruth Maguire urges councils to get rid of No Ball Game signs…
Read more »Friends in need are friends indeed
4 April 2018
School bullying is depressingly common but having a group of friends, not just…
Read more »Limiting children’s screen time to maximize outdoor play
3 April 2018
Governments and education leaders must work better together to steer children away from…
Read more »Childhood exposure to green space ‘may help’ brain development
29 March 2018
A new study by Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Hospital del Mar and UCLA’s Fielding…
Read more »The quick Q&A: How to bring ‘risky play’ into your lessons
20 March 2018
Encouraging children to take part in ‘risky play’ activities can help them to…
Read more »Limiting children’s screen time to maximize outdoor play
20 March 2018
Governments and education leaders must work better together to steer children away from…
Read more »If you want your kid to get a good job, let them play more
20 March 2018
Fears about automation displacing workers around the world ranked high on the list…
Read more »In Britain’s Playgrounds, ‘Bringing in Risk’ to Build Resilience
12 March 2018
Educators in Britain, after decades spent in a collective effort to minimize risk,…
Read more »The Brain-Changing Power of Conversation
20 February 2018
Interplay between parents and children ignites the brain and boosts its response to…
Read more »The quick Q&A: How to bring ‘risky play’ into your lessons
20 February 2018
Encouraging children to take part in ‘risky play’ activities can help them to…
Read more »Children and play based learning
16 February 2018
Children learn best when they’re having fun, and they are more likely to…
Read more »Growing up in the city: Putting children first creates cities for all
16 February 2018
A child-friendly city is a city for everyone, young and old. This is…
Read more »Viewing play through a ‘scale of value.
8 February 2018
We have all I am sure been part of conversations (which ultimately turn…
Read more »Big Kids; Snow & Ice Play
8 February 2018
I grew up on the North Norfolk coast and I now live on…
Read more »The Right Brain Develops First ~ Why Play is the Foundation for Academic Learning
7 February 2018
Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time children…
Read more »Creating inclusive play spaces: a place to start
7 February 2018
If one hundred people wrote a guide to creating inclusive play spaces the…
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