Tes talks to…Anthony Pellegrini
9 April 2018
The educational psychologist tells Helen Amass that while play is important for children’s…
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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…
Read more »What happens when you put toddlers in a forest to climb trees and use knives
15 January 2018
“I was just bowled over and frightened by some of the things that…
Read more »Tes talks to… Lenore Skenazy
15 January 2018
The founder of the Free Range Kids movement tells Sarah Cunnane why she…
Read more »BBC launches site promoting digital skills for children
9 January 2018
The new site Own It provides questions, answers and tools to help children…
Read more »The Right Brain Develops First ~ Why Play is the Foundation for Academic Learning
5 January 2018
Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time…
Read more »Doing Something Creative Can Boost Your Well-Being
5 January 2018
A study suggests that small acts of creativity in everyday life increase our…
Read more »Want successful kids? Let them play.
29 December 2017
Overprotective parenting is destroying kids’ chances at success in life. Lenore Skenazy has…
Read more »Freedom to Play – Changing the Conversation
21 December 2017
In a recent survey, carried out in the context of Scotland’s Play Strategy,…
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