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Faculty News

2023-06-23
An innovative approach which integrates language learning with other subjects has exhibited notable benefits in a project undertaken by the University of Cambridge suggesting that it could be successful in schools.Read the full story.
2023-06-14
Children displayed a resilient capacity to continue playing during peak COVID-19 a study has found even though their options to do so became more limited while under stay-at-home orders.Read the full story.
2023-06-09
School leaders in England feel compelled to continue using a system of escalating punitive measures to manage student behaviour even though they recognise it fails some pupils new research suggests.Read the full story.
2023-05-31
An evaluation of UK Government-backed education programmes in lower-income countries shows that interventions which deliberately target girls with disabilities can reach far beyond the classroom potentially transforming their aspirations and self-esteem.Read the full story.
2023-05-17
International aid for pre-primary education has fallen further behind an agreed 10% spending target since the COVID-19 outbreak according to new research.Read the full story.
2023-05-30
Teachers from the University of Cambridge’s partnership schools will participate in follow-up trials of a mind management programme that evidence suggests could reduce burnout and improve wellbeing in the profession.Read the full story
2023-04-21
Can India’s alternative schools help us learn to live together? Newly-published research by Dr Jwalin Patel undertaken during postdoctoral research at the Faculty suggests they might hold lessons for educators in the West who want to rethink their practice.Read the full story.
2023-04-19
A new toolkit promoting a more co-ordinated and consistent approach to supporting the mental health of babies and young children has been released as part of a campaign encouraging guaranteed high-quality services in the earliest years of life.Read the full story
2023-04-06
Many academics may be inadvertently conducting literature searches that prioritise the “greatest hits” of white Western male authors despite being aware of the need to diversify their sources a report suggests.Read the full story
2023-04-03
What do AI chatbots like ChatGPT mean for education? Researchers Steve Watson and Vaughan Connolly argue it's time to move on from reductive debates about bans or wholesale adoption and focus on using it safely effectively and appropriately.Read the full story