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Local school takes classroom into space

13 Jan 2016

A primary school in Sawston spent the day learning all about space and one lucky 11-year old girl had the chance to try on a real space suit.

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Dr Helen Mason

Astronaut and Cambridge experts encourage students to ‘tri’ the Space to Earth Challenge

06 Nov 2015

Dr Helen Mason OBE (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics) has teamed up with astronaut Tim Peake to create sports and science...

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Opinion: Girls can have it all: how to stop the damaging gender stereotyping in schools

03 Nov 2015

Professor Dame Athene Donald (Cavendish Laboratory) discusses actions that schools can take to eradicate unnecessary gender stereotyping.

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Childrens talk, English & Latin : divided into several clauses

Opinion: ‘Difficult’ Latin risks remaining a qualification for elite pupils

02 Nov 2015

Francesca Middleton (Faculty of Classics) discusses the reform of GCSEs and Latin's reputation as an academically demanding subject.

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"Back to School". Homepage banner image by Woodley Wonderworks via Flickr

School starting age: the evidence

24 Sep 2013

Earlier this month the "Too Much, Too Soon" campaign made headlines with a letter calling for a change to the start age for formal learning in...

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Photo-voice image from the AskAIDS project

Breaking sex education taboos in Africa to tackle AIDS

19 Jun 2012

New research focusing on educating young people about sex and HIV/AIDS in Africa is using innovative techniques – such as ‘photo-voice’ and role-play...

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Schools Zone

Student experts at the Schools Zone!

20 Mar 2012

The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Zone takes place next Saturday, 24 March, giving students the chance to showcase the scientific successes they...

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Children get hands-on!

Gurgling guts, electricity, snot, pus and blood!

07 Mar 2012

The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Roadshow programme kicked off last week with a Schools Hub at Sawston Village College on Thursday 1 March...

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Demolition of Manor Park School, Newcastle.

School carbon emissions in England are on the rise

01 Nov 2011

New data obtained by researchers shows that electrical energy consumption in England's schools has gone up, even as heating demand has fallen, with...

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Children's Literature

Children's literature comes of age

01 May 2010

A new Centre for Children’s Literature is providing a focus for research on how children are shaped by early encounters with books and film.

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