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Parents should be allowed to make informed choices over infant bed-sharing, says child sleep expert
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UCL considers alternative sites in Stratford for university quarter
University College London (UCL) and the London Borough of Newham (LBN) have today announced that whilst UCL remains committed to Stratford as the location for its new university quarter, it has not been possible for the two parties to reach an agreement regarding the Carpenters Estate.

Staying on the meds: involving young patients in the treatment for their chronic illnesses
Researchers at The University of Nottingham have examined why large numbers of children and young people sometimes don't take their medication, despite suffering from a range of chronic and potentially life-threatening illnesses. Many children and young people regularly miss doses of medication for a longstanding illness, with adherence rates as low as just 25% among some groups.

High quality the key for children in care, says Sussex academic
High quality the key for children in care, says Sussex academic What matters most for children in care is the quality and stability of their placements and relationships, says a University of Sussex academic who has contributed to a national investigation into how best to provide stable and permanent homes for these children.

Creative curriculums explored at Imperial’s Education Day

Personal experiences of cleft lip and palate needed for research study
Parents of children with cleft lip and/or palate, or people who were born with a cleft lip and/or palate themselves are being asked to consider taking part in a new research study to develop an online resource for families and individuals affected by this condition.

Disappearing nannies force parents to accept their duties
Large helpers (nannies) in a cichlid fish allow the dominant male and female to reduce their personal contribution to their offspring and territory, according to new research published today in Func

Viewpoint: A Vile Product of Welfare UK?
James Hinks is a PhD student in the University of Liverpool's Department of History , working on 19th Century debates around childcare “The controversial Daily Mail headline (03/04/13) pro

New project aims to revolutionise pupils’ learning ability in Rwanda

Environment schemes for kids influence parents’ behaviour
Teaching children about the environment can affect the knowledge and behaviour of their parents, according to new research.

Competition launched for children to reveal their use of social media
A competition designed to help adults understand how children and young people use social media and online games is being launched by University of Sussex researchers on 01 February 2013.

New project will help parents with learning difficulties obtain better support
The University of Bristol's Norah Fry Research Centre has been awarded £200,000 from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for a new project that aims to help parents with learning disabilities obtain better

New UK based language tool to decode ’baby talk’
A tool which could help identify language delays in infants in the UK is being developed by psychologists at the Universities of Liverpool, Lancaster and Lincoln. UK language experts rely upon complex methods of testing child language development, or on methods designed for American English speakers which can lead to UK babies being misdiagnosed as having a language development problem.

Poor mentoring can be worse than no mentoring, new teachers' toolkit reveals
Poor mentoring can be worse than no mentoring for vulnerable young people. That's one of the insights for teachers provided by the revamped Sutton Trust-Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit launched today. The updated Toolkit, developed by a team of academics at Durham University led by Steve Higgins, shows how schools can best use their resources to provide the biggest possible increases in pupils' learning.

Increasing parents’ education improves educational attainment for future generations
Increasing the minimum school leaving age had a positive effect on the educational attainment of future generations, according to research published today [16 Jan].

Academies report published
An independent report, published today by the Academies Commission, has outlined key priorities to ensure the success of academies in the future.

Work begins on new childcare building

Professor Michael Arthur to be new President and Provost of UCL
Michael Arthur, currently Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds, has today been confirmed as the new President and Provost of UCL.

Advice needed for parents on risk of poisoning in toddlers, research says
GPs and other primary care professionals need to warn parents about safely storing medicines and other hazardous household products in an effort to cut the number of poisonings among pre-school children, a study has said.

Project to tackle teaching of Christianity in the classroom

Obituary: Dr Sandy Grassie

Innovative teaching not technology alone has ’greatest impact’ in the classroom
Digital technologies in the classroom must go hand in hand with innovative teaching to have a true impact on educational achievements, research involving academics at The University of Nottingham has shown. The academics from Nottingham's Learning Sciences Research Institute , in collaboration with the London Knowledge Lab , say that — just like traditional school resources — the key to success is the way in which digital technologies like interactive whiteboards, laptops and tablets are used.

Star Trek Classroom: the next generation of school desks
Researchers designing and testing the 'classroom of the future' have found that multi-touch, multi-user desks can boost skills in mathematics.