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A new survey suggests that parents believe they are more involved in their children’s education than their own parents were, and that their children now have more opportunities in school. The survey made up of over 1,000 parents in England, … Continue reading
A study by the Institute of Education that has monitored over 3,000 children, has indicated that early learning activities such as dressing up and doing number and letter activities can give children a three year academic boost by the age … Continue reading
A recent study of over 210,000 UK children has suggested that boys are no longer reading at a lower level of difficulty than girls. The What Kids Are Reading study was carried out by Dundee University’s Professor Keith Topping, who … Continue reading
New research for the Prince’s Trust suggests that those children who grow up without a daily routine of set mealtimes and bedtimes, are more likely to under perform at school. The study was part of the charity’s annual Youth Index, … Continue reading
According to a recent report by the National Literacy Trust, almost four million children in the UK do not own a book, with the numbers of children without increasing to one in three, compared to one in ten in 2005. … Continue reading