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Despite A-level popularity, maths education after 16 is still lacking in England

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21 August 202522 August 2025

Mathematics at A-level is going from strength to strength. Maths is the most popular subject choice, and further maths, which is a separate A-level course, has seen the most growth...Read More >

Supporting family literacy through community-led initiatives

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15 May 2025

Professor Holly Joseph and Dr Daisy Powell, Institute of Education, explain how a collaboration between researchers, community organisations and a local library helped to instil a love of reading in...Read More >

Many families may not feel welcome at library storytimes – here’s how to ensure everyone benefits from them

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18 March 202529 April 2025

Research shows that children who have books in their home and who talk about stories or learn letters with their families, are more likely to do well at school – not...Read More >

The courage gap: Why schools, not students, should be leading on LGBTQ+ inclusion

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6 February 20256 February 2025

LGBT+ History Month celebrates the achievements of LGBTQ+ people throughout history. It was started in 2005 by Schools OUT, a charity that has worked for over 50 years to reduce...Read More >

Families flourish through co-created reading initiatives

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15 August 202413 August 2024

Holly Joseph and Daisy Powell's (Institute of Education) community engagement in low-income areas of Reading to foster a love for literacy has earned them runner up at the 2024 Research...Read More >

What a House of Commons with fewer privately educated MPs could mean for the UK

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26 July 202431 July 2024

Elected leaders and representatives across democracies tend to be old, wealthy, male and belong to the ethnic majority of their respective countries. This lack of diversity is a problem: it suggests that those who govern are out of...Read More >

Hedges beat garden fences as wildlife havens and flood barriers – that’s why I’m taking them to the Chelsea Flower Show

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21 May 202421 May 2024

Tijana Blanusa, CC BY-ND Most people associate the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show with innovative and inspiring garden design displays featuring plants galore. But the annual London show, which starts on...Read More >

Celebrating National Storytelling Week with mathematical stories

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30 January 20236 February 2023

This year, National Storytelling Week takes place between Monday 30 January and Sunday 5 February. To celebrate this special event at homes and schools throughout the country, why not get…Read More >

Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach

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18 March 202223 February 2023

Last week we launched a short online course on Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach on the FutureLearn platform. The course is for Primary teachers…Read More >

Climate education – global change through local action

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24 January 202221 January 2022

This year the theme set out by UNESCO for the International Day of Education (24th January) echoes the work we have been focusing on as a university. The notion of…Read More >

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