Education

The long-bemoaned gap between generations is sometimes accepted as inevitable. But as Lauren Razavi discovers, initiatives in the US and UK are uniting the young and old with impressive results

In multicultural areas of the Belgian capital, an education project is drawing on family history to foster understanding and integration. Veronique Mistiaen investigates

More than 3,000 young mothers and pregnant girls have registered for UNICEF's back-to-school programme

As conflict rages in the Middle East, children are being taken out of school and put to work, but a number of initiatives are now working to reverse the trend

How can countries help refugees integrate? The question looms large in Europe, which is experiencing a refugee crisis many are calling the biggest since World War II. In Ireland one organisation [...]

Thanks to a growing awareness of sustainability issues, students around the country are swapping evenings on cheap beer for afternoons spent growing their own fruit and veg. Natalie Leal looks at [...]

With the majority of UK schools now back after the summer break, we round up our favourite stories highlighting some of the positive changes being made in education

Greta Rossi left her career in mainstream higher education to start Akasha Innovation, where a new venture aims to help young people build a better future for themselves and generations to come

A new study on mindfulness aims to find out how it can boost teenagers’ mental health

It may not be a big surprise to learn that children who learn philosophical thinking are more confident and patient, but new evidence shows that philosophy lessons can also improve reading and [...]

Back in the 1980s the BBC introduced the Model B – a computer designed to inspire the tech innovations of the future. Now, it’s releasing the micro:bit, a handheld device that could turn Britain [...]

A new study has discovered that children’s mental health and wellbeing improves if they are exposed to green spaces at school

Journalism students are learning to create inspiring stories and take a constructive approach to reporting on problems, through workshops being delivered at universities across the UK

As authors protest nature-related words being cut from the Oxford Junior Dictionary, a new breed of writers and publications are using language, and new perspectives, to reinvigorate our [...]

A pioneering Scottish scheme aims to help teachers better support the 27,000 pupils with a parent in prison

Wellbeing and ‘peripheral’ subjects have long been sidelined in the UK education system. But as teachers and pupils struggle under increased pressure, calls for a radical rethink of the system [...]

Chile’s president Michelle Bachelet has proposed plans to provide free tertiary education to 1.2 million students

A pioneering workshop in London next month aims to equip journalists to better serve society by creating content that is more engaging and empowering for their audiences

Catalyst is a leading five-day residential course for young people aged 18-25, hosted at Embercombe, a educational centre for sustainable living in Devon. Catalyst alumni Jasmine Irving reflects [...]

Mainstream economics teaching fails to address 21st century issues, say students from 41 protest groups around the world