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5 Tips To Help You Recycle At Home
Despite the recent UK government announcements, it seems that many of us will still be at home for a considerable about of time. As our home offices get more and more chaotic and our living rooms continue to be our only refuge, it could be time to start thinking about having a spring clean around...Read MorePrint Books Versus E-Books
In an online poll by The Guardian, 79% of people said they preferred to read books in a traditional print form instead of reading an e-book. Though e-books have become a convenient way of reading in recent years, printed book still remains to be the number one choice for most. But why is this? After...Read More8 Ways To Help You Study
Going back to school, college, or university after a long breakaway is hard at the best of times, let alone with the extended duration of the lock-down due to Covid-19. After a long time out of education, it can be difficult to get back into the swing of things. So we’ve put together 8 helpful...Read MoreThe National Literacy Trust share reading tips for children
The National Literacy Trust have created some summer reading tips for families. They teamed up with Puffin to ask children about their reading during lock-down. Here are their 5 top tips to keep your children reading… Make time for reading Children said that time away from school and social activities during lockdown has given them…
Read MoreDigital poverty and its impact on schools and education
Earlier this year, a school in Australia made a decision that went against a global trend that’s been building ever since the first technology was put in a classroom. The decision divided opinion amongst parents, some thinking it was bad for the children’s education, others thinking it was the right move. The only people that…
Read MoreThe perils of the paperless classroom
In recent years, technology has transformed many aspects of education and brought ingenious new methods of teaching which have offered students simple and effective study tools. Many have revolutionised the classroom, but nothing yet has come close to replacing the humble pen and paper.
Read MoreWhy print is essential for the future of education
A four-year project examining the results of 54 research studies with 170,000 people has concluded that print is vital for effective education.
Read MoreWhy digital content could be bad news for the brain?
A steady diet of digital content is turning us into a world of skim-readers, which is bad news for our brains.
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