Play is a powerful learning tool that boosts engagement, exploration and community. Here three lecturers outline some of the ways it can best be used The last few years have seen rapid and significant ...

Play is often viewed as the natural language of childhood. But beyond simply being fun, play is a vital component of early learning. Play-based learning is an educational approach that leverages play ...

AS THE early years sector prepares for significant updates to the EYFS framework in September 2025, experts are urging policymakers to remember that whilst regulatory changes are important, it’s the ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

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Play-based learning is vital in elementary education, fostering curiosity, social skills, and emotional growth. Inquiry-based frameworks encourage critical thinking and a lifelong passion for learning ...

Game-based learning takes advantage of the natural interest of play to attain certain learning goals. It turns basic academic and cognitive skills ...

Play-based education is vital for children's development, fostering creativity, problem-solving and social skills. Research indicates that play enhances learning by activating the brain's pleasure ...

For over fifty years, digital games have become an increasingly prominent part of our lives, and their potential in the classroom has grown. This is because games promote a different kind of ...

In England, young children go from glitter clay and building dens to classrooms a Victorian would recognise – and that system is failing many of them “Childhood doesn’t end the day you turn five,” ...