Education
01 May 2013
Food growing and nutritional cooking classes could form part of the national curriculum from 2014, but the changes might be scrapped following criticism from industry
18 Apr 2013
A new breed of online courses offers in-depth learning for free, from anywhere in the world. Nicola Slawson tries one out and considers the effects Massive Open Online Courses will have on traditional education
21 Mar 2013
Bright young Scottish scientists now have the chance to visit CERN, the home of pioneering particle research
10 Jan 2013
The Nepalese government has launched an ambitious new programme which aims to eradicate illiteracy in the country by 2015
18 Oct 2012
A project aiming to provide free access to the UK's best university lectures has launched
09 Oct 2012
The number of men training to be primary school teachers in England has increase by more than 50% in the past four years
24 Sep 2012
A new year-long course has been launched to help people become resilient to the impacts of climate change, the limits of economic growth and life without cheap fossil fuel energy
Free scientific research
14 Sep 2012
Scientific research funded by British taxpayers will be freely available for anyone to read by 2014, the government has announced
13 Jul 2012
Sophie Shen finds out how a charity is helping children and schools to transform their playgrounds into places that nurture learning and wellbeing
UK / Education, Wellbeing, Youth
19 Jun 2012
Three hundred teenagers will explore human capacity for empathy at London conference
01 Jun 2012
A course designed to help young people find their direction in life will take place at the Asha Centre near Stroud from 29 June to 1 July
15 May 2012
Youth-led sustainability charity the Otesha Project UK will embark upon its most challenging cycle tour yet this summer
Event calls for education revolution
06 May 2012
An international conference aiming to promote alternative education will take place in Portland on 1-5 August 2012
13 Apr 2012
A conference taking place in London in May will explore how primary schools can be transformed into peaceful communities that not only provide effective environments for learning, but help children develop into well-rounded human beings
28 Mar 2012
Embercombe, a social enterprise near Exeter, runs leadership and development courses for adults, young people and businesses, in the context of creating a truly sustainable world. Jo Clark, head of land-based learning, explains the value of their approach
27 Mar 2012
A competition urging schoolchildren to create arts and crafts from scrap materials has launched across the UK
UK / Education, Renewable Energy
04 Jan 2012
Ten British schools are attempting to ‘crowd fund’ their own solar panel roofs, with support from carbon reduction organisation 10:10