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Faculty News

2025-12-17

An experimental project at a Cambridgeshire schools trust in which sixth formers stepped into the shoes of teachers has found that the approach can generate valuable forms of learning that complement more conventional lessons.Read the story here.

2025-12-15

A new version of the first ever major exhibition exploring how Black people have been represented in UK children’s literature visits Cambridge’s Central Library from 15 December.Read the story here.

2025-12-04

A newly-published study shows strong public support for Religious Education (RE) in Northern Ireland to help pupils understand a wide range of different religious and non-religious worldviews, including Muslim, Humanist and atheist perspectives. Read the story here.

2025-11-17

Generative Artificial Intelligence could result in a renewed emphasis on conversational approaches to teaching, researchers say, as large language model (LLMs)-based chatbots make it easier to bypass recall-based learning and test the limits of traditional exams.Read the story here.

2025-10-02

Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a language to GCSE is treated as optional – and not necessarily strongly encouraged – new research shows.Read the story here.

2025-09-29

A new book by the Head of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education calls for radical change in a school system it describes as over-standardised, stressful, and ‘sick’.Read the full story.

2025-09-18

The Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, appeared to improvise ideas and make mistakes like a student in a study that rebooted a 2,400-year-old mathematical challenge.Read the full story.

2025-09-17

Newly-published evidence shows that a brief relationship-based intervention for families can protect against children developing behaviour problems years later.Read the full story.

2025-06-23

Many doctors abandon a potentially life-saving medical scanning technology soon after training, because systemic barriers prevent it from becoming part of their routine practice, a study has found. Read the full story.

2025-06-11

As the REAL Centre reaches its 10th anniversary, this roundup summarises the research it has produced during its first decade and its impact on policy, aid funding and education reform. Read the full story.