A recently-published children’s book shows family conversations about sex to be difficult, but also funny at times. Other recent publications feature robots at ...

Sentences contain subtle hints in their grammar that tell young children about the meaning of new words. The finding, based on experiments with 2-year-olds, suggests that even very young kids are ...

The ability to use and understand language is essential for all children too. Children learn language in such a short space of time and this is why the pre-school years are so crucial - with ...

A recent study from the McGovern Institute for Brain Research shows how interests can modulate language processing in children's brains and paves the ...

Out of 160 grammar schools, 116 now have quotas or give high priority to disadvantaged children - but the impact is patchy. A leading academic says some appear to have made only a "token effort".

More than 1,400 children are filling Gloucestershire's grammar school places from out of the county - up by 700 from before the pandemic. Freedom of Information (FOI) requests by the BBC found ...

A top rated grammar school is proposing to offer priority places to children from the most deprived areas close to the school. Entry places at Pate's Grammar School, in Cheltenham, are usually ...