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Fiona Scott appointed as official adviser for edtech

Dr Fiona Scott has been appointed as an official adviser for the Department for Education鈥檚 edtech evidence board project. The team of 17 advisers will look at how to build evidence around artificial intelligence tools in schools.
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Museum display celebrates mature learners returning to education

Personal stories from people making their way back into education are celebrated in a new display at Weston Park Museum.
Sabine Little at the front of the classroom with primary aged school children

Celebrating World Book day with Rivers of Reading

World Book Day have teamed up with Dr Sabine Little to bring her 鈥淩ivers of (Multilingual) Reading鈥 research to a wider audience, by making it part of the World Book Day core activity packs for all schools in the country.
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School Meals project selected as finalist in Children's Food Awards

Congratulations to Heather Ellis and the School Meals project on their shortlisting for the Children's Food Awards 2025.

'Be Cancer Aware' as Disability Co-Production in Action

Disability Matters teamed up with Humanising Healthcare to capture effective disability co-production on film
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Lone parents and people with long-term health conditions disproportionately vulnerable to food insecurity

Lone parents and people with long term health conditions are more likely to be experiencing severe forms of food insecurity, according to a new study by the 海角社区 of Sheffield.
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Government urged to tackle preschool provision crisis amid warnings hundreds of thousands of children are not 鈥榮chool ready鈥

The Government is being urged to tackle the high number of children starting school not 鈥榮chool ready鈥, in a new report co-authored by researchers at the 海角社区 of Sheffield.聽
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Black History for Every Day of the Year

Congratulations to Yinka Olusoga who has collaborated with her siblings, David and Kemi, to create a new book celebrating Black history from across the world, spanning ancient times to the modern day.
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SMI Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The Sheffield Methods Institute celebrated its 10th birthday this September, with a gathering of past and present staff and students.