Education Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/society/education/ Good journalism about good things Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:33:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Education Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/society/education/ 32 32 What advice did you receive as a child that has stayed with you? https://www.positive.news/society/what-advice-did-you-receive-as-a-child-that-has-stayed-with-you/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:55:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568272 You can’t put an old head on young shoulders, so they say. But some wisdom is passed on. We want to hear the nuggets that helped guide you

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]]> Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’ https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/rethinking-adhd-as-hypercuriosity/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:02:44 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566425 Can impulsivity and distraction be signs of intense curiosity, not disorder, and should classrooms adapt?

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]]> How Denmark is inviting visitors to rediscover analogue play https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/culture/how-denmark-is-inviting-visitors-to-rediscover-analogue-play/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:00:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565566 In the birthplace of Lego and Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark invites visitors to rediscover play as an antidote to digital overload

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]]> Climate learning gets a boost from dragons https://www.positive.news/economics/good-business/climate-learning-gets-a-boost-from-dragons/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:56:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=562954 A UK startup has won multiple investors on Dragons’ Den with its AI-powered climate education game

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]]> The Syrian volunteers rebuilding their shattered schools https://www.positive.news/society/education/the-syrian-volunteers-rebuilding-their-shattered-schools/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:12:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=562908 Limited state funding for rebuilding schools in Syria has seen parents taking things into their own hands

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]]> Ctrl+Alt+Defy, the white-hat hacker rewriting the cybersecurity rulebook https://www.positive.news/science/technology/ctrlaltdefy-the-white-hat-hacker-rewriting-the-cybersecurity-rulebook/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:00:42 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=559143 The ethical hacker challenging stereotypes, mentoring girls in tech and showing that cybersecurity can be seriously fun

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]]> The old instruments bringing new opportunities to young lives https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/the-instruments-that-lived/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:00:52 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=553164 A growing number of UK schemes are giving used instruments, and the children who play them, a second chance

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]]> The man who uses perfume to unlock opportunities in prisons https://www.positive.news/society/the-man-who-uses-perfume-to-unlock-opportunities-in-prisons/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:00:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=552312 In jails across northern England, fragrances are being used to spark reflection and creativity among inmates

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]]> Beyond the classroom, the hands-on outdoor projects transforming young lives https://www.positive.news/society/youth/beyond-the-classroom-the-hands-on-outdoor-projects-transforming-young-lives/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=551794 Amid a youth mental health crisis, young people are finding meaning in gritty jobs – including mucking out pigs

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]]> Children’s Laureate Alex Wharton on the power of language, rhythm and reading https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/childrens-laureate-alex-wharton-on-the-power-of-language-rhythm-and-reading/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 07:00:47 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=548660 Children’s Laureate Alex Wharton’s inspiring journey shows how reading and language can unlock imaginations and transform young lives

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