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camedfac.bsky.social
Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
@camedfac.bsky.social
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Hello! This is the account of the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, a leading centre for educational teaching and research, and the home of the Cambridge PGCE. Find us at https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 2d
The Government’s imminent curriculum review presents an opportunity to reassess the place of languages education in our schools. What, though, does the evidence base tell us?

Join us for this University of Cambridge seminar exploring some potential ways forward.
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 3d
Applications are OPEN for the Cambridge Doctor of Education (EdD) programme starting 2026: a part-time research degree for working professionals who want to use the power of education to drive innovation in any sector. Open to UK and international students. www.educ.cam.ac.uk/courses/post...
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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 6d
'A new book by Head of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education, @camedfac.bsky.social, calls for radical change in a school system it describes as over-standardised, stressful, and ‘sick.' @cam.ac.uk
We are crying out for a completely new vision of what education involves, however challenging that may be.'
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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 6d
'In Rewilding Education, Prof. Hilary Cremin argues that modern schooling is defined by an obsession with standardisation and outdated thinking, while it fails to nurture creativity, critical thought, or the physical and mental health of students and teachers.'
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Schools are educating children for a vanishing future. Is it time to ‘rewild’ the system?
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 8d
Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE is considered optional – and not necessarily even encouraged – new research by @karenforbes.bsky.social shows.

Read more: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/poor...
Poorer students more likely to miss out on studying a language at GCSE
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.
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Karen Forbes @karenforbes.bsky.social · 8d
Very happy to share this article exploring the influence of school-level curriculum policies on both uptake and attainment in GCSE modern languages in England @camedfac.bsky.social Freely available to download - key points below ⬇️ (1/6)

www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Promoting modern languages beyond the compulsory stage: exploring the relationship between school-level curriculum policy, GCSE uptake and attainment in England
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 11d
A new book by Professor Hilary Cremin, Head of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education, calls for radical change in a school system it describes as over-standardised, stressful, and ‘sick’. Is it time to think bigger about education reform?

More here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/scho...
Schools are educating children for a vanishing future. Is it time to ‘rewild’ the system?
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 17d
The Editorial Board of the Cambridge Journal of Education is seeking education scholars with diverse intellectual interests to join its Editorial Panel.

Find out more at: www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/cje/
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 18d
A new prize for education and social justice research in South Asia has been launched in memory of Dr Arif Naveed. Arif was an outstanding Pakistani social scientist who undertook his doctoral research at the Faculty of Education.

More about the prize here: www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real...
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 21d
More about @drjennyg.bsky.social and @ejgoodacre.bsky.social's research on AI toys and children's development here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/new-...
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 21d
"It is our collective responsibility to understand how toys powered by artificial intelligence impact young children."

@drjennyg.bsky.social and @ejgoodacre.bsky.social in The Guardian:

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How will childhood be changed by AI toys? | Letter
Letter: Our study is looking into how toys powered by AI can affect children’s development and their right to privacy, write Dr Emily J Goodacre and Prof Jenny Gibson
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PEDAL Research Centre @pedalcam.bsky.social · 21d
The long-term follow up findings of our Healthy Start, Happy Start study have been published in the @acamh.bsky.social Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry this week.

Read a quick-read summary by @camedfac.bsky.social: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/heal...
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Emily J. Goodacre @ejgoodacre.bsky.social · 21d
Today in our Guardian letter, @drjennyg.bsky.social and I call for a greater public discourse on how AI toys are interacting with young children and the impacts on their development. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
How will childhood be changed by AI toys? | Letter
Letter: Our study is looking into how toys powered by AI can affect children’s development and their right to privacy, write Dr Emily J Goodacre and Prof Jenny Gibson
www.theguardian.com
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 22d
Generative AI doesn't "think" like humans do, but in a new University of Cambridge study which confronted it with an Ancient Greek maths puzzle, it did behave in a curiously "learner-like" way.

Read more here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/chat...
ChatGPT seemed to “think on the fly” when put through an Ancient Greek maths puzzle
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.
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PEDAL Research Centre @pedalcam.bsky.social · 23d
This animation provides an update on the long term findings of the Healthy Start, Happy Start study testing a relationship-based parenting programme.

@nihr.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social @camedfac.bsky.social
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · 23d
New research from @pedalcam.bsky.social shows that a short, relationship-based programme for families can protect against children developing behaviour problems years later.

Quick-read summary here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/heal...

...or take a look at the full paper in the attached post!
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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · Aug 5
📢 New blog! Find out how Megan Ennion, a PhD student from @camedfac.bsky.social supervised by Ros McLellan used funding from Accelerate and @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to study how AI tutors impact student learning psychology and behaviors.

Find out more: bit.ly/46It7ky
How can we... examine the impact of LLM chatbot tutors on student learning psychology and behaviours? Includes a photo of PhD Student Megan Ennion, Faculty of Education, on a blue background. Read the blog post to find out more.
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · Jul 30
How should teaching – and teacher education – adapt for a fast-changing world?

In January, we began building a vision for teaching in 2050. Now we’re inviting those at the heart of the teacher education sector to shape what comes next.

Find out more and have your say: teachereducation2050.co.uk
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · Jul 17
Congratulations to our recent MEd graduate Aliabbas Dhanji, whose dissertation was recently shortlisted for the UK Literacy Association (UKLA) Student Research Prize.

Find out more about the prizes at: ukla.org/research-pri...
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · Jul 16
Well done to @auroragaocam.bsky.social on her new paper in the SSCI-indexed @berj-2025.bsky.social

The study spotlights student voice to explore what supports effective STEM learning and aspirations in Rwandan secondary schools.

doi.org/10.1002/berj...
<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
This study engages student voice in Rwandan secondary schools as a mechanism for understanding factors influencing learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, attitu....
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · Jun 23
Point-of-care ultrasound is a medical scanning technology which enables doctors to perform rapid, bedside scans and reveal life-threatening problems. Despite its potential, it is often abandoned after training. This new study explains why.

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‘Closed loop’ learning barriers prevent doctors from using life-saving bedside ultrasound
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Centre for Lebanese Studies @lebanesestudies.com · Jun 2
Can refugee education truly be transformed without decolonizing the foundations of aid & knowledge production? 

Join Z. Zakharia, F. Menashy, A. Ahmad, T. Weldemichel, C. Saab & others
June 19–20 
https://shorturl.at/EnvON
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · Jun 12
A very happy 10th birthday to @realcentre.bsky.social! As the REAL Centre marks its anniversary, this feature explores how it has led the way in producing collaborative research to advance equity and social justice in and through education.

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10 years of the REAL Centre: Tackling injustices in and through education
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REAL Centre @realcentre.bsky.social · Jun 6
Academic research and activism: Key lessons from #SouthAfrica & #Palestine
17 June 4pm BST
Join us @camedfac.bsky.social discussing the interrelationships between research & activism & the role of academics & intellectuals in the academy & society
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Academic research and activism: Key lessons from South Africa and Palestine
Students, researchers, academics and activists are warmly invited to a critical conversation on the relationship between activism & research
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Centre for Lebanese Studies @lebanesestudies.com · May 29
We just wrapped up our PhD retreat on Theorising in PhD Research at @camedfac.bsky.social 
two days of powerful conversations on theory, lived experience & decolonising knowledge. Grateful to all who joined us!
 @homertoncollege.bsky.social  
@realcentre.bsky.social  @britishacademy.bsky.social
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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · May 23
The evidence mentioned here that £75 pays for the equivalent of two extra years of teaching for girls is from the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. Along with a wealth of other research, it supports Larry Elliott's concerns about the need to rethink aid cuts.

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Cutting aid for girls’ education isn’t just wrong – it’s economically illiterate | Larry Elliott
This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governments, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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