Communicating research to support the evolution of teaching
“Given the recent report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies that there has been no improvement in school attainment gap in England for over 20 years, it is clearly urgent for educators to look at new ways of enhancing the teaching and learning experience in this country. Educational Neuroscience, the study of how the brain learns, is logically one of the new ways. This survey carried out on behalf of Learnus by YouGov shows the increasing interest teachers have in Educational Neuroscience.” Richard Newton-Chance Chair of the Learnus Council YouGov report
All our videos are filmed by Edmund Trevelyan-Johnson of Zansho (www.zansho.co.uk)
"Education is concerned with enhancing learning, and neuroscience is concerned with understanding the mechanisms of learning. It seems only logical that one should inform the other".
Dame Professor Uta Frith Developmental Psychologist UCL. Patron of the National Forum for Neuroscience and Special Education
Join the Learnus Membership Take part in this pioneering project
The first volume to bring together the latest knowledge on educational neuroscience from a life-span perspective, this important text offers state of the art, authoritative research findings before providing evidence-based recommendations for classroom practice.
Learnus® Understanding Learning: engaging brains and building networks Click to download PDF
Deeper Understanding
Educational neuroscience draws evidence from several fields of study to deepen our understanding of learning and teaching and debunk some ‘neuromyths’.
Educationalists Professor Derek Bell and Richard Newton Chance explain the latest thinking about thinking.
"How We Learn: Why brains learn better than any machine..... for now"
Speaker Professor Stanislas Deheane, French cognitive neuroscientist. He holds the Chair of Experimental Cognitive Psychology at Collége de France in Paris
FutureEd23
Learnus presented its "FutureEd23" Conference in London in June 2023. At the conference the speakers addressed the question "What is the place of educational neuroscience in teacher education with particular reference to the Early Careers Framework".
Michael Thomas Slides Paul Howard-Jones & Kendra McMahon Slides Duncan AstleSlides Peter Mather, Cara Carey & Jeremy Dudman-Jones Slides
Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson Professor of Developmental Psychology; University of Edinburgh
"Neurodiversity: acceptance and affirmation in the classroom."
Visit to the Toddler Lab
Learnus vists the Toddler Lab, the Wordld's first dedicated centre, where researchers use cutting edge wearing tech. to see how toddlers' brains develop.
Webinar Prof. Michael Thomas
"What do teachers need to know about neuroscience anyway?"
Webinar given by Michael Thomas, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Birkbeck University and Director of the Centre for Educational Neuroscience. September 2022
Visit to CALM
Learnus visits the Centre for Attention Learning and Memory (CALM) lab at the University of Cambridge
Professor of Psychology in the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck College and Project Leader of the UnLocke Project and Professor Derek Bell, Director of Learnus and Co-Investigator of the UnLocke Project.
Stop and Think Learning counter-intuitive concepts in primary maths and science
"Longitudinal increases in childhood depression symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown”
Reducing confrontation is an ongoing challenge but the decision to abolish sanctions in a school is a far thornier issue. Punishment has been the basis of systems of justice throughout history and across cultures, acting variously as deterrent, a tool for reform and a vehicle for individual and societal retribution.
Learnus Highlights 2024
Learnus Visits the Blakemore Lab. University of Cambridge
The Learnus Mission Statement
Learnus is at the forefront of supporting the engagement and dialogue between educators and researchers working in the field of educational neuroscience that can realise huge potential for the classroom.
