Press Releases
Flame of Friendship finale – the Olympic inspired celebration bringing together over 700 local children in flash mob style parade
Over 700 school children and teachers from across Coventry came together at the University of Warwick today for the grand finale of the Flame of Friendship project.
Declining pay is leaving more schools without a male classroom teacher, study warns
Nearly a third of primary schools do not have a single male classroom teacher, a new study from Warwick Business School shows.
Coventry locals help build new miscarriage support tool
Researchers have developed a new tool to guide miscarriage care for pregnant women using data from Coventry people.
Coventry schools to build future cities from recycled household items
TeenTech City of Tomorrow will see Coventry school children make a city of recyclable household items, with help from researchers at WMG, University of Warwick who will teach them all about sustainability. A select few ideas – buildings and technology- will then be exhibited at the Coventry Transport Museum.
Involving parents and carers is key part of successful careers guidance, new report reveals
The role of parents and carers in providing careers guidance and how they can be better supported, a new report from Warwick's Institute for Employment Research, presents evidence from the UK and abroad to make the case for strong relationships between schools and homes when it comes to careers advice and guidance, and highlights practical ways parents and carers can get more involved in helping their children think about careers.
Leaving your baby to ‘cry it out’ has no adverse effects on child development
Leaving an infant to ‘cry it out’ from birth up to 18 months does not adversely affect their behaviour development or attachment, researchers from the University of Warwick have found, they also discovered that those left to cry cried less and for a shorter duration at 18 months of age.