Education has the potential to foster curiosity and empower future scientists through engaging hands-on learning, proven to positively impact students and teachers. This interview explores the vision, development, and potential of LEGO® Education Science, featuring insights from Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Head of Education Impact at LEGO Education.
The latest NEET statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) report paints a disconcerting picture of UK Education and Skills in 2023 for young people. For those aged 16 to 24, over 1 in 10 are NEET (not engaged in education, employment, or training).
In December, the House of Lords called for an urgent overhaul of education, especially at the secondary level, arguing the current focus is now almost entirely academically focused, at the expense of a broader range of knowledge, skills and behaviours.
Advance HE's recent report emphasises the essential role of technical skills in Higher Education's professional development, driven by technology's transformative potential.
Open Access Government charts the priorities of the European Commission when it comes to learning mobility, including Erasmus+, plus stronger education cooperation with Ukraine.
Elin Eriksen Ødegaard, Director and Professor in Early Childhood Pedagogy from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, describes a collaborative narrative as a speech genre tailored to early years pedagogy.
As student-led learning behaviours become more varied, engaging students with a one-size-fits-all approach will no longer be effective in fostering the best learning and belonging.
Catherine Magee, teacher of the Year 2021, discusses online learning platform Freckle Maths, maintaining momentum in maths and top tips for bringing joy to the classroom.
Sierra Morandi, Jennifer Schellinger and Sherry A. Southerland from Florida State University, shed light on science education reform efforts in the U.S.
![Figure 1 - The figure illustrates the diversity and multi-scale nature of the structures in the Galaxy. The first two lines are real astronomical images, which go from the galactic disk itself and down to the planet-forming disks. The last two lines are generated from numerical simulations and aim to understand and interpret the observations. [adapted from Facchini et al. 2025, Göller et al. 2025, Hennebelle et al. 2022, Lebreuilly et al. 2024, Molinari et al. 2016, 2025, Reissl et al. 2016]](https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/figure.png)
