The Science Behind the Experiment

Thank you for sharing the programme.
It is really helpful.

I hope I can now find some of the data analysis from this experiment. I was fortunate to do a four year BEd and so undertook much cognitive psychology and study. I think schools are definitely open and ready, with healthy eating and exercise already high on the daily agenda. Emotional health also has a very significant part to play in achievement and behaviour, but good food, sleep and exercise benefit everyone - including the classroom teachers.

On the microsite you can find out more about the experiment and activities, including the reasearch outcomes - hope you find them useful.
Luke Harvey, Teachers TV Community Producer

This was a fascinating programme - thank you. I will circulate it to my colleagues.

This was interesting in terms of the growing brain and challenging non-preferred learning styles.

It is rather alarming to think that schools are so behind in this. My school for example has on occasion looked closely at learning styles as revealed by CAT scores, and we have been invited to share this information with the students. The alarming bit is the way we have mis-understood how this can affect our teaching and learning in the classroom. Many teachers believe that the child should be encouraged to exploit the learning style as much as possible; as a route to more success. I have always be concerned that students, as a result, reject certain activities as unsuitable for themselves. This video reveals the importance, not of capitalising on stronger styles, but of nurturing and developing the weaker areas, for better brain development. I think a lot of work could be done to bring teachers to a better understanding of the brain. And many of us could be barking up the wrong tree. So refreshing to have this looked at again,but how many teachers will you reach?
Apart from this, teachers can do very little in terms of diet and sleep, so this is our route to making a difference. Please offer INSET.