Have you ever thought about how your brain works when you study? Knowing this may improve your ability to retain and recall information. More...

Two-thirds of young people experience levels of exam stress that mental health organisation ReachOut describes as “worrying”. More...

There is no doubt that young people in South Africa face a myriad of problems: high unemployment, poor educational outcomes, various forms of poverty, and less than ideal mental and physical health, including high rates of HIV. More...

English is only one of 11 official languages spoken in South Africa. It’s currently the preferred language of education and is used in many of the nation’s schools. But most children entering the education system are not native English speakers and many are still in the process of learning English by the time they arrive at school. More...

In South Africa, one in five teachers in the foundation phase – roughly from ages 6 to 9 – is male. This is consistent with a global trend that see men being more likely to teach adolescents than young children. More...

Investments made in early childhood last a lifetime, and the earlier in life, the greater the return, according to James Heckman who was awarded a Nobel Prize for economics. Conversely, shocks to child development also can last a lifetime. For example, children who were young at the time of the 1984 famine in Ethiopia are 5cm shorter at adulthood, have lower education and are more likely to have recently been ill. More...

It’s a good question! In a nutshell, music puts us in a better mood, which makes us better at studying – but it also distracts us, which makes us worse at studying. More...

Uganda’s language policy requires that rural schools should choose a dominant local language to use as the language of learning and teaching for the first three years of primary school while English is taught as a subject. The fourth year of schooling is a transitional year in which English as the language of learning and teaching is introduced. English then becomes the medium of instruction. More...

A big barrier to lifelong learning can be the cost of resources. There are worldwide initiatives to change this, though, and it’s helpful to know how to use these resources legally. More...

The fact that the government has introduced a new bill aimed at reforming the framework on legal education – and the profession – should therefore be welcome news. But the proposed Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill 2018 doesn’t address all the gaps. And it has serious flaws. More...