Schools Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:02:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Schools Archives - Positive News 32 32 Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’ https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/rethinking-adhd-as-hypercuriosity/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:02:44 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566425 Can impulsivity and distraction be signs of intense curiosity, not disorder, and should classrooms adapt?

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]]> Climate learning gets a boost from dragons https://www.positive.news/economics/good-business/climate-learning-gets-a-boost-from-dragons/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:56:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=562954 A UK startup has won multiple investors on Dragons’ Den with its AI-powered climate education game

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]]> The Syrian volunteers rebuilding their shattered schools https://www.positive.news/society/education/the-syrian-volunteers-rebuilding-their-shattered-schools/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:12:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=562908 Limited state funding for rebuilding schools in Syria has seen parents taking things into their own hands

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]]> What went right this week: how Mexico slashed poverty, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-34-of-2025/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:00:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=540654 Mexico’s poverty rate plunged, Denmark vowed to axe its book tax, and Scotland hailed a ‘conservation milestone’, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: the ‘wonderful effects’ of smartphone-free schools, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-28-of-2025/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 05:00:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=536518 The Dutch smartphone ban in schools was hailed a success, the Seine reopened to bathers, and Poland hit a renewables milestone, plus more

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]]> Rewilding the curriculum: natural history GCSE to be introduced in the UK https://www.positive.news/society/greening-curriculum-new-natural-history-gcse-introduced-uk/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:21:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=520790 One of the first fresh GCSEs in a decade will teach students about the climate crisis, sustainability and the natural environment

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]]> What went right this week: beacons of social progress, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-46-of-2024/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:00:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=501484 There was progress on poverty, the ‘building of the year’ was revealed, and researchers offered a quick climate win, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: the world’s ‘best’ 15-minute city, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-38-of-2024/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=494400 The ‘best’ 15-minute cities were revealed, there was hope for reefs, and psychedelics tackled ‘existential distress’, plus more

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]]> How to supercharge climate action? Get schools involved https://www.positive.news/society/how-to-supercharge-climate-action-get-schools-involved/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:50:28 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=482023 Schools are an untapped resource for slashing the UK’s emissions, reckon those behind a fun new climate event

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]]> Growing back to school: one charity’s plan to encourage outdoor education https://www.positive.news/environment/growing-back-to-school-one-charitys-plan-to-encourage-outdoor-education/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 15:44:37 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=334778 Trees for Cities is urging teachers and parents to help children embrace outdoor learning at home or school

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