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Working together: Research and Practice Event 2026

Working together: Research and Practice Event 2026

  • Date09 July 2026

The South East Research Network for Schools (SERNS) aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to maximise the impact of research on practice within schools and improve outcomes for children and young people.

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Research and Practice Event Programme 2026

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8:30 Registration
9:00 Dr. Anna-Katharina Matke-Bauer: The Listening Brain: A Hearing Scientist's Perspective on Classroom Noise
9:15 Prof. Jeanne Shinskey: How Babies Learn Words From Books
9:30 Dr. Kaili Rimfeld: Longitudinal associations between school environment and mental health from childhood through early adulthood
9:45 Dr. Jakke Tamminen: Adolescent Sleep Timing And Its Effects On Memory Processes And Academic Performance
10:00 Prof. Jessie Ricketts: Co-Developing CPD For Secondary School Staff To Enable Them To Support Reading
10:15 Celebrating 10 Years of Research and Practice
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45 Laura Tierney: Understanding Paranoia and Mistrust in Adolescence: Lessons from Research
11:00 Zain Khan: Understanding Adolescent Loneliness: Association With Dimensions Of Both Individualism And Collectivism
11:15 Dr. Carl Hodgetts: Sparking Curiosity For Student Learning And Engagement: Insights From Cognitive Neuroscience
11:30 Prof. Dawn Watling: Social media: The good, the bad, and the ban
11:45 Workshop Introductions
11:55

Workshops:

Genetics: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (Dr. Kaili Rimfeld and the HEAD lab)

Artificial Intelligence In Schools – Benefits And Risks (Prof. Helen Pote)

12:45-13:45 Lunch
13:45

Workshops:

The Hidden Curriculum: How Teachers Shape Pupils’ Values Every Day (Prof. Anat Bardi)

Sleep And Learning In Teenagers (Dr. Jake Tamminen & Prof. Jessie Ricketts)

14:35-14:50 Break
14:50 Keynote: Prof. Alice Gregory - Nodding Off. Sleep In Children And Young People: Challenges And Solutions
15:50 Closing remarks and feedback

 

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