Hannah Richardson, reporting for the BBC, discusses new EEF projects.

Thousands of teenagers are to get an extra hour in bed in a trial to see whether later school start times can boost GCSE results.

University of Oxford researchers say teenagers start functioning properly two hours later than older adults.

A trial tracking nearly 32,000 GCSE pupils in more than 100 schools will assess whether a later school start leads to higher grades.

The study is one of six projects funded by £4m from the Education Endowment Foundation and science charity the Wellcome Trust, looking at how the application of neuroscience can improve teaching and learning in schools.

Education Endowment Foundation chief executive Kevan Collins said: “We’re delighted to be researching these cutting-edge strategies based on the latest knowledge in neuroscience.”

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