Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sending your little one off to school can feel daunting - especially when you’re not quite sure what school looks like these days!
But here’s the good news: while school has changed over the years, it’s changed for the better.
From finding new ways to learn to read, to making science more accessible, to letting your summer baby start a year later, while still joining reception, research is making a big difference.
And the best bit? It’s thanks to you
UK public-funded research has helped drive these improvements, and there’s so much more to come.
#BackToSchool
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
We are UK Research and Innovation, the UK's largest public funder of research and innovation. If you're a UK tax payer, your contributions help fund the work we showcase on our channel. And if you liked this video, follow us on these channels:
Medium: medium.com/@UKRI
Instagram: instagram.com/weareukri
Facebook: facebook.com/weareUKRI
YouTube: youtube.com/c/UKResearchandInnovation
Or sign up for our weekly newsletter public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKRI/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKRI_newsletter
Sending your little one off to school can feel daunting - especially when you’re not quite sure what school looks like these days!
But here’s the good news: while school has changed over the years, it’s changed for the better.
From finding new ways to learn to read, to making science more accessible, to letting your summer baby start a year later, while still joining reception, research is making a big difference.
And the best bit? It’s thanks to you
UK public-funded research has helped drive these improvements, and there’s so much more to come.
#BackToSchool
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
We are UK Research and Innovation, the UK's largest public funder of research and innovation. If you're a UK tax payer, your contributions help fund the work we showcase on our channel. And if you liked this video, follow us on these channels:
Medium: medium.com/@UKRI
Instagram: instagram.com/weareukri
Facebook: facebook.com/weareUKRI
YouTube: youtube.com/c/UKResearchandInnovation
Or sign up for our weekly newsletter public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKRI/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKRI_newsletter
