Play Based Learning Beats Classrooms

Former deputy headteacher Ruth Lue-Quee explains why children learn best through play - not sitting at desks. After launching a petition from her bed that gained 106,000 signatures and triggered a debate in Parliament, she’s campaigning to protect play-based learning in schools. In this highlight episode she reveals why play improves memory, wellbeing, creativity and problem-solving - and why many education systems around the world are already moving in this direction.