Catch up on Professor Sam Wass’s 2026 talks on how children learn, pay attention and regulate their emotions. The links below take you to recordings, session pages or organiser reports.
Brainstorms: the neuroscience of learning, tantrums and the modern world
Learnus UK Annual Lecture. Watch the lecture.
East Dunbartonshire Council Early Years Conference
Two sessions for early years practitioners explored how changing childhood environments shape attention, learning and stress. Read the council’s conference report.
Screen Media and the Developing Brain
Children’s Media Conference, Sheffield, 9 July 2026. The session looked at what pacing, repetition and visual clarity mean for young viewers. Watch the session and read the report.
Finding order in chaos: influences of environmental complexity and predictability on development
Keynote at the Lancaster International Conference on Infant and Early Child Development, August 2026. Visit the conference website.
Getting the reception environment right
Department for Education webinar, 21 October 2026. Watch the webinar.
There, the dance is: bringing co-regulation into practice
Pen Green webinar, 22 October 2026. View the organiser’s event page.