A blog providing ideas and resources for those teachers hoping to teach the new GCSE Specification, first announced in April 2022. Draft subject content released for consultation in June 2026 - for first teaching from 2028 or 2029.
We know that traffic noise causes harm to human health.
It increases stress levels, and the associated air pollution affects air quality.
This piece from April 2024 explains how it also damages nature and forces birds to sing louder.
Noise from traffic stunts the growth of baby birds.
Image: Alan Parkinson, shared on Flickr under CC license
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