<p>High school teacher Mustafa Sakarwala speaks with Nandini Adusumilli (PhD student at Sleep and Education Research Lab at UCL) about why sleep is a core foundation for children’s and teenagers’ attention, learning, and exam recall.</p><p>Full show notes and links: <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2026/mar/sleep-memory-and-academic-performance">https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2026/mar/sleep-memory-and-academic-performance</a></p>

Children’s sleep routines: bedtimes, dreams and how sleep affects mood and school | Sleep Education Research Lab

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