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How wearing slippers at school could improve performance

World at One

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Taking your shoes off or wearing slippers at school improves performance a study suggests. Research from Bournemouth University found that children who attended lessons without shoes worked harder and behaved better. One of the authors of the report, Professor Stephen Heppell told presenter Martha Kearney how the research began. (Photo: A child wearing slippers. Credit: iStock)

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