Education
‘Unacceptable’ number of parents letting kids skip Fridays
The Education Secretary said 50,000 more pupils were absent at the end of the week compared with the start.
‘Sorry, stop filming’: Horrifying Panorama clip resurfaces amid crumbling schools scandal
An investigation into an Academy Schools group found repairs were being charged at over £500,000 despite being estimated to have cost £60,000.
Tens of thousands back Embrace Erasmus campaign as Turing failures get laid bare
The European Movement is calling on the government to give British students the same opportunities they were afforded before Brexit.
British university students give up hope of studying abroad due to ‘problematic’ Turing Scheme
Many universities found the timing of funding outcomes for the Turing Scheme left ‘very little time’ to prepare, a report has found.
Eton provost’s comment about people who didn’t attend elite school provokes outrage
"This is an absolutely rabid level of misogyny and intellectually infantilising for the boys now in his care", one person said.
Labour to add VAT to private school fees immediately if it wins power
Labour says the policy could raise £1.7 billion to invest in state schools.
Oxbridge dethroned as Scottish university named best in UK
The University of St Andrews has been named the top UK university in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.
Gullis says low-achieving pupils should be banned from taking out student loans
The New Conservatives group say students with low grades “tend to undertake poorer quality degrees that do not lead to graduate-level salaries”.
School at the centre of gender row confirms: ‘None of our pupils identify as a cat’
Turns out the story that has infuriated right-wingers all week has got no basis in reality, shock horror!