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- Labour plan for 100,000 new nursery places in England âunlikely to workâ November 19, 2024Exclusive: Projected spare capacity is not all in the right places to match projected demand, research findsA government policy to create 100,000 new nursery places using spare capacity in English primary schools is âunlikely to workâ, according to research.The research blames a geographical mismatch between capacity and demand, while leaders in the sector have raised […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Call to ban cakes and biscuits at school lunchtimes in England November 19, 2024Campaigners want ministers to overhaul rules to outlaw snacks that contain up to 12 teaspoons of sugarSchools in England should be banned from giving pupils cakes or biscuits as part of their lunch because they contain so much sugar, food campaigners say.They want ministers to overhaul the rules that guide schools on the nutritional content […]Denis Campbell Health policy editor
- Texas education officials to vote on use of Bible in public school curriculum November 18, 2024Supporters argue Bible verses contextualize art and literature as opponents say it is biased towards ChristianityTexas education officials are expected to hold a vote this week on the use of Bible readings in the public school curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade English and language arts classes.The board listened to hours of testimonies from those […]Erum Salam
- What are Donald Trumpâs plans to overhaul US colleges and universities? November 18, 2024Republican president-elect says he wants to dismantle the US education department and fire âradical left accreditorsâUS non-voters: tell us why you abstained in the 2024 US presidential electionDonald Trump hates the state of higher education in the US so much that he wants to start a new online university that will dole out bachelorâs degrees […]Rachel Leingang
- I canât get divorced ⊠because of my pension provider November 18, 2024Thereâs been a delay in getting the valuation from Teachersâ Pensions that I need for our court proceedings. Now my husband thinks Iâm prevaricating I am a teacher and I requested a cash equivalent transfer value (CETV) from Teachersâ Pensions in June. I needed to submit the value of my pot to the court as […]Anna Tims
- Schools and colleges in England accused of failing in legal duty to tackle racism November 18, 2024Campaigners want anti-racist content to be embedded in curriculum and for Black history to be compulsory subjectSchools and colleges are failing in their legal duty to prevent and address racism, say campaigners who are calling for the national curriculum in England to include an explicit anti-racism focus with Black history as a compulsory subject.A coalition […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Oxford relying on âDeliveroo-styleâ contracts with most tutorials not taught by full-time staff November 16, 2024Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy termsOxford University has been accused of relying on academics on âDeliveroo-styleâ and precarious fixed-term contracts to give the majority of its tutorials, after new research revealed just a third of lessons are taught by full-time professors.Data obtained through freedom of information requests by the […]Anna Fazackerley
- The Gruffaloâs illustrator launches book to help UK pupils learn German November 15, 2024Axel Scheffler says he hopes Wuschel auf der Erde will encourage more children to learn his first languageAxel Scheffler, the illustrator behind the international childrenâs bestseller The Gruffalo, has launched a book to help primary school pupils learn German.Wuschel auf der Erde: A New Adventure in Learning German tells the story of a friendly alien […]Anna Bawden
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