Education News
- Ministers urged to help students trapped in Gaza with places at UK universities July 23, 2025Forty people who have been offered scholarships unable to travel without biometric data they have no way of gettingPressure is mounting on ministers to intervene on behalf of 40 students in Gaza who have been offered full scholarships to study at UK universities, but are unable to take up their places this September because of […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Keir Starmer urged to honour pledge to embed speaking skills in Englandâs schools July 23, 2025Alastair Campbell and childrenâs author Michael Rosen among advocates calling for oracy to be in curriculumThe childrenâs writer Michael Rosen, one-time political strategist Alastair Campbell and former education secretaries Charles Clarke and Estelle Morris have urged the prime minister to honour his pre-election pledge to embed speaking skills in Englandâs schools.They are among 60 signatories […]Sally Weale
- The supreme court is giving a lawless president the green light | Steven Greenhouse July 22, 2025The Department of Education case is the latest example of an unexplained decision bowing to TrumpJust when we thought the US supreme court couldnât sink any lower in bowing and scraping to Donald Trump, it issued a shocking order last week that brushed aside important legal precedents as it ruled in the presidentâs favor. In […]Steven Greenhouse
- Arrests in China after more than 230 kindergarten children poisoned by lead paint in food July 22, 2025Principal at school in Gansu province reportedly wanted to attract more enrolments by âenhancingâ the colour and look of the food served to childrenChinese authorities have arrested six people and launched disciplinary investigations into almost 30 others after more than 230 kindergarten children were poisoned by food coloured with industrial-grade lead paintThe incident, which occurred […]Helen Davidson in Taipei
- As the culture wars hit Englandâs schools, we teachers are being thrown into a minefield | Anonymous July 21, 2025With 16-year-olds soon able to vote, classroom debate has never been more vital. But how do you teach inclusivity while fielding accusations of âwokeryâ?Parentsâ evening. Two words that many parents assume are a source of dread for teachers. But most will tell you this is a misconception. Why? Because the evening tends to offer a […]Anonymous
- Ministers urged to guarantee NHS jobs for new midwives amid understaffing July 20, 2025Student midwives working thousands of hours unpaid in NHS fear lack of vacancies despite staff shortagesA student midwife who fears she will be unable to get a job after completing 2,300 hours of unpaid placement work in the NHS is calling for guaranteed posts for newly qualified midwives who otherwise will be forced to abandon […]Harriet Sherwood
- Franceâs eight weeks of summer holidays, or England's six? Iâve done both and know which one I prefer | Gillian Harvey July 19, 2025With vacations of up to 14 weeks on the continent, education can suffer â although on the plus side childcare and holidays are much more affordableRemember the summer holidays of your childhood â the seemingly endless, sunny days many of us look back on fondly? Those six âpreciousâ weeks look very different when youâre a […]Gillian Harvey
- Kathleen Rigby obituary July 18, 2025My wife, Kathleen Rigby, who has died aged 81, put her love of justice, writing, history and the arts to public good throughout her life. She did her best to improve things while having fun, and usually found like-minded collaborators.Her first jobs were in counter-intelligence as an officer with MI5 and MI6. She subsequently worked […]David Rigby
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