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- City & Guilds faces legal and industrial action over plans to cut hundreds of jobs June 3, 2026New crisis at former vocational charity involves alleged withholding of data and breaching redundancy lawsCity & Guilds is facing potential legal and industrial action over claims it has been âdishonestâ over plans to shed about 400 UK staff.Officials at the Unite union allege the owner of the training and qualifications body has been âunlawfully withholding […]Simon Goodley
- Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England June 3, 2026DfE plans to withdraw funding for assistive software, saying it is now rarely needed due to âwidely available free toolsâDisability campaigners have called on the government to halt plans to cut funding for specialist tech support for tens of thousands of disabled students in England.Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing Department for Education […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Debt-ridden graduates seen as âcash cowsâ to fund older peopleâs lifestyles, MPs told June 2, 2026Student groups tell inquiry about ballooning debt and âsneaky changesâ to loan terms while likening system to finance scandalsGraduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts feel they are being unfairly used as âcash cowsâ to finance measures benefiting older people such as the state pension triple lock, MPs have been told.Student representatives told an official […]Rupert Jones
- UK students and recent graduates: share your views on going to university June 2, 2026We would like to hear from recent graduates and current students aged 18 or over about their views on studying for a degreeAccording to the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, the proportion of people who believe a university degree is not worth the time and money has jumped from 14% in 2005 to 34% […]Guardian community team
- Third of people no longer believe degree is worth the time or money, UK poll shows June 2, 2026Younger graduates, with experience of the fee system, are more disillusioned than those who did not pay fees, according to the surveyThere was a time when going to university seemed a no-brainer. Better qualifications opened doors to better jobs with greater earning potential.But with the graduate premium shrinking, mounting anger about spiralling student debt and […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- University of Manchester to investigate sexual harassment of female medical students June 1, 2026About 20 students report anonymous late-night phone calls from men who âintimidated, demeaned and belittledâ themThe University of Manchester has launched an investigation after about 20 female medical students complained of receiving anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night from male callers who intimidated and sexually harassed them.The calls have been going on […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Sunak is right that our students need financial literacy â but that shouldnât mean yet more maths | Simon Jenkins May 29, 2026Education should prepare young people for dealing not only with practical things such as insurance, pensions and taxes but also with tech and mental healthWhat is it about ex-ministers that they suddenly know how to run the country? Tony Blair hurls thunderbolts at his successor, Keir Starmer. His former colleague, Alan Milburn, is shocked that […]Simon Jenkins
- Labour poised for fresh welfare changes after scale of youth jobs crisis revealed May 28, 2026Alan Milburnâs landmark report says unemployment among young costs UK ÂŁ125bn a year and warns of âlost generationâ âA record of failureâ: whatâs in first part of Milburn report?Tell us: we would like to hear from young people in the UK about their job hunting experienceLabour is poised for a fresh attempt at changing the […]Richard Partington and Peter Walker
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