Education News
- A moment that changed me: A telegram arrived – and I had to choose between my head and my heart June 24, 2026Should I follow the man of my dreams to work in a club in Tehran? Or take up a place at an elite university? Thankfully, my dad gave me advice I’ve lived by ever since My parents did not expect me to land a place at university. I was not considered academic enough. And anyway, […]Juliet Nicolson
- Failure to plan for rising temperatures has left UK’s schools sweltering June 24, 2026Many buildings are in use past their predicted lifespans, but even newer designs lack measures to beat heatTo see the UK’s failure to plan for the impacts of climate crisis, look no further than Beaconsfield primary school in west London – where a building more than 100 years old copes with extreme temperatures better than […]Richard Adams and Fiona Harvey
- Hundreds of schools in England and Wales to close in heatwave June 23, 2026Unions say it is dangerous for schools to stay open in high temperatures Hundreds of schools across the south of England and Wales are expected to close or vary their hours this week, in an effort to combat the extreme heat and conditions labelled as dangerous by education unions.School leaders said they had warned parents […]Richard Adams Education editor
- Piglet, it’s a purple, psychedelic shapeshifter! The wild new creature prowling Winnie-the-Pooh’s wood June 23, 2026Is it an alien? A dinosaur? Is it going to kill us all? Our writer hits Ashdown Forest for the Big One Hundred celebrations – and finds its magic enchanting new generationsThe rolling idyll of heath and forest, spinney and stream that gave us the Heffalump, the Woozle and, most famously of all, Winnie-the-Pooh, has […]Patrick Barkham
- More than 2m Indian students resit medical entrance exam after alleged leak June 21, 2026Applicants forced to retake one of the world’s toughest admission tests after claims questions sold on TelegramMore than 2 million aspiring Indian doctors have sat one of the world’s toughest entrance exams for a second time after an alleged question paper leak forced authorities to scrap the original test results.Students arriving at test centres on […]Penelope MacRae in Delhi
- I can’t afford a tutor to help my daughter get into grammar school. Will she still fulfil her potential? | Annalisa Barbieri June 21, 2026You may be projecting your own school experience on to your daughter, but her needs are different and she has you to support herI have two children aged eight and four. My eight-year-old is very bright. She’s in year 3 and doing year 6 maths. Her state school has large classes and limited resources, so […]Annalisa Barbieri
- City & Guilds scraps mass redundancies and offshoring UK jobs to Greece June 18, 2026PeopleCert had been planning to cut about 400 jobs in £22m savings drive at training body it bought last yearThe vocational training body City & Guilds has guaranteed that plans for mass compulsory redundancies and the offshoring of hundreds of UK jobs to Greece will no longer go ahead.The proposal to remove about 400 UK […]Simon Goodley
- We must be alive to the dangers of a UK social media ban – and the way to really help young people | Rosie Parkyn June 18, 2026A ban alone will have limited impact and could make things worse. A good strategy needs more educational content – and more moneyAs a parent, I understand the appeal of the announcement on Monday by the prime minister that would prevent children under 16 from using social media. Right now, you are in constant battle […]Rosie Parkyn
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