Education News
- Children and mature adults we know about, but why is society so clueless about young people in between? | Gaby Hinsliff September 18, 2026While there’s much mocking of gen Z, the idea that the state should do more for those aged 18 to 25 is catching on around Westminster. About time, tooWhen did you realise you had finally grown up? It’s a trick question, obviously: maturity is just realising that life is full of things you don’t feel […]Gaby Hinsliff
- Former student of suspended Reform official ‘reopens case’ against University of Cambridge September 17, 2026Cambridge previously paid £5,000 compensation after an investigation partially upheld allegations against Dr James OrrA former student of James Orr who was found to have been bullied by the suspended senior Reform UK figure is reopening a case against the University of Cambridge, after apparent discrepancies emerged over the university’s handling of the incident.The former […]Ben Quinn and Rowena Mason
- Bad Apples review – Saoirse Ronan’s suffering teacher best thing about school horror-satire September 17, 2026Ronan plays a teacher who finds a way to deal with a disruptive pupil in Jonatan Etzler’s implausible film, but it’s not shocking or funny enoughHere is a strange, heavy-handed and unpersuasive black comedy which owes what success it has to the star-power of its lead, Saoirse Ronan, who is incapable of giving an uninteresting […]Peter Bradshaw
- Union claims victory as ministers agree to fully fund pay rise for teachers in England September 16, 2026National Education Union welcomes news that schools will not have to partly fund increase from their own budgetsThe UK’s biggest education union is claiming a significant victory after the government bowed to pressure and agreed to fully fund a forthcoming pay increase for teachers in England in a sudden U-turn.Members of the National Education Union […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- ‘It sits at the meeting point of science and the humanities’: should you study psychology? September 16, 2026Psychology has become one of the most popular courses at university. That’s no surprise as the insights it gives to our behaviour can help in a huge variety of careersFor Niamh Mulcahy, 21, graduating with a psychology degree from the University of Bath has already paid off. After navigating a competitive graduate jobs market this […]Tess Reidy
- Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails September 16, 2026Belgian government unable to agree on evacuation of 13 students to take up scholarships at universitiesStudents who are unable to leave Gaza and take up scholarships at Belgian universities have said they are devastated after Belgium’s government hit deadlock on a plan enabling them to leave the war-torn territory.Ahmed Abujami, a 28-year-old doctor in Gaza, […]Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
- ‘Just be aware of what you’re spending’: budget hints for students September 15, 2026The cost of living crisis hits students hard. Planning ahead and some self-discipline will help, alongside a sharp eye for a bargain and, if you’re eligible, a bursaryLike late-night study sessions and cramming into a student kitchen to cook up meals, being savvy with money has long been part of the university experience. But with […]Miatta Mbriwa
- Parents seek out school uniform deals, cutting average spend to £54.53 September 15, 2026Overall grocery inflation in Great Britain rises to 2.3%, as Ocado and Lidl gain market shareBusiness live – latest updatesParents and carers in Great Britain spent 12.5% less on school uniform in the run-up to the start of this academic year, turning to promotions and secondhand items to keep expenses down as families struggled with […]Julia Kollewe
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