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• I’m out of a job after issues at the schools I worked for. Is it my fault? | Annalisa Barbieri April 26, 2026
  It feels as if your work and your identity are fused. You’ll get through this, but you may have to use this time to consider other careersI’ve been a teacher for more than 20 years and loved it. I had promotions every couple of years and was happily making my way up the ladder. This […]
  Annalisa Barbieri
• A federal program has helped Native Hawaiian medical students for 35 years. It’s now being sued for discrimination April 25, 2026
  Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutionalDoctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.For more […]
  Nick Visser
• ‘I’m spending my house deposit savings to pay off my postgrad student loan’ April 24, 2026
  Lucy O’Brien was shocked when she discovered how high interest rates were leading to ballooning debtLike many of my drowning-in-debt “plan 2” student loan comrades, I didn’t think twice about diving straight into a master’s degree, bright-eyed and fresh out of my undergraduate course in 2021.To say I was naive to the additional financial burden […]
  Lucy O'Brien
• The cinema lab: brain activity tracked to find secret to creating immersive films April 23, 2026
  Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboardAt first glance, it looks like any high-end cinema: booming surround sound, a razor-sharp 4K projector and rows of reclining seats. But instead of clutching popcorn, a headset records my brain activity and a heart rate monitor […]
  Linda Geddes
• Plan for healthier school meals in England will hit services, say caterers April 23, 2026
  Trade body warns that changes are likely to drive up costs and push pupils to find somewhere to buy junk food Business live – latest updatesA government push to get schoolchildren eating more lentils, pulses and beans at lunch could have a “devastating effect”, making catering services unviable, school meal providers have warned.Proposals for healthier […]
  Lauren Almeida
• Schools forced to cut back on support for Send pupils in England, poll finds April 23, 2026
  More than 70% have cut down in past year on teaching assistants, who play key role in helping children with SendTwo-fifths of school leaders in England have been forced to cut back on support for children with special educational needs due to a financial crisis “more than a decade in the making”, according to a […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• ‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit April 23, 2026
  Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a little-known welfare “apprenticeship penalty” that can leave their families out of pocket by as much as £340 a week.The problem is […]
  Patrick Butler Social policy editor
• I was wrong about the danger of smartphones in schools. It’s far, far worse than I thought | Lola Okolosie April 22, 2026
  The new ban in England should be welcomed. But teachers like me know that enforcement is time-consuming – and even, sometimes, dangerousIt seems unbelievable now, but a decade ago we were debating the potential positive merits of mobile phones in schools. Back then, some private school headteachers insisted these mini-computers were a “powerful resource” teachers […]
  Lola Okolosie