Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safetyThe EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the âresetâ of relations with the UK as negotiations are in danger of foundering before a planned July summit.At a public meeting of […]
Lisa OâCarroll in Brussels and Kiran Stacey in London
Study shows average time on screens each day is 41 minutes, with some watching more than three hours a dayThree-quarters of nine-month-old babies in England are allowed daily screen time, while a small âheavy useâ group watch more than three hours a day, according to a study.Just 2% of the infants included in the research […]
Pausing the scrapping of existing qualifications was the right decision. But the wider battle over further education continuesThe governmentâs granting of a stay of execution to popular courses including health and business studies BTecs, while alternatives are developed, is a victory for common sense. It should not have taken a yearsâlong campaign by the college […]
Ministers go to Brussels for talks amid tuition fees standoff, almost 10 years after Britons voted to leave EUThis week is âBrexit resetâ week for the British government, as ministers engage in a flurry of activity intended to highlight their determination to forge closer ties with Brussels almost 10 years after the country first voted […]
National Secular Society to launch court action after failure to investigate alleged breaches of academic freedom lawsA university regulator in England has failed to investigate potential breaches of laws protecting academic freedom at a dozen theological colleges and is now facing legal action, the Guardian has learned.The National Secular Society says it is preparing to […]
British negotiators âblindsidedâ by Brusselsâ demand for a reduction that could cost universities ÂŁ140m a yearBritain is in a standoff with Brussels over a demand to cut university tuition fees for European students, in a row that threatens to scupper Keir Starmerâs planned EU reset.EU officials say European students should pay âhomeâ fees of about […]
Education secretary claims lawyersâ criticisms of her departmentâs policy changes are motivated by profitLawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who said their criticisms of the governmentâs policy changes were motivated by profit.Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) annual conference, […]
In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national declineAjmal, 7, is an avid fan of the InvestiGators comic books. They feature two crime-busting alligator secret agents called Mango and Brash. âItâs really funny,â he says, then outlines the plot […]