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- âAttainment at all costsâ approach could undermine Send changes, school leaders in England say May 20, 2026Union says emphasis on academic goals conflicts with proposed measures on special educational needs provisionChanges to special educational needs provision in England could be thwarted by âacademic attainment at all costsâ policies that prioritise exam results and punish inclusive schools, headteachers have said in response to a government consultation.The Association of School and College Leaders […]Richard Adams Education editor
- Childrenâs reading should prioritise pleasure over learning, says laureate May 19, 2026Frank Cottrell-Boyce tells MPs to focus on early-years reading, with more support for parents and nursery workersThe childrenâs laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, has urged the government to prioritise pleasure over learning in childrenâs reading.Giving evidence to MPs on the education committee, which is investigating the decline in reading for pleasure among children, the screenwriter and novelist […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- There is no state more impotent than being a parent of a teenager doing A-levels | Zoe Williams May 19, 2026Holding a flashcard for chemistry or further maths fills me with a unique kind of horror. Does anyone really understand this?Thereâs a chart doing the rounds on social media, ranking philosophers by how punk they are. Hobbes and Heidegger, it says, are âbasically a copâ; while for Dionysius the Renegade, Marx and Parmenides, it declares: […]Zoe Williams
- Third of university students in Great Britain think AI job losses will cause social unrest, poll finds May 18, 2026Tracker of attitudes towards artificial intelligence also finds almost half of the public would prefer to avoid itOne in three university students think AI will wipe out jobs so rapidly it will trigger civil unrest, according to a survey by Kingâs College London (KCL).Students are among the heaviest users of AI, the poll found, with […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- After dinosaurs, itâs spot the dog! But can a child really learn anything in a gallery? May 18, 2026Galleries such as National Museum Cardiff pull in children with their play areas and pencils â but stick around and youâll notice kids critiquing Turner paintings tooNeil Osborne and his three-year-old daughter Daisy are peering at a small, shimmering painting by JMW Turner of foaming waves crashing against a cliff. Itâs their second visit to […]ChloĂ« Ashby
- Sons of jailed Saudi scholars urge Cambridge to drop plans to train Riyadh staff May 17, 2026Exclusive: Families of men facing death penalty join opposition to proposals to run courses for defence ministryThe families of two scholars facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia have appealed to the University of Cambridge to drop proposals to run staff training courses for Riyadhâs defence ministry.The Guardian revealed last week that Cambridgeâs Judge business […]Richard Adams and Wilf Vall
- La Gradiva review â stunning coming-of-age story of young love and sexual tension May 16, 2026Cannes film festival: Marine Atlanâs debut film follows a group of French high-school kids and their long-suffering teacher on a visit to Pompeii and NaplesHere is cinematographer turned director Marine Atlanâs beautiful debut film about young love, superbly acted and directed. It is a reminder of how fundamentally dishonest and pseudosophisticated it is to laugh […]Peter Bradshaw
- After viral graduation walk, paraplegic student calls for greater accessibility: âIt doesnât have to be so hardâ May 15, 2026After a truck accident left him paralyzed, Jaiden Picot crossed his graduation stage in a robotic exoskeletonJaiden Picot, who was paralyzed in 2024 after a truck hit him, never imagined that video of him recently walking across Virginia Union University (VUU)âs graduation stage in a futuristic robotic suit would go viral.But since it did, he […]Ramon Antonio Vargas
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