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- Students could be required to pass GCSE English to access university loans June 17, 2026Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studyingUniversity students would face minimum grade requirements to qualify for student loans in England under proposals that could in effect bar thousands of young people from higher education.Under one proposal being discussed by ministers, a pass in GCSE English would become […]Richard Adams Education editor
- Grade requirement for student loans would cut a financial lifeline for English universities June 17, 2026Institutions could lose out on at least £200m a year if 30,000 or so potential students without even one GCSE are excluded each yearIf universities thought a Labour government would quickly revive their financial stability, those days are over. The vibes may have improved but little else has, with rising costs remorselessly squeezing their budgets […]Richard Adams Education editor
- ‘In the past, there was lots of swearing and saying you were crap’: my day at the all-new Italia Conti stage school June 17, 2026From Noël Coward to Martine McCutcheon, the famed institution has been hothousing talent for more than a century. Our writer finds there’s a softer approach these days – and a food bankWhen I walk into renowned stage school Italia Conti, in the smart building in Woking that has been its home since 2022, the first […]Lyndsey Winship
- Some college, no degree: the Americans who find it impossible to graduate June 16, 2026They all begin college with hope, and leave without the credential they believed would shape the rest of their lives due to financial instability, family, illnessStory and photographs by Rachel BujalskiEveryone knows the feeling of leaving something unfinished.A half-written novel. A business idea scribbled into a notebook. A hobby abandoned after the excitement fades. In […]Story and photographs by Rachel Bujalski
- University of Cambridge accused of tolerating misogyny and bullying in tribunal June 15, 2026Professor alleges Institute of Astronomy has a ‘bad history of misogyny’ and staff were mistreatedThe University of Cambridge’s prestigious Institute of Astronomy has been accused of tolerating misogyny and a “cycle of bullying” in an employment tribunal.The claim, brought by a professor of astrophysics, Wyn Evans, also alleges the University of Cambridge has retaliated against […]Daisy Ayliffe
- Violent attacks on schools, pupils and staff around the world up by 40%, says study June 15, 2026Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA saysAttacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted, arrested or otherwise harmed in 2024 and 2025, according to new research.Attacks were reported in […]Sarah Johnson
- UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package June 13, 2026Funding for extracurricular activities comes as ministers prepare to introduce social media restrictions for under-16sThe government has announced a £132.5m funding package for after-school clubs as ministers prepare to introduce expected restrictions on social media use for under-16s.The programme is designed to expand access to enrichment activities in schools, with funding for clubs ranging from […]Sundus Abdi
- The Guardian view on the care system: support for teens must go beyond reunions with old friends | Editorial June 9, 2026A new scheme to support care leavers’ relationships is welcome. But loneliness is one problem among manyIt might sound obvious that – as Benjamin Zephaniah wrote – “People will always need people / To make life appealing / And give life some meaning.” But the care system has not always behaved as though relationships are […]Editorial
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