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- Tens of thousands pay tribute to Jason Arday at Trafalgar Square vigil August 17, 2026MPs, friends and campaigners gathered to remember former Cambridge professor after his death on FridayTens of thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square in London to remember and pay tribute to Jason Arday, the former Cambridge professor who died on Friday.Stand Up to Racism, which organised the vigil, estimated that 30,000 mourners had gathered in […]Rachel Hall
- My son is leaving home for university – and my severe denial has surprised me | Zoe Williams August 17, 2026My cherished first-born will soon be off to start a big new phase of his life, shiny saucepans in tow. ‘Empty nesting’ implies this is as nature intended, but it’s knocked me for sixMy son sent me a picture of his university accommodation, which looked perfectly nice, but there was something off about it. It […]Zoe Williams
- Support for Jason Arday’s family shows ‘Britain still cares’, says Windrush campaigner August 17, 2026Calls grow for inquiry into media reporting of the case as Cambridge chancellor criticises ‘racist feeding frenzy’A Windrush campaigner who launched a fundraiser for Jason Arday’s family has said the outpouring of support shows “Britain still cares”.Arday, who was found dead on Friday, had resigned the previous week from his post as professor of sociology […]Sally Weale
- Cambridge University defends its mental health support for Jason Arday August 16, 2026University says it continued to provide support after resignation of academic, who was found dead on FridayThe University of Cambridge has defended its mental health support for the academic Jason Arday.The university said it had continued to provide Arday with extensive mental health support and security measures, including installing panic alarms and screening racist emails […]Rachel Hall
- ‘Our children are less cognitively capable,’ says neuroscientist who wants to cut screen use in schools August 16, 2026Jared Cooney Horvath argues that educational technology undermines how children learn and developJared Cooney Horvath is on a mission. In the wake of global campaigns for smartphone bans in schools and social media restrictions for under-16s, the neuroscientist wants to raise the alarm about educational technology in classrooms.A former teacher, Horvath believes the use of […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- AI cheating, leaked papers and marking errors: how exam protests went global August 16, 2026Student unrest sweeps India, Portugal and Mexico as grievances and pressure for good grades in tough job market collideFamilies with teenagers in education know the private, hidden pain of exam season. But this year, what might have been a summer of quiet family anxiety has erupted in several countries into public unrest.Exam-related turmoil has led […]Deborah Solomon and Oliver Holmes
- Tributes paid to Jason Arday after former Cambridge professor’s death August 15, 2026Andy Burnham calls for reflection after ‘tragedy on so many levels’ in comments echoed by London mayor Sadiq KhanAndy Burnham has called the death of Jason Arday, whose body was found at his home in south London on Friday, a “tragedy on so many levels”.Arday resigned as a professor at the University of Cambridge last […]Aneesa Ahmed
- ‘Cheap travel is not a defence’: the parents facing court for school absences in England August 15, 2026In one court in Kent, most cases relate to term-time holidays, but non-attendance is a complex issue and post-pandemic rates remain highAs the long school summer break approached its mid-point recently, Margate beach was crowded with families enjoying the brief reprieve between the year’s fourth and fifth heatwaves. For most, thoughts of the classroom were […]Amelia Gentleman
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