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- The Guardian view on toddlers and screens: more reasons to be fearful of big tech | Editorial January 22, 2026Growing concerns about the impact of smartphones on the youngest children must be addressedThe first UK government guidance on young children’s use of tablets, smartphones and other screens, expected in April, cannot come soon enough. The laissez-faire approach to the boom in social media, handheld devices and other digital technology was arguably nowhere less suitable […]Editorial
- I went back to school for a day – and discovered some very unsettling facts about learning | Adrian Chiles January 22, 2026I thought my articles and radio shows made an impact on people. A notice in the staffroom suggested otherwiseI recently spent a day at a secondary school in Birmingham. I agreed to do it because I like being in Birmingham and I like going to schools, and also because the teacher asked nicely. It was […]Adrian Chiles
- How screen time affects toddlers: ‘We’re losing a big part of being human’ January 22, 2026In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?At Stoke primary school in Coventry, there are many four-year-olds among those starting in reception class who can’t sit still, […]Emine Saner
- ‘It’s about making reading as natural as breathing’: Malorie Blackman backs the National Year of Reading January 22, 2026The Noughts & Crosses author is among the starry ambassadors for the campaign – one of the initiatives aimed at addressing the reading crisisLast night, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, announced a £27.5m package for libraries. It’s the latest in a string of reading-focused government initiatives, the flagship being the education department’s National Year of […]Sabah Salam and Emma Loffhagen
- One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers January 22, 2026Survey finds rising numbers of reception pupils struggling with basic life skills such as eating independentlyAbout one in four children who started reception in 2025 were not toilet trained, a survey of teachers has found, prompting warnings that growing numbers of pupils are struggling with basic life skills.In an annual survey of primary school staff […]Staff and agency
- ‘Crunch time’ on rising costs of Send provision in England, says thinktank January 21, 2026IFS says system failing to deliver for those who need it and ministers face stark choices with white paper imminentThe government is facing “crunch time” over the rising costs and failures of special needs education for children in England, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.The IFS said government spending on educating […]Richard Adams Education editor
- ‘Just not monetizable’: humanities programs face existential crisis at US universities January 20, 2026Fears over the future of humanities spread amid layoffs and restructurings at scores of public and private universitiesLast month, students at Montclair State University in New Jersey held a mock funeral outside the university’s college of humanities and social sciences building. Carrying bouquets of flowers, they stood by a tombstone inscribed with the names of […]Alice Speri
- New City & Guilds owners tripled bosses’ pay amid £22m cost-cutting drive January 20, 2026Total pay of the qualification body’s top six executives has risen by 240% to £6.2m since charity sold itThe new owners of the vocational training body City & Guilds appear to have more than tripled the pay of its top six executives right at the moment the company is cutting £22m of costs and shrinking […]Simon Goodley
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