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• Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future? July 11, 2026
  Experts say there will still be opportunities ahead in everything from teaching to hotels and the lawEntering the world of work often brings some uncertainty, but now there is another question: how can I AI-proof my career?We asked people from across various industries what they think the impact of AI will be on careers, and […]
  Sarah Marsh
• ‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms July 11, 2026
  Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstrokeThe extreme heat that has hit the UK twice in the past few weeks has left teachers struggling to cope as temperatures in some classrooms climb above 40C, with pupils and staff suffering from heatstroke, nausea and headaches.Teachers […]
  Matthew Taylor
• Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals July 10, 2026
  Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loansMost developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to education is predicted to decline by up to 30%.More was […]
  Kaamil Ahmed
• Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI July 10, 2026
  Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolutionChancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce a new City “skills compact” that will commit firms such as Barclays and Lloyds to retraining thousands of financial sector workers for the AI revolution.The financial services skills compact will be launched on […]
  Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
• Three arrested in fraud investigation at University of Greater Manchester July 8, 2026
  Police ‘exploring evidence’ of more than £1m in fraudulent activity involving 60 transactions and more than 1m emailsThree people have been arrested as part of an investigation into financial crimes involving the University of Greater Manchester, including allegations of fraud, bribery and money laundering.Greater Manchester police (GMP) said the force was “exploring evidence” of more […]
  Richard Adams Education editor
• Britain’s markets attracting generation of highly educated entrepreneurs July 8, 2026
  Nearly a quarter of market traders now hold master’s degree, PhD or medical doctorate, research showsOne in five young market traders now holds a master’s degree, PhD or medical doctorate, according to exclusive figures shared with the Guardian, in a sign of how Britain’s markets are attracting an unexpected new generation of highly educated entrepreneurs.Separate […]
  Amelia Hill
• Physical Education review – boisterous, cliche-busting lesson on teen masculinity July 8, 2026
  Swansea Grand theatreSchool locker room banter has a sinister edge in Jonathan Houlston’s shrewd debut, which pairs the toxic tropes of Adolescence with the group dynamics of Laura Wade’s PoshIn Jonathan Houlston’s strikingly astute and utterly gripping debut play, a school’s locker room is a retreat for its pupils. Here, hypermasculinity is performed en masse, […]
  Holly O'Mahony
• The Guardian view on universities: public confidence in degrees is wavering – ministers should shore it up | Editorial June 28, 2026
  Unfair changes to student loans and concerns about job prospects must be weighed against the life-changing potential of educationIs going to university financially worthwhile? New research on graduate incomes is unlikely to help the beleaguered sector’s reputation. Even though most benefit from an earnings premium, worth around £100,000 on average over a lifetime (after tax […]
  Editorial