Education News
- Councils in England must outline Send plans to access £860m funding pot March 24, 2026First tranche of a £3bn fund aimed at creating 50,000 new Send places in mainstream schools part of changes announced last monthCouncils in England will have to set out plans to create more places in local mainstream schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities as a condition of receiving a share of £860m […]Patrick Butler Social policy editor
- Why going to an HBCU might be better for Black students’ health March 24, 2026A study found correlation between the environment and long-term wellness in sample of 1,978 who attended college between 1940-80Attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult may be linked with better later-life cognitive outcomes for Black Americans, according to a recent study. The authors sampled 1,978 Black American adults who attended […]Adria R Walker
- Top English schools take in half as many Send pupils as average comprehensive March 24, 2026School leaders believe some deploy a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances, new research suggests The top 500 secondary schools take in half as many disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) as the average comprehensive, in what is believed may be a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances.New […]Rachel Hall
- ‘The UK is saying the same thing as the Taliban’: the women banned from studying in Britain March 23, 2026The Home Office has blocked new study visas for applicants from Afghanistan, Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon. It means many women will miss out on life-changing opportunities – as five female academics explainSix students challenge Home Office visa ban on four countriesShahira Sadat was thrilled. She had received an invitation to interview for the prestigious Chevening […]Diane Taylor
- Six students challenge Home Office visa ban on four countries March 23, 2026Sudanese and Afghan students with offers to study in UK say government’s ‘emergency brake’ is discriminatoryThe women banned from studying in BritainSix students from Sudan and Afghanistan have accused the home secretary of racial discrimination and launched legal action to try to overturn a ban on them taking up university places in the UK.The students […]Diane Taylor
- ‘Audiences told us we didn’t show enough teacher sex’: how we made Waterloo Road March 23, 2026‘In series one, it was bullying, drugs and alcohol. Twenty years on, it’s vapes, cyber-bullying and bloody energy drinks’I was working on women’s prison drama Bad Girls when the idea for Waterloo Road came up. Bad Girls creators Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus had a fiery belief in social justice and did rigorous research. Those […]Interviews by Michael Hogan
- Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years March 23, 2026Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a dayChildren who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers, according to research.Experts said the impact was likely to be linked to […]Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent
- It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee March 20, 2026Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing outThe news is very good (mostly). The cost of full-time childcare in England for children under the age of two has dropped by a phenomenal 39% since last year, thanks to government funding. This stat, from the […]Polly Toynbee
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