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• School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says June 30, 2026
  Outright bans may have unintended negative consequences for young people, University College London report warnsSchool smartphone bans are “overly simplistic” and are not supported by young people who regard them as “punitive” rather than helpful, according to research by University College London.The UCL report was published on Tuesday, the day after a statutory ban on […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• Where have all the first jobs gone? – podcast June 30, 2026
  The number of young people in the UK not in work, education or training is spiralling. How much damage could it do to their long-term prospects – and the country? Sammy Gecsoyler reportsMore than a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training. They are the Neets, and according to […]
  Presented by Annie Kelly with Sammy Gecsoyler and Divya Joyti; produced by Casey Magloire, Hanna Adan, Guy Szafman and Jacob Antigha; executive producer Homa Khaleeli
• High-performing schools in England ‘should be encouraged to admit more white working-class pupils’ June 29, 2026
  Report says once-in-a-generation changes needed to tackle why such children are lowest-performing large demographicHigh-performing primary and secondary schools in England should be encouraged to admit more disadvantaged pupils from white working-class backgrounds to help reverse a continuing crisis in underachievement, an independent inquiry has said.The independent inquiry into white working-class educational outcomes concluded the current […]
  Sally Weale and Peter Walker
• Andy Burnham confirms he will set up ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester in major policy speech – as it happened June 29, 2026
  Makerfield MP and hopeful prime minister says he will ‘bring about biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen’Andy Burnham vows to set up No 10 North as ‘nerve centre of rewired Britain’Asked what she thought of Andy Burnham not taking questions this morning, Badenoch said:Andy Burnham doesn’t like questions. Nigel Farage doesn’t like […]
  Andrew Sparrow
• 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
• David Sedaris on his Duolingo obsession: ‘“Today is the last day,” I told myself – but I was powerless to stop’ June 28, 2026
  I decided to combine my need to top the leader table with my daily step count – which is how I found myself walking 10 miles a day while reading out sentences in Japanese, German, Spanish and FrenchHugh and I were driving from Washington, DC, to the Sea Section, our house on the coast of […]
  David Sedaris
• Children embrace Cornish language as it enjoys ‘remarkable resurgence’ June 27, 2026
  Go Cornish Celebration engages younger generation as council finalises strategy to boost everyday use of Kernewek Seven-year-old Albie, a pupil at Trewirgie infants’ school in Redruth, did not hesitate when asked why he liked learning Kernewek, the Cornish language.“We used to talk this way in the old days,” he said. “And I like speaking now. […]
  Steven Morris
• ‘I’m missing out’: the cash-strapped UK university students forced to live at home June 27, 2026
  Experts say students from poorer backgrounds increasingly having to limit their options because of money worriesMost days, Mariam spends hours simply waiting.The 19-year-old University College London student often finishes her lectures by mid-morning but has careers events or society meetings in the evening. The three-hour round trip to her family home means travelling back and […]
  Amelia Hill