Education News
- Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs July 14, 2026Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbersClassrooms left empty by falling numbers of pupils could soon be converted into youth clubs or health centres, as part of a pilot scheme to be announced this week.In the pilot a group of local authorities […]Richard Adams Education editor
- Humanities among degrees being âextinguishedâ by hard-up universities July 14, 2026Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education âcold spotsâ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one yearThousands of university job cuts in humanities and social sciences are creating widespread cold spots for languages, classics and theology degrees, the British Academy has warned.Universitiesâ finances are so precarious that redundancies are also occurring in business […]Anna Bawden and Sally Weale
- The Talibanâs war on education: âNobody talks about what is happening to the boysâ July 13, 2026Five years after the ultra-conservative Islamists retook Afghanistan, students describe male pupils being beaten for minor rule breaches and inexperienced teachers struggling to deliver lessonsBefore he leaves for Kabul University each morning, Hashmat* checks his face for the beard he has been ordered to grow. Male students are required to grow their facial hair and […]Fatima Faizi
- At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett July 12, 2026I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so itâs a joy to discover thereâs a neuroscientific upside to being multilingualItâs hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one Iâm perhaps most fond of is this: âInto the face of the young man who sat on the […]Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
- Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future? July 11, 2026Experts 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
- âChildren were calling for their mummiesâ: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms July 11, 2026Teachers 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, 2026Unesco 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 âskills compactâ committing firms to retrain staff in AI July 10, 2026Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolutionChancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce a new City âskills compactâ 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
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