Education News
- Ms Rachel, the controversial queen of toddler TV: ‘My goal isn’t to be the most liked. It’s to help kids and speak the truth’ September 20, 2026Her catchy videos have racked up billions of views, but Rachel Accurso’s statements on everything from Gaza to LGBTQ rights have caused a stir. She talks about screen time, song fatigue and speculation she might enter politicsThe YouTube star Ms Rachel, toddler whisperer extraordinaire, spots me before I clock her, and even from a distance […]Sophie McBain
- Water your plants and get an eye mask: 48 life rules every student – and adult – needs to know September 20, 2026If you’re a fresher, this may be the first time you’ve ever lived away from home. So how should you socialise, feed yourself and look after your health?You don’t realise until you leave home just how idiosyncratic every family is, and how many of its customs are tacit, invisible, or maintained by someone else. Now […]Zoe Williams
- Students scramble for accommodation after owner goes bust in Dundee September 19, 2026Case highlights severe financial strain on sector across UK as string of university housing schemes failAre you having problems with your accommodation provider?Nearly 70 students in Dundee have been left scrambling to find accommodation for this academic year after the latest in a string of university housing schemes went bust amid severe financial strain on […]Julia Kollewe and Amee Joshi
- After 20 years of my school dinners campaign, I’m a happy man. At last, we’re going to feed kids properly | Jamie Oliver September 19, 2026This week’s government announcement on school food standards is huge. It’s based on common sense and science. Beautiful!More than 20 years ago, when I started the campaign and TV series School Dinners, I couldn’t believe that we had standards for dog food but no standards for the food we fed our children at school. I […]Jamie Oliver
- European education powerhouses rocked by falling scores in global study September 19, 2026France and Germany among countries with low Pisa scores, which show how well 15-year-olds use school learning in lifeFrance’s were its worst ever. Germany’s, too. In the Netherlands, results also tumbled to all-time lows. Even in Finland, Europe’s much-vaunted schools champion and a global leader for decades, scores plummeted.The 2025 Pisa scores, which assess how […]Jon Henley, Deborah Cole in Berlin, Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
- Singapore is paying people to read books – can it fix the reading crisis? September 18, 2026A government scheme is giving citizens cash for spending time with a good book. We ask behavioural scientists, along with The Anxious Generation author and psychologist Jonathan Haidt, whether it’ll help make the habit stickCould the solution to the reading crisis lie in paying people to put down their phones and pick up a book? […]Ella Creamer
- ‘It was a mess. I had to do something’: the personal struggle that inspired rap star Giggs to start a special needs school September 18, 2026After a battle to get his autistic children properly assessed, the London MC has co-founded a specialist centre in Kent to help neurodivergent kids realise their potentialIt has been a busy few weeks for the London rapper Giggs. Two weeks ago, he was in New Jersey with his fiancee Valerie as she gave birth to […]Ian Gittins
- Think it’s time for gen Z to ‘grow up’? You’re even more out of touch than the British state | Gaby Hinsliff September 18, 2026We can’t expect young people to make a seamless transition from childhood to adulthood in this chilly economic climate. Finally, Westminster is catching onWhen did you realise you had finally grown up? It’s a trick question, obviously: maturity is just realising that life is full of things you don’t feel old enough for but somehow […]Gaby Hinsliff
Copyright © 2026 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes