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• The Taliban’s war on education: ‘Nobody talks about what is happening to the boys’ July 13, 2026
  Five 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, 2026
  I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so it’s a joy to discover there’s a neuroscientific upside to being multilingualIt’s hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one I’m perhaps most fond of is this: “Into 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, 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