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• The cinema lab: brain activity tracked to find secret to creating immersive films April 23, 2026
  Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboardAt first glance, it looks like any high-end cinema: booming surround sound, a razor-sharp 4K projector and rows of reclining seats. But instead of clutching popcorn, a headset records my brain activity and a heart rate monitor […]
  Linda Geddes
• Plan for healthier school meals in England will hit services, say caterers April 23, 2026
  Trade body warns that changes are likely to drive up costs and push pupils to find somewhere to buy junk food Business live – latest updatesA government push to get schoolchildren eating more lentils, pulses and beans at lunch could have a “devastating effect”, making catering services unviable, school meal providers have warned.Proposals for healthier […]
  Lauren Almeida
• Schools forced to cut back on support for Send pupils in England, poll finds April 23, 2026
  More than 70% have cut down in past year on teaching assistants, who play key role in helping children with SendTwo-fifths of school leaders in England have been forced to cut back on support for children with special educational needs due to a financial crisis “more than a decade in the making”, according to a […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• ‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit April 23, 2026
  Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a little-known welfare “apprenticeship penalty” that can leave their families out of pocket by as much as £340 a week.The problem is […]
  Patrick Butler Social policy editor
• Los Angeles school board votes to set limits on classroom screen time April 22, 2026
  Measure will also limit device use during passing periods, lunch and recess and block YouTube on district devicesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Los Angeles unified school district’s board passed a resolution on Tuesday to curb students’ classroom screen time for the upcoming school year, in […]
  Uwa Ede-Osifo
• Inquiry clears Bristol school of antisemitism for postponing Jewish MP’s visit April 22, 2026
  Independent review into Bristol Brunel academy finds Damien Egan visit was postponed over safeguarding concernsAn independent inquiry into a Bristol secondary school that found itself at the centre of a media storm after postponing a visit by a local Jewish MP has found no evidence of antisemitism or influence from lobby groups.Damien Egan, the Labour […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• I was wrong about the danger of smartphones in schools. It’s far, far worse than I thought | Lola Okolosie April 22, 2026
  The new ban in England should be welcomed. But teachers like me know that enforcement is time-consuming – and even, sometimes, dangerousIt seems unbelievable now, but a decade ago we were debating the potential positive merits of mobile phones in schools. Back then, some private school headteachers insisted these mini-computers were a “powerful resource” teachers […]
  Lola Okolosie
• Officials too slow to act on falling pupil numbers in England, says watchdog April 22, 2026
  Demographic changes will cause a glut of school places, according to National Audit Office reportA failure to account for England’s falling birthrate is leading to a glut of school places and a potential £1bn fall in pupil funding over the next three years, according to a National Audit Office report.The government’s spending watchdog said the […]
  Richard Adams Education editor