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• Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI, survey suggests April 2, 2026
  Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solvingPupils using artificial intelligence are losing their capacity for critical thinking, according to a survey of secondary school teachers in England.Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• Teachers made ill by rats and hit by toaster receive share of £15m payout April 2, 2026
  Details about compensation for personal injury awarded to UK school staff revealed by NASUWTA teacher who became ill from a rat infestation and another who was injured after a pupil threw a toaster and chair are among UK school staff who received a share of £15m paid out in compensation.The details were revealed by the […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• Chris Rokos: the camera-shy billionaire behind the biggest UK university donation in modern times April 2, 2026
  The 55-year-old is one of the most successful hedge fund managers of his generationWhen Chris Rokos decided to donate a record £190m to the University of Cambridge to set up a “school of government” this week, it became the latest mega project carried out in the hedge fund billionaire’s name.The publicity-shy tycoon has spent much […]
  Mark Sweney
• The brilliant students the UK doesn’t want - podcast April 1, 2026
  Why has the UK introduced a ban on student visas for four countries? Today in Focus talks to affected students in Sudan and Afghanistan, as well as our home affairs editor, Rajeev SyalIn early March, with little warning, the UK announced a ban on student visas for four countries: Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon.It came […]
  Presented by Helen Pidd with Rajeev Syal; produced by Eleanor Biggs, Sundus Abdi, Hanna Adan and Brian McNamara; executive producer Sami Kent
• Almost half of primary teachers in England see pupils with eating disorders, survey finds March 31, 2026
  Poll of 10,000 teachers also finds ‘overwhelming’ exam anxiety and rising absenteeism linked to poor mental healthAlmost half of primary school teachers are seeing pupils with eating disorders “at least occasionally”, rising to four in five at secondary level, according to a survey by the UK’s largest education union.The findings emerged in a poll of […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• Judge orders University of Pennsylvania to provide list of Jews to federal agency March 31, 2026
  Trump administration claims list is part of an EEOC investigation into antisemitic discrimination at universityA federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination but said it did not have to reveal any employee’s […]
  Associated Press
• US college students: are you about to graduate? We’d like to hear about your job-hunting experience March 31, 2026
  How have you found the job application process? What has been your experience of job hunting so far? The entry-level job market for US college graduates is the worst it has been since the pandemic, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.The unemployment rate climbed to about 5.6% at the […]
  Guardian community team
• The Guardian view on Welsh language learning: cultural shifts can deliver a bright future for Cymraeg | Editorial March 31, 2026
  As Plaid Cymru leads in polls ahead of Senedd elections in May, grassroots enthusiasm for one of its historic causes is growingIn Putting Wales First, a recently translated history of Plaid Cymru’s political ideas, Prof Richard Wyn Jones references a 1940s newspaper editorial satirising the party’s then preoccupations. Poking fun at its focus on language, […]
  Editorial