Education News
- Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England September 23, 2026Courses such as finance and construction form part of PMâs push for education âthat offers a path for everybodyâTeenagers are to be offered a range of new vocational GCSEs under a radical shake-up of the school system in England designed to tackle a crisis that has left nearly a million young people out of work […]Richard Adams and Sally Weale
- UK defence contractors to offer 40,000 apprenticeships, placements and jobs September 23, 2026Wes Streeting says he leads a âministry for growthâ as Labour seeks to show more defence spending will create UK jobs Defence contractors have promised to create 40,000 apprenticeships, work experience placements and jobs for young people each year, as Wes Streeting claimed to be overseeing a âministry for growthâ.Labour is keen to demonstrate that […]Heather Stewart Economics editor
- New Ofsted inspection regime is damaging our health, headteachers say September 21, 2026School leadersâ union says new system is worse than one it replaced and has left members feeling overwhelmedHeadteachers in England want Ofsted to stop grading their schools, saying its new inspection regime is harming their mental health and creating greater stress than the system it was designed to replace.The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) […]Richard Adams Education editor
- Ms Rachel, the controversial queen of toddler TV: âMy goal isnât to be the most liked. Itâs to help kids and speak the truthâ September 20, 2026Her catchy videos have racked up billions of views, but Rachel Accursoâs 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 â and adult â needs to know September 20, 2026If youâre a fresher, this may be the first time youâve ever lived away from home. So how should you socialise, feed yourself and look after your health?You donât 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, Iâm a happy man. At last, weâre going to feed kids properly | Jamie Oliver September 19, 2026This weekâs government announcement on school food standards is huge. Itâs based on common sense and science. Beautiful!More than 20 years ago, when I started the campaign and TV series School Dinners, I couldnât 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 lifeFranceâs were its worst ever. Germanyâs, too. In the Netherlands, results also tumbled to all-time lows. Even in Finland, Europeâs 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
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