Record numbers of students enrol at UK universities
Record numbers of students enrolled at UK universities this autumn – thanks to thousands of A-level students with lower grades than previous years being snapped […]
Education News
Schools nurseries should stay open 8-6 to help parents with childcare, says Education Minister Elizabeth Truss
Schools should be “open all hours” to offer parents the kind of childcare choice that fits in with modern living, the Government declared on Thursday. […]
Tuition fees no object: Record numbers of students enrol at UK universities
Record numbers of students enrolled at UK universities this autumn – thanks to thousands of A-level students with lower grades than previous years being snapped […]
'We should not pander to extremism': Michael Gove warns over segregation of men and women in university lectures
Education Secretary Michael Gove has urged university leaders to withdraw guidance endorsing the segregation of men and women in debates and lectures featuring Islamic speakers. […]
Six Nottingham schools put into special measures after Ofsted inspections
A blitz on a city’s secondary schools by inspectors has led to six of them being declared failing and put into special measures, it was […]
'We should not pander to extremism': Michael Gove warns over segregation of men and women in university lectures
Education Secretary Michael Gove has urged university leaders to withdraw guidance endorsing the segregation of men and women in debates and lectures featuring Islamic speakers. […]
Nearly 50% of teachers have considered quitting jobs in past year
Almost half the nation’s teachers have considered quitting the profession during the past year because of increased stress and cuts in pay and pensions, according […]
Blow for supporters of selective schooling as Education Department vetoes major expansion of grammar school places in Kent
Plans for a major expansion of grammar school places through the opening of a “satellite” school in Sevenoaks, Kent, have been vetoed by the Department […]
Students win LSE apology over ban on T-shirts depicting Prophet Mohamed and Jesus Christ
A leading university has apologised to two students who were threatened with expulsion from a freshers’ fair if they failed to cover T-shirts depicting a […]
Pressure on Government as flagship free school forced to close after inspectors find pupils 'in danger of leaving without being able to read and write properly'
The Government has been forced to close one of its flagship free schools after inspectors warned that “too many pupils are in danger of leaving […]