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 […]
Education News
Over half of free schools do not attract enough pupils
Over half of the free schools that opened last year failed to meet their own pupil recruitment targets, Department for Education (DfE) figures show. […]
More students want to study away from home – despite tuition fees
Britain’s undergraduates are continuing to study away from their home towns despite the revolution in higher education, which has seen fees rise to as much […]
School citizenship pack ‘spreads Tory propaganda’
Labour has accused the Conservatives of spreading propaganda in schools by distributing campaign material under the guise of an educational “citizenship and democracy pack”. […]
Teachers threaten more strikes as talks with Michael Gove stumble
Schools face the threat of a renewed strike action by teachers in the new year as attempts to solve a dispute over pay, pensions and […]
Academies champion goes against Michael Gove
Headteachers are being “pushed about” to act against the interest of their own pupils as a result of pressures from the Government and exam league […]
Ni hao ma? Children as young as five set the pace with a love for Mandarin
Children as young as five are already learning Mandarin in British schools, as David Cameron pushes for it to replace French and German in classrooms […]
Students ‘aggressive and intimidatory’, says university vice-chancellor criticised for obtaining injunction banning demonstrations
The university vice-chancellor who has been criticised for obtaining an injunction banning student demonstrations has accused protesters of adopting “aggressive and intimidatory” tactics. Powered […]
Students ‘aggressive and intimidatory’, says university vice-chancellor criticised for obtaining injunction banning demonstrations
The university vice-chancellor who has been criticised for obtaining an injunction banning student demonstrations has accused protesters of adopting “aggressive and intimidatory” tactics. Powered […]
Double blow to Tory hopes of a new dawn for grammar schools
To their supporters – including many among the Tory grassroots – grammar schools are an article of meritocratic faith, offering talented children from modest backgrounds […]