Schools Ditching Head Boy, Hea...
Schools in Britain have begun to ditch positions like head boy and head girl in a bid to fight gender stereotypes. A number of...
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Two-child benefit limit lawful...
Families lose legal challenge to government over limiting some benefits to first two children. Campaigners have lost a High Court...
read moreShould twins be taught separat...
Should twins automatically be put in different classes at school? New research suggests not. A study from Goldsmiths, University of...
read moreNarrow vocabulary ‘hits ...
Monosyllabic adolescents may be nothing new, but the latest research suggests a big chunk of them do not know enough words to do well...
read moreStudent loans interest rate to...
Rates charged on student loans will go up from 6.1% to 6.3% from September. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will face...
read moreCan you really revise while ch...
Can you really revise for exams at the same time as conducting multiple simultaneous conversations on social media? Have teenagers...
read moreSingapore uncovers ‘high...
A tutor in Singapore admits helping Chinese students cheat in their exams, using Bluetooth devices. A Singaporean tutor has admitted...
read more‘I was a teacher for 17 years,...
John Corcoran graduated from university and became a teacher for 17 years – but he had an extraordinary secret. John Corcoran...
read moreOpen University vice-chancello...
Peter Horrocks says the university faces an “unprecedented” challenge as he announces his departure. Open University...
read moreFirms relabelling low-skilled ...
Fast food giants, coffee shops and retailers are relabelling low-skilled jobs as apprenticeships, a report says. The study by think...
read more‘My pupils all know some...
Teachers describe teaching in an area where knife crime is part of life. What’s it like to teach in an area where many young...
read moreHome education compulsory regi...
Ministers ask for views on whether parents should have to register if they home-school their children. The Department for Education...
read moreLoneliness more likely to affe...
Older people could be more ‘resilient’ to feelings of loneliness, says research. Young adults are more likely to feel...
read moreSchools ‘to drop gatheri...
Privacy campaigners say schools in England will no longer have to gather nationality data on pupils. Privacy campaigners say the...
read moreYouTube ‘broke child pro...
The site is accused of violating child protection laws by a coalition of 23 consumer groups. YouTube has been accused of violating...
read moreScottish school exclusions ove...
The Scottish Conservatives said the increase in Scotland demonstrated a problem with classroom discipline. The number of Scottish...
read moreDid teachers wipe out Theresa ...
Teachers are becoming a powerful political lobby thanks to “big data” and social media campaigns. Teachers are emerging...
read moreChildren’s centre closur...
In remaining centres, services for families are no longer within “pram-pushing distance”, says Sutton Trust. As many as...
read moreA pair of glasses to see a bet...
Billions of people in poorer countries are being held back by a lack of affordable glasses. The turning point might be that moment...
read moreUniversities ‘more conce...
The National Union of Students says it receives reports of racist incidents from students every day. Universities are more concerned...
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