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Growing Numbers Of International Students Look At British Unis As Alternatives To Trump's US
Growing Numbers Of International Students Look At British Unis As Alternatives To Trump's US
Education
Young people worldwide are increasingly eyeing UK universities as an alternative to studying in the United States, new data suggests.
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Education
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Labour Faces Possible Strike Ballot Over University Cuts
Education
Labour Faces Possible Strike Ballot Over University Cuts
Baroness Bousted: 'It's Difficult For Education To Compete With Trolleys In Hospital Corridors'
Education
Baroness Bousted: 'It's Difficult For Education To Compete With Trolleys In Hospital Corridors'
Universities In Financial Trouble Will Struggle To Tackle 'Cold Spots', Says New Report
Education
Universities In Financial Trouble Will Struggle To Tackle "Cold Spots", Says New Report
Private School VAT Could Disproportionately Impact Pupils With SEND, Warns Sector
Education
Private School VAT Could Disproportionately Impact Pupils With SEND, Warns Sector
Labour MPs Warn New Restrictions On International Students Could Compound The University Funding Crisis
Education
Labour MPs Warn New Restrictions On International Students Could Compound The University Funding Crisis
Opinion
Campaigners fear another missed opportunity to mend a broken care system
Education
By Justine Smith
Campaigners fear another missed opportunity to mend a broken care system
The UK must not walk away from its commitment to education
Education
By Bambos Charambolous MP and Lord German
The UK must not walk away from its commitment to education
Baby Steps, Big Returns: Why Early Years Research Must Shape National Policy Partner content
Education
By University of East London
Baby Steps, Big Returns: Why Early Years Research Must Shape National Policy
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Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe “Open” To Joining The Tories
Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe “Open” To Joining The Tories
Political parties
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Education
The Brexit debate has moved on, and so has Britain
The Brexit debate has moved on, and so has Britain
By Praful Nargund
Foreign affairs
Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference
Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference
Political parties
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron's Cornish pasty
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron's Cornish pasty
By Robert Hutton
Economy
The racist murder that should have changed the world
The racist murder that should have changed the world
By Lord Woolley
Communities
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Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
A dramatic increase in children judged to have special educational needs has created another dysfunctional market driving councils into insolvency, reports Justine Smith
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
Health
By Tali Fraser
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
The Cass Review into NHS gender services for children opened up the national conversation on this controversial subject, and divided opinion. Its author, Baroness Cass, speaks to Tali Fraser about being newly introduced as a peer and how she responds to critics. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
SEND Help: How to reform our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system
Education
By Matilda Martin
SEND Help: How to reform our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system
“Lose, lose, lose.” That is how former Conservative education secretary Gillian Keegan described the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England, widely described as broken.
Education news
Campaigners fear another missed opportunity to mend a broken care system
Education
By Justine Smith
Campaigners fear another missed opportunity to mend a broken care system
It was presented as landmark legislation, but as the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill enters the Lords Justine Smith finds campaigners scrambling to prevent what they fear is doomed to become another missed opportunity to mend a broken system
Growing Numbers Of International Students Look At British Unis As Alternatives To Trump's US
Education
Growing Numbers Of International Students Look At British Unis As Alternatives To Trump's US
Young people worldwide are increasingly eyeing UK universities as an alternative to studying in the United States, new data suggests.
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Education
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Labour government policies have led to losses of more than £1bn from the higher education sector since it came to power in July, new analysis suggests.
Labour Faces Possible Strike Ballot Over University Cuts
Education
Labour Faces Possible Strike Ballot Over University Cuts
The government is facing a potential strike ballot by university staff over "shameful cuts" to university funding and hardened attitudes towards international students. 
Baroness Bousted: 'It's Difficult For Education To Compete With Trolleys In Hospital Corridors'
Education
Baroness Bousted: 'It's Difficult For Education To Compete With Trolleys In Hospital Corridors'
It is "very hard" for education ministers to compete with the health department for Treasury funding, according to Labour peer Baroness Bousted, former head of the National Education Union.
Universities In Financial Trouble Will Struggle To Tackle 'Cold Spots', Says New Report
Education
Universities In Financial Trouble Will Struggle To Tackle "Cold Spots", Says New Report
The financial crisis facing the higher education sector means universities will struggle to reverse the trend of "cold spots" where young people face barriers to studying, a new report will warn.
The UK must not walk away from its commitment to education
Education
By Bambos Charambolous MP and Lord German
The UK must not walk away from its commitment to education
Deprioritising support for global education risks trashing the UK's reputation and devastating consequences for millions of the world's poorest children.
Private School VAT Could Disproportionately Impact Pupils With SEND, Warns Sector
Education
Private School VAT Could Disproportionately Impact Pupils With SEND, Warns Sector
Independent schools have warned that the government’s VAT policy could disproportionately impact children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Labour MPs Warn New Restrictions On International Students Could Compound The University Funding Crisis
Education
Labour MPs Warn New Restrictions On International Students Could Compound The University Funding Crisis
Labour MPs have voiced alarm over the decision to impose further restrictions on international students in the Immigration White Paper.
Baby Steps, Big Returns: Why Early Years Research Must Shape National Policy Partner content
Education
By University of East London
Baby Steps, Big Returns: Why Early Years Research Must Shape National Policy
The early years are critical to a child’s development and the nation’s future. Professor Amanda J Broderick, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of East London, argues that government must act on cutting-edge research to shape smarter, fairer policies – delivering lasting returns for society and the economy.
Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: 'Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act'
Education
Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: "Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act"
Former children’s commissioner and newly appointed peer Baroness Anne Longfield has questioned whether the government has the appetite to take on big tech to protect children online.
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
Education
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
Some universities will need financial support to deliver the efficiencies that the government wants them to make, a report on higher education reform is expected to say.
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Education
By Siân Berry MP
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Our universities are in crisis.
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Education
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Exclusive: Universities receiving funding from the United States are being asked by the Donald Trump administration to fill out surveys on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth
“You can’t have an innovation economy without great universities,” says the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge
Labour’s general election pledge to ‘recruit 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects’ was a prominent campaign feature and now a policy priority for the Government. It is much needed, given the poor state of teacher recruitment and retention
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
A dramatic increase in children judged to have special educational needs has created another dysfunctional market driving councils into insolvency, reports Justine Smith
The Kafkaesque investigation into our university looks like political scapegoating
Education
By Professor Sasha Roseneil
The Kafkaesque investigation into our university looks like political scapegoating
The Office for Students' so-called investigation into the University I represent was flawed and politically motivated. The implications for the higher education sector could be dire.
Vice Chancellor Attacks 'Politically Motivated' Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
Education
Vice Chancellor Attacks "Politically Motivated" Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
The vice chancellor of Sussex University has accused the higher education regulator of "partisan scapegoating" after the university was fined over half a million pounds for failing to protect freedom of speech on campus.
The Childcare Funding Crisis Has Got Worse Since The Election, Warns Sector
Education
The Childcare Funding Crisis Has Got Worse Since The Election, Warns Sector
A leader in the childcare sector has raised alarm about the financial pressures facing providers, telling PoliticsHome that the situation is worse now than it was before last year's general election.
Curiosity and interest in science for a brighter future Partner content
Education
By BASF
Curiosity and interest in science for a brighter future
‘If the UK chemical industry is to thrive through the transition to a green economy, it will need to employ the right people with the right skills’ was one of the important conclusions of the Green Alliance report on policy barriers to greening the chemical industry.
University Crisis Has Reached 'Crunch Point', Says Education Committee Chair
Education
University Crisis Has Reached "Crunch Point", Says Education Committee Chair
The chair of the Education Committee, Helen Hayes, has warned that the financial crisis facing universities nationwide has reached a "crunch point".
The essential skills needed for the future workforce Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
The essential skills needed for the future workforce
Ensuring our education system is equipping future generations with the essential skills for tomorrow’s workforce
Universities are in crisis – yet Labour ministers are sitting on their hands
Education
By Jo Grady
Universities are in crisis – yet Labour ministers are sitting on their hands
Britain's universities tend to figure in the public imagination these days as political playthings, seen first and foremost as fodder for the culture wars.
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