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Oxbridge Should 'Move' Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Education
The country's most prestigious universities should become more like US colleges in how they are funded, candidate for next Oxford chancellor Dominic Grieve has said. 
Ofsted 'Culpable' For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head
Education
Ofsted "Culpable" For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
Education
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As 'Support Hubs'
Education
Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As "Support Hubs"
Early Years Sector Writes To Chancellor Over Post-Budget Concerns
Education
Early Years Sector Writes To Chancellor Over Post-Budget Concerns
What Next For The University Crisis?
Education
What Next For The University Crisis?
University Tuition Fees To Rise Next Year, Education Secretary Confirms
Education
University Tuition Fees To Rise Next Year, Education Secretary Confirms
The House Live
Beyond the pay rise: bold steps to make teaching a profession of choice Partner content
Education
By University of Birmingham
Beyond the pay rise: bold steps to make teaching a profession of choice
Breakfast clubs do more than just provide a meal: they're the reason some kids go to school
Education
By Andrew Ranger MP
Breakfast clubs do more than just provide a meal: they're the reason some kids go to school
It has been a year since the Online Safety Act became law – yet we’re still waiting for action
Education
By Sir Peter Wanless
It has been a year since the Online Safety Act became law – yet we’re still waiting for action
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Labour MPs Push For 'Healthier' Parliament By Tightening Alcohol Sales And Creating More Natural Light
Labour MPs Push For "Healthier" Parliament By Tightening Alcohol Sales And Creating More Natural Light
Parliament
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After 'Most Disproportionate' General Election Result Ever
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After "Most Disproportionate" General Election Result Ever
Political parties
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Defence
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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Education
By Sophie Church
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Britain’s welfare state is in retreat – but should schools plug the gap? Sophie Church visits one outpost to see if the model is sustainable
'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Education
By Sophie Church
'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza tells Sophie Church why Elon Musk needs to take his fatherhood more seriously and why she thinks the Home Office ‘shouldn’t have anything to do with children’
Education news
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Give teachers back time and trust – ATL president
The Government needs to trust teachers, give them the time to do the things that most help students to learn, and give them the time to share best practice, says Kim Knappett, the new president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on new wave of free schools
Commenting on the Governments announcement about the next wave of free schools, Mary Bousted, general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
New project to help children be ready for school Partner content
Education
By Home-Start
New project to help children be ready for school
A leading childrens charity, Home-Start, is launching a new project called Big Hopes Big Future to combat the growing problem of children starting school without the skills they need to start learning.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Butterfly wings help break the status quo in gas sensing
The unique properties found in the stunning iridescent wings of a tropical blue butterfly could hold the key to developing new highly selective gas detection sensors.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL welcomes incoming president
Excessive workload and constant changes in education leaves teachers with little time to do work that benefits students learning, warns the incoming president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Slow literacy progress shows need to invest in early years Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
Slow literacy progress shows need to invest in early years
Save the Children has responded to the publication of new child literacy figures showing a rise of two percentage points in the number of children reading well at age 11 (from 78% to 80%).
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on key stage 2 statistics
Commenting on the latest key stage 2 assessment statistics, Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Government's obsessive penalisation of pubic service workers continues
Commenting on the letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the Chairs of the Public Sector Pay Review Bodies, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on condemning teachers to a pay freeze
Adrian Prandle, Director of Economic Strategy and Negotiations at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Health
By University of Exeter
Can’t count sheep? You could have aphantasia
If counting sheep is an abstract concept, or you are unable to visualise the faces of loved ones, you could have aphantasia a newly defined condition to describe people who are born without a minds eye.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments on Policy Exchange Report
Responding to the proposals in the Policy Exchange report that secondary schools should face fines if students fail to achieve at least a C in GCSE English and maths, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said
Emotional health: the biggest issue of our time for children and young people Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Emotional health: the biggest issue of our time for children and young people
PSHE Association Chief Executive Joe Hayman reflects on recently published surveys offering insight into the lives of children and young people growing up in Britain today.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on fining schools if students fail GCSEs in maths and English
Commenting on Policy Exchanges proposals to make schools pay for students to re-take GCSEs in English and maths if they re-take at a further education college, Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said
ISC Independent schools candidates achieve top exam results Partner content
Education
By Independent Schools Council
ISC Independent schools candidates achieve top exam results
Independent Schools Council schools candidates obtained top grades in this year’s GCSEs and A-levels, outperforming the national average in many instances, ISC has revealed.
AELP responds to David Cameron’s apprenticeship announcement Partner content
Education
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AELP responds to David Cameron’s apprenticeship announcement
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has welcomed Government plans to ask employers for their views on the introduction of an apprenticeship levy, which would apply from 2017.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Persist and shout: Male bluebirds alter their songs to be heard over increased acoustic noise levels
Birds shout to be heard over the noise produced by man-made activity, new research has shown.
Union praises ‘excellent’ GCSE results despite ‘excessive workload’ of teachers Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Union praises ‘excellent’ GCSE results despite ‘excessive workload’ of teachers
General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, Chris Keates, has welcomed today’s GCSE results but also called on the Government to rethink its emphasis on “arbitrary targets”.  
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
GCSEs: More students need to choose Physics and Design & Technology

The publication of today’s GCSE results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland reveals a decline in the number of young people studying Physics and Design & Technology, two of the crucial engineering gateway subjects.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments on GCSE results
Commenting on the GCSE results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL congratulates students, but questions how far re-sitting English and maths GCSEs benefits them
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: Firstly, let us congratulate all students and teachers on their hard work and achieving great results this year.
Partner content
Education
By London Metropolitan University
Bursaries to support students from low income households
London Metropolitan University to support students who qualify for full maintenance grant with annual 1,000 bursary
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments ahead of the publication of GCSE results
Commenting ahead of the publication of GCSE results tomorrow, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to CIPD report on graduate skills
Universities UK has responded to the report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) today looking at the number of graduates in the labour market.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on The Good Childhood Report 2015
Commenting on an international survey by The Childrens Society - The Good Childhood Report 2015 - Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference