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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’
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Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
A-levels: More students need to choose physics – or engineering could be at threat
The publication of todays A-level results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland highlights the low proportion of students studying Physics, a crucial engineering gateway subject, according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comment on A-Level results
Commenting on the A-level results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Humans responsible for demise of gigantic ancient mammals
Early humans were the dominant cause of the extinction of a variety of species of giant beasts, new research has revealed.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
More 18-year-olds than ever secure a place
Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK, congratulated students today on their A-level results as more 18 year olds than ever applied to university.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Sediment dwelling creatures at risk from nanoparticles in common household products
Researchers from the University of Exeter highlight the risk that engineered nanoparticles released from masonry paint on exterior facades, and consumer products such as zinc oxide cream, could have on aquatic creatures.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL congratulates A-Level students, but fears for future of post-16 education
Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on truancy figures
Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments ahead of the publication of A-Level results
Commenting ahead of the publication of tomorrows A-level results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Universities 'prepared for busy admissions period' Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities 'prepared for busy admissions period'
Ahead of Thursday’s A-level results, Universities UK has said the higher education sector is ready to deal with an increase in applications compared to last year.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on threat to sixth form colleges
Commenting on the results of Sixth Form Colleges Association annual funding impact survey, Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to National Student Survey (NSS) results
The Chief Executive of Universities UK has said that it is very good that the satisfaction rate for students studying at UK universities remains high, with 86 per cent saying they are satisfied overall with their course.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
2015 university admissions will be as competitive as ever
Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK, said today that this year continues to see more applications to study at university. But with more places available, students who get the grades should find their place at an institution this autumn.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Colour changing sand fleas flummox predatory birds
Sand fleas have a remarkable ability to change colour in order to match dramatically different backgrounds, according to a new study from the University of Exeter and the Ascension Island Government Conservation Department.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Newly identified tadpole disease found across the globe
Scientists have discovered that a newly identified and highly infectious tadpole disease is found in a diverse range of frog populations across the world. The discovery sheds new light on some of the threats facing fragile frog populations, which are in decline worldwide.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on new partnership between NCS and Teach First
Commenting on a new partnership between the National Citizen Service (NCS) and Teach First, to be announced by the Prime Minister today, Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
PSHE education and social mobility – an opportunity we can’t afford to miss Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
PSHE education and social mobility – an opportunity we can’t afford to miss
PSHE Association Chief Executive Joe Hayman responds to research by the Sutton Trust & upReach contrasting social mobility between state school and independent school leavers.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Animal-eye view of the world revealed with new visual software
New camera technology that reveals the world through the eyes of animals has been developed by University of Exeter researchers. The details are published today in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Personal and social skills crucial to social mobility
Todays research brief from the Sutton Trust and upReach highlights the disparity in income between independent school graduates and their state school counterparts.
Partner content
Education
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald to design highway improvements, Czech Republic
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic to design new sections of the R35 and R55 expressways.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on FOI into impact of sponsored academies on underperforming schools
Commenting on the FOI about the effect of sponsored academies on Ofsteds rating of under-performing schools, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on FOI into impact of sponsored academies on underperforming schools
Commenting on the FOI about the effect of sponsored academies on Ofsteds rating of under-performing schools, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments on pupil exclusion figures
Commenting on the data released today by the Department for Education on permanent and fixed-period exclusions of pupils during 2013-14,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 comment on pupil exclusion figures
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on leaked assessment report
Commenting on a report leaked to The Guardian on the assessment of primary aged pupils, Anne Heavey, education policy advisor at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
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The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
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A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
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PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference