[New Times] Over 255,000 candidates have registered for the 2024/25 Ordinary and Advanced level secondary national examinations, scheduled to begin from Wednesday, July 9, to Friday, July 18.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — Uganda will need to increase its education budget by a staggering 440 percent if it is to provide quality education for its fast-growing population and meet its 2040 development targets, a new report has revealed.
Former home secretary tells government to reassure parents there will be a ‘meaningful replacement’ for EHCPs
Ministers must use “incredible sensitivity” in making changes to the special educational needs system, former education secretary David Blunkett has said, as the government is urged not to drop education, health and care plans (EHCPs).
Lord Blunkett, who went through the special needs...
[Vanguard] The Kaduna State Government says it will commence free bus service for civil servants, retirees and students under its Subsidised Transport Scheme (KSTS) on Monday.
Ministers are right that change is required. But more inclusive mainstream schools can coexist with rights to special provision
Children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) must be supported through the education system to fulfil their potential as fully as possible. This is the bottom line for the families of the 1.6 million children with a recognised additional learning...
Special educational needs or disabilities system in England is in crisis but many fear changes could make things worse
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As the government braces for a backlash over its plans to overhaul special needs education in England, we look at why the system is in such desperate need of reform and what parents are so worried about.
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss why backbenchers and campaigners are already gearing up for another fight, this time over children’s special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support. And, could a new party on the left be a threat to Labour?
[New Zimbabwe] A 29-year-old Harare woman escaped a custodial sentence after she was ordered to perform community service for forging an academic certificate in a bid to pursue higher education in Ukraine.
Helen Hayes says commitment would help to rebuild trust among parents worried about their children’s future
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Downing Street should commit to education, health and care plans (EHCPs) to keep the trust of families who have children with special educational needs, the Labour MP who chairs the education select committee has said.
Demanding that the University of Virginia’s president resign is taken from the Viktor Orbán playbook of authoritarianism
Under pressure from the Trump administration, the University of Virginia’s president of nearly seven years, James Ryan, stepped down on Friday, declaring that while he was committed to the university and inclined to fight, he could not in good conscience push back just to...
Stephen Morgan, the early education minister, would not confirm every child who has an EHCP would continue to keep the same provisions
Stephen Morgan, the early education minister, told LBC that the government proposals to overhaul special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision would be about “strengthening” the system.
Asked if he could say parents of children with Send had...
Harvard turned to international donors, including China, as one way to help save it from financial troubles. That money is dwindling, but Republicans are questioning the relationship.
[New Zimbabwe] REPORTS emerging from Scotland in the United Kingdom have confirmed the stabbing to death of a female Zimbabwean immigrant, a newly graduated PhD holder.
[Namibian] The sudden closure of Bedrock Montessori School at Lüderitz has raised concerns over transparency, safety compliance, and the impact on children’s education.
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture says the owners of Bedrock Montessori School at Lüderitz, which was recently ordered to close down, did not follow the right procedures in its establishment.
[Capital FM] For the first time in history, five generations are working side by side. This unprecedented convergence spanning from seasoned traditionalists to tech-savvy Gen Zs presents both a challenge and an opportunity for today’s organizations.