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Pausing the scrapping of existing qualifications was the right decision. But the wider battle over further education continues
The government’s granting of a stay of execution to popular courses including health and business studies BTecs, while alternatives are developed, is a victory for common sense. It should not have taken a years‑long campaign by the college sector to prevent the...
Ministers go to Brussels for talks amid tuition fees standoff, almost 10 years after Britons voted to leave EU
This week is “Brexit reset” week for the British government, as ministers engage in a flurry of activity intended to highlight their determination to forge closer ties with Brussels almost 10 years after the country first voted to leave the EU.
On Monday, Nick Thomas-Symonds, the...
National Secular Society to launch court action after failure to investigate alleged breaches of academic freedom laws
A university regulator in England has failed to investigate potential breaches of laws protecting academic freedom at a dozen theological colleges and is now facing legal action, the Guardian has learned.
The National Secular Society says it is preparing to pursue the Office...
British negotiators ‘blindsided’ by Brussels’ demand for a reduction that could cost universities £140m a year
Britain is in a standoff with Brussels over a demand to cut university tuition fees for European students, in a row that threatens to scupper Keir Starmer’s planned EU reset.
EU officials say European students should pay “home” fees of about £9,500 a year as part of the...
At once, Mahmood Mamdani’s fame was eclipsed by his son’s. At the same time, the election of Zohran Mamdani has attracted new interest in his father’s work.
Theale reopens on Monday for 76 children, with temporary buildings coming to Thatcham in coming weeks
Yasiris Ortiz, a 28-year-old star from the Bronx, is helping to bring free table tennis programing to children across the city.
From mourning the life they no longer have to feeling never-ending pressure, women tell the BBC why they regret becoming mothers.
A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.
Education secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit
Lawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who claimed their criticisms of the government’s policy changes were motivated by profit.
Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)...
In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national decline
Ajmal, 7, is an avid fan of the InvestiGators comic books. They feature two crime-busting alligator secret agents called Mango and Brash. “It’s really funny,” he says, then outlines the plot of his current favourite in exhaustive detail.
Wren, 8,...
In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children’s emotions.
Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.
University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to children
It was all going well. Charlotte, five, was chatting with an AI soft toy called Gabbo at a London play centre about her family, her drawing of a heart to represent them and what makes her happy. She even offered a couple of kisses to the £80 toy with a face like a computer screen.
It...
A union says schools should practise emergency responses as they do with routine fire drills.
Rudeness, social media posts and AI-generated complaints among issues harming staff wellbeing, union survey finds
Teachers are used to outbreaks of rudeness and defiance from their pupils, but are now saying parents are some of the worst offenders and affecting staff mental health, according to a headteachers’ union.
More than 90% of headteachers and other senior leaders said they had been on...
As a historian and diplomat, he gave intellectual shape to his people and made sure that they played a role in negotiating their future.
Readers react to the news that a U.S. missile likely killed 175 Iranians. Also: Kennedy pushes nutrition advice on medical schools; city life for retirees.
Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren’t putting children’s safety at the heart of their products.
The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
New York City will start offering free child care for 2-year-olds this fall. A question for the Mamdani administration is whether it will be available past 2:30 p.m.