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Education

Bernardine Evaristo renews call to diversify school curriculum in England

27 January at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Author says pace of change in GCSE English literature texts is too slow and tide is turning against inclusion

The Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo has called for renewed efforts to diversify the school curriculum in England, warning that young people are growing up in a society where “doors are closing” and the tide is turning against inclusion.

There has been progress in the...

Most young adults in UK are anxious about jobs and the economy, research suggests

27 January at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Respondents to King’s Trust survey cited AI and a lack of work experience as reasons they might fail in life

More than seven in 10 teens and young adults in the UK say they wish they were not starting their careers in the current economic climate, according to new research from the King’s Trust.

The study also found that more than a quarter of people aged 16 to 25 feel they are going to fail in...

Schools in England should be phone-free all day, education secretary says

26 January at 10:20 AM, via The Guardian

Bridget Phillipson says pupils should not use mobiles at any point, as Ofsted prepares to inspect compliance

Schools should be phone-free throughout the entire day, the education secretary has told headteachers in England, stressing that pupils should not use the devices even as calculators or for research.

Bridget Phillipson wrote to schools to underline updated guidance issued by the...

New £1.5m awards scheme launches to celebrate UK visual art education

26 January at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Freelands Foundation will give £100,000 to three projects every year ‘against the backdrop of 15 years of cuts’

A new £1.5m awards scheme has been launched to recognise and celebrate visual art education in the UK – with £100,000 being awarded to three organisations a year for the next five years.

The Freelands Foundation announced the award on Monday for recent or ongoing projects...

A Sunday Snowstorm Blankets New York

26 January at 02:18 AM, via New York Times

The city got about nine inches of snow and at least one person died from exposure to the cold as Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced his first big test in nuts-and-bolts governing.

Report sets out ‘blueprint for change’ to increase working-class representation in the arts

26 January at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Inquiry finds class should become protected characteristic and calls for rise in number of apprenticeships

An inquiry into class representation in creative fields has recommended changes believed to be the first of their kind in Greater Manchester to increase the number of working-class people in the arts.

Class Ceiling, a report led by Nazir Afzal, the chancellor of the University of...

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