THURSDAY, 03 JULY 2025, 04:50
UCU had claimed film called Adult Human Female by Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne attacked trans identity
Two academics who sued their own union after being called transphobic have had their discrimination claims rejected by an employment tribunal.
Dr Deirdre O’Neill, a lecturer at Hertfordshire University, and Michael Wayne, a professor at Brunel University, were criticised by the...
Peter Kyle, who is dyslexic and uses AI in his work, says government should look at how it ‘can transform education’
Artificial intelligence should be deployed to “level up” opportunities for dyslexic children, according to the UK science and technology secretary, Peter Kyle, who warned there was currently not enough human capacity to help people with the learning difficulty.
Kyle, who is...
BSix in Hackney gives pupils a second chance academically but new owner wants to focus on vocational courses
Teachers and students are fighting to preserve A-levels at a college that works with disadvantaged young people who have failed their GCSEs, some of whom have gone on to complete Oxbridge degrees.
The sixth form college in Hackney, known as BSix, has offered one of the lowest entry...
Forget the organised fun that comes with a high price tag and the threat of debt. US parents are turning their backs on summer camps and activities, in favour of much freer, easier school holidays
Name: Summer kid rotting.
Age: The name is new, but long school summer holidays started spreading in the 1840s, thanks to the US educational reformer Horace Mann.
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National Autistic Society says guidance risks stigmatising traits amid concern over number of autistic children referred to Prevent
Ofsted, the body responsible for safeguarding in education in England, has been accused of “offensive” and “clumsy” discrimination after telling inspectors that children with autism are “at increased risk of being susceptible to extremism”.
A training manual used...
A report says dads should be paid 80% of earnings and allowed six weeks off work when they have a child.
For the first time teachers in England are receiving guidelines on how they should and shouldn’t use AI.
After a decades-long battle, the chef read his first book aged 33. This striking and dismaying documentary sees him tackle the government to do better for kids today. The scene with Bridget Phillipson is really something
About 15 years ago I was at a do for a children’s literacy charity and the guest speaker was Jamie Oliver. He got up and spoke easily, wittily and movingly – without notes...
Parents are demanding answers over how Daniel Clarke was able to sexually abuse vulnerable children.
Suspension comes as 13m students take four-day gaokao tests for limited spots at country’s universities
Big Chinese tech companies appear to have turned off some AI functions to prevent cheating during the country’s highly competitive university entrance exams.
More than 13.3 million students are sitting the four-day gaokao exams, which began on Saturday and determine if and where students can...
Fuelled by his own experience, the chef bids high to spark an educational reform. Plus: Jane Austen’s Emma takes shape on the page. Here’s what to watch this evening
9pm, Channel 4Love or loathe him, there’s no denying that Jamie Oliver has used his profile more than most to campaign for better opportunities for young people. This time, though, it’s personal. Oliver, who has dyslexia, is...
Giving lunch to more pupils is a good move – but poor nutrition points to deeper problems that ministers must face
It was Ellen Wilkinson, education minister in the Attlee government, who announced in 1946 that free school dinners would be introduced, along with free school milk, at the same time as child benefit. No doubt Rachel Reeves, who has a picture of Wilkinson on the wall of her...
With only 500 or so fluent speakers, the singer is hoping Cornish will be taught in schools to preserve local culture
The Mercury prize-nominated Cornish/Welsh singer Gwenno Saunders has said that Cornish should be more widely taught to children in the far south-west of Britain to protect the language and preserve local culture.
Gwenno spoke after visiting a school in the fishing village of...
Peter Kyle, understood to be considering two-hour curfews, says he wants to foster healthy relationships with tech
Ministers are looking at giving children an “app cap” or curfew to prevent them becoming addicted to social media, the technology secretary has indicated.
Peter Kyle, whose department is responsible for online safety, said he wanted to do more to protect children from excessive use...
The New York Times studied videos of addresses posted online, including those by President Trump, Kermit the Frog and a slew of celebrity speakers. Here is a look at key themes that emerged.
A school founded by George Soros fled Hungary after it was targeted by an authoritarian leader. Academics at the school say President Trump is using a similar playbook against Harvard.
New data shows teacher recruitment and retention remains a challenge – particularly in disadvantaged areas.
Alfred Williamson could not have imagined how much his freshman year would be shaped by the Trump administration, inside and outside the classroom.
For local scavengers, graduation season is a great time to salvage expensive household items and luxury goods abandoned by departing students.
Critics say proposals to restrict or even ban Chinese student visas take a “sledgehammer to a problem that needs highly targeted tools.”
Horizon Europe counts the UK and Canada among its partners, but industry insiders say Australia is concerned about the cost
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Australian universities are urging the Albanese government to join New Zealand in a $170bn Europe research fund amid US president Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on higher education and international...