Sir Anton Muscatelli calls for a review of the future funding and shape of higher education.

Year 10 students in Wales are the first to begin the new courses after a major curriculum overhaul.

Primary pupil numbers could fall by 4% over next five years leading to reduction of 162,000 pupils, study finds

Declining numbers of children across England could lead to the equivalent of 800 primary schools falling empty or being closed by the end of the decade, according to research by a thinktank.

The national decline in pupils at state primary schools is mainly driven by low birthrates but...

The pair have been released on bail until the end of November, police say.

Vonnegut hated them and Lincoln thought them ‘useful little chaps’. I, meanwhile, have come round to the charms of this controversial punctuation mark after years on the fence

Is there any punctuation mark more divisive than the humble semicolon? It has, I’ll admit, some strong competition. The use of exclamation marks (particularly by women) makes some people very excitable. The Oxford comma...

Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’

The role of women in history goes far beyond Elizabeth I or Anne Boleyn, according to a campaign that seeks to add more female lives and achievements to the curriculum taught in England’s schools.

Research by the group End Sexism in Schools found that women were largely absent from history taught...

Personalised notes from students who share similar backgrounds are designed to make higher education feel more accessible

“Dear Rahamat, first of all congratulations! I remember the day I got my GCSE results. The potential for your life to change has just begun.”

So begins a letter from a young medical student, Kemi Adeyemi, which has been sent to Rahamat and thousands of other sixth formers...

Kherson’s children have missed nearly four years of school, living in isolation or underground to hide from drones

In an underground shelter in Kherson, probably the most dangerous city in Ukraine, children are chasing each other between plastic chairs. Outside,mortars, artillery and drones fly their deadly paths back and forth across the Dnipro River that separates the city from Russian...

Allegations of student loan fraud, lies to US education department and mass deception may lead to huge payout

A 2024 lawsuit filed by two former Los Angeles Film School executives against the prominent for-profit university has been unsealed, detailing allegations of student loan fraud, lies to the Department of Education and mass deception against students about post-graduation employment...

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

Many professors in the US south, particularly in Florida, South Carolina and Texas, are considering leaving their state because of the impact the political climate is having on education, according to a new survey by the American Association of Professors.

Of those interviewed...

We’d like to hear from schools and parents across the UK about how they are responding to AI generated deepfakes among pupils, and how it is impacting on children and school communities

There have been a growing number of reports of AI generated deepfake images or videos being used maliciously against pupils and teachers.

One of the first cases to hit the headlines was in Spain where 15...

Both women and men can experience a loss of libido after having a child, here’s what can help.

Tatjana says her 16-year-old son needs a specialised taxi with a trained escort to get to school.

Cancer diagnosis is hard, but looking and feeling like you have cancer can be even worse, says Gaby.