The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast

‘It worries me that it’s so normalised. He obviously wasn’t hiding it. He didn’t feel this was something he shouldn’t be doing. It was in the open and people saw it. That’s what was quite shocking.”

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Campaigners are urging the government to allow schools to pilot shorter working weeks and we’d like to hear views of teachers and parents in England

There is a recruitment and retention crisis in England’s schools. Teachers are quitting the profession in droves, complaining of worsening pupil behaviour, stagnant pay and inflexible working practices. Vacancies are often difficult to fill.

To...

In this documentary, high schoolers camp out in subzero temperatures, making their own fires and driving sledges in the wild

The Pasvik Folk high school in remote northern Norway teaches teenagers to grow as young adults and escape the pressures of toxic social media by challenging them to get back in touch with their “stone age brain” and live like hunter-gatherers in the snowy wild. This...

Artificial intelligence can execute tasks in seconds that once took humans hours, if not days to complete. While this may be great for productivity, some researchers are concerned that our increasing use of AI could be impacting our ability to tackle difficult problems and think critically. To find out where the science stands, and how worried we should be about the potential of AI to change...

Britain quit EU programme after Brexit, when Boris Johnson claimed it did not offer good value for money

The UK is hoping to secure an agreement within weeks to rejoin the EU’s flagship student mobility programme, as part of a drive to pursue closer relations with Brussels after a setback on defence.

Negotiators are aiming to finalise a deal by January that would allow the UK to participate in...

After the death of former pupil Jack Lloyd, a primary will train children in a portable pool.

Advocacy group tells education secretary ‘working smarter’ can protect staff wellbeing and help students

Campaigners have urged the government to pilot four-day working weeks in schools in England and Wales saying it would boost teacher wellbeing, retention and recruitment rates.

The 4 Day Week Foundation has written to the education secretary calling for greater autonomy for schools to pilot...

Tory special needs reforms upended council finances, but Labour’s plan to rebuild public provision won’t come cheap if it’s done properly

The crisis over special educational needs and disabilities in England is not just a question of cash. Children and parents spend months and years battling for support to which the law entitles them, schools lack the funding to meet needs, and specialist...

Kernewek to have greater protections, like Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic, so it can be used in education and legal hearings

The Cornish language is due to be given the same status as Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the government submitted it for greater protections under a European charter.

Kernewek, spoken as a first language by 563 people according to the last census, has...

James ‘Jamie’ Richards left several staff traumatised and was described as “predatory” by a panel.

Families seeking help for their children’s complex needs describe threats of police action against them.

From 10 December, social media firms must ensure Australians aged under 16 cannot have accounts.

Bridget Phillipson has reassured MPs that Send costs will not fall on core schools funding but on government budget

Ministers are to reduce the rising cost of funding special educational needs provision through their overhaul of the system, as they faced calls to explain how a £6bn funding hole would be paid for.

The government is under pressure to clarify how it will pay for special...

Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’

The National Union of Students (NUS) has warned that a three-year freeze on the salary threshold for loan repayments could leave new graduates struggling to afford food, rent and bills.

In Rachel Reeves’s budget on Wednesday it was announced that from April 2027, the salary at which...

Ministers say the Office for Budget Responsibility’s projections do not take into account upcoming reforms.

The Buddy Bear School in Dungannon, County Tyrone, opened in 1993 and is the only school of its kind in Northern Ireland.

‘Once-in-a-generation transformation’ of Grade-I building will bring teaching spaces under same roof as gallery

The Courtauld has unveiled an £82m campus redevelopment it is calling a “once-in-a-generation transformation” of its Grade-I listed building at Somerset House in London.

The Stirling prize-winning architects Witherford Watson Mann will take charge of the project at the teaching and...

Councils welcome move but OBR says it is a significant fiscal risk and could lead to 4.9% real fall in spending per pupil

The government will take over full responsibility for special educational needs spending from local councils, it was revealed at the budget, prompting warnings that the Department for Education could be facing a £20bn timebomb in two years.

The Office for Budget...